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Sydney New South Wales [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Daylesford Victoria [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Cork [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

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Coachford, Cork [2]

Cooma New South Wales [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Killarney Queensland [2]

Kyneton Victoria [2]

Lake Boga Victoria [2]

Lancashire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Laura South Australia [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Liverpool England [2]

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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aghada, Cork [1]

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Alloa Scotland [1]

Alne, Easingwold, Yorkshire [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Ballydehob, Co. Cork [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnard Castle, Yorkshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [754]

Gunner [74]

Driver [69]

Serjeant [58]

Corporal [43]

Sapper [29]

Lance Corporal [28]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Captain [20]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Drummer [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [94]

Royal Field Artillery [78]

Army Service Corps [59]

Royal Engineers [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35]

London Regiment [33]

Highland Light Infantry [32]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [29]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Royal Irish Regiment [24]

Scottish Rifles [23]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [22]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Royal Highlanders [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [17]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [17]

Royal Scots [17]

Connaught Rangers [15]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

Gordon Highlanders [15]

Leinster Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Army Cyclist Corps [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Scots Guards [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1112]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [112]

Australian Imperial Force [109]

Royal Navy [99]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Last name first letter

C [1588]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1533]

Merchant Navy [50]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [13] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Daylesford Victoria [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Cork [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Coachford, Cork [2] Cooma New South Wales [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Killarney Queensland [2] Kyneton Victoria [2] Lake Boga Victoria [2] Lancashire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Laura South Australia [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Liverpool England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] St Lawrence Queensland [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aghada, Cork [1] Aldgate, London [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Allahabad [1] Alloa Scotland [1] Alne, Easingwold, Yorkshire [1] Auckland NZ [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Ballydehob, Co. Cork [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnard Castle, Yorkshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [754] Gunner [74] Driver [69] Serjeant [58] Corporal [43] Sapper [29] Lance Corporal [28] Second Lieutenant [27] Captain [20] Pioneer [12] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [9] Lieutenant [7] Major [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Deck Hand [3] Drummer [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Acting Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Nurse [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [94] Royal Field Artillery [78] Army Service Corps [59] Royal Engineers [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35] London Regiment [33] Highland Light Infantry [32] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Royal Scots Fusiliers [29] Machine Gun Corps [25] Liverpool Regiment [24] Royal Irish Regiment [24] Scottish Rifles [23] King's Own Scottish Borderers [22] Manchester Regiment [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Royal Highlanders [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Royal Irish Fusiliers [17] Royal Munster Fusiliers [17] Royal Scots [17] Connaught Rangers [15] Durham Light Infantry [15] East Lancashire Regiment [15] Gordon Highlanders [15] Leinster Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Irish Rifles [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Royal Naval Division [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Army Cyclist Corps [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Scots Guards [9] Canadian Infantry [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1112] Canadian Expeditionary Force [112] Australian Imperial Force [109] Royal Navy [99] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Last name first letter

C [1588] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1533] Merchant Navy [50]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Ireland [1]

Herbert Connell

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 31695 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army 29751 Private Yorkshire Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion

British Army 34737 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/5th Battalion

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George Woodford Connell

Born 1895

Died 1951

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5074

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5074 Sapper 1st Canadian Engineers

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James Connell

Born 1895

Died 1945

British Army L/26225 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Thomas Connell

Born 1873

Died 1964

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant-Colonel Canadian Army Medical Corps 7th Canadian General Hospital

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Sydney Dennis Connell

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

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Hugh Connell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 240458 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 2600 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2600 Private Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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Hugh Heron Connell

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 7096 Private Scots Guards

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Joseph Connell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96950

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Patrick Connell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113329

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William Connell

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289290

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Edward Connell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15358

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Alexander Connell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70596

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John Wilson Connell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86974

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George Fulton Connell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16026

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Harold Connell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112312

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James Robinson Connell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94117

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Edward Connell

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 25229 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Edward Connell

Died 1916

British Army 1148 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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John Connell

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Peter Connell

British Army 2108 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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