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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

Melbourne Victoria [10]

London England [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Wicklow [6]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Berry New South Wales [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Queenstown, Cork [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Toowoomba Queensland [3]

Adelong New South Wales [2]

Aghada, Cork [2]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Avoca Tasmania [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Blackburn England [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Camperdown New South Wales [2]

Cork [2]

Derby [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Kilrush, Clare [2]

Limerick [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mitta Mitta Victoria [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Albany, Western Australia [1]

Arklow, County Wicklow [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Rank

Private [924]

Gunner [77]

Driver [71]

Corporal [65]

Serjeant [48]

Sapper [38]

Lance Corporal [32]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Pioneer [13]

Major [10]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Sister [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Fusilier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Class Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major and Quarter Master [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colonel [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [125]

Royal Field Artillery [103]

Royal Engineers [82]

Army Service Corps [75]

Royal Army Medical Corps [57]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

Royal Irish Regiment [35]

Lancashire Fusiliers [32]

Manchester Regiment [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [29]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [26]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [25]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Cheshire Regiment [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [18]

Royal Scots [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [17]

Connaught Rangers [16]

Royal Irish Rifles [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Irish Guards [13]

Scottish Rifles [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Leinster Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1292]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [143]

Royal Navy [121]

Australian Imperial Force [103]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1804]

J [2]

D [1]

O [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1747]

Merchant Navy [54]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] Melbourne Victoria [10] London England [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Wicklow [6] Adelaide South Australia [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Berry New South Wales [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Queenstown, Cork [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] Adelong New South Wales [2] Aghada, Cork [2] Albany Western Australia [2] Avoca Tasmania [2] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Blackburn England [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Camperdown New South Wales [2] Cork [2] Derby [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Kilrush, Clare [2] Limerick [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mitta Mitta Victoria [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Paddington, London [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [2] Tottenham, London [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Albany, Western Australia [1] Arklow, County Wicklow [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Auckland NZ [1]

Rank

Private [924] Gunner [77] Driver [71] Corporal [65] Serjeant [48] Sapper [38] Lance Corporal [32] Second Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [19] Pioneer [13] Major [10] Captain [9] Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [8] Sister [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Fusilier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Class Acting Serjeant Major [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major and Quarter Master [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colonel [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Doctor [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [125] Royal Field Artillery [103] Royal Engineers [82] Army Service Corps [75] Royal Army Medical Corps [57] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Machine Gun Corps [38] Royal Irish Regiment [35] Lancashire Fusiliers [32] Manchester Regiment [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Royal Fusiliers [31] Liverpool Regiment [30] London Regiment [29] Royal Irish Fusiliers [29] Durham Light Infantry [26] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [26] Royal Munster Fusiliers [25] Yorkshire Regiment [25] Cheshire Regiment [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] Highland Light Infantry [19] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [18] Royal Scots [18] East Lancashire Regiment [17] Connaught Rangers [16] Royal Irish Rifles [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Irish Guards [13] Scottish Rifles [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Leinster Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Tank Corps [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Highlanders [10] Border Regiment [9] Cameron Highlanders [9] Essex Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1292] Canadian Expeditionary Force [143] Royal Navy [121] Australian Imperial Force [103] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1804] J [2] D [1] O [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1747] Merchant Navy [54] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Ernest Claude Conway

Born 1894

Died 1981

British Army T/3685 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 478559 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Martin Conway

Born 1856

Died 1937

Other Empire Force Director of Imperial War Museum

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Alfred Conway

Born 1892

Died 1977

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/2554 Private Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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Neil John Conway

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 385 Second Lieutenant 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Reginald Conway

Born 1893

Died 1956

Other Empire Force Fifth Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS Brokenshire

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Agnes Ethel Conway

Born 1885

Died 1950

Other Empire Force Honorary Secretary Imperial War Museum, Women's Work Committee

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Arthur Septimus Conway

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Prince of Wales' North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Prince of Wales' North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Captain Prince of Wales' North Staffordshire Regiment

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John William Conway

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 5120 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 5120 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Basil Conway

Born 1894

Died 1976

Australian Imperial Force 2618 L/Sergeant 48th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Frank Conway

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 40766 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 3175 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 35088 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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John Mcfadzean Conway

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12680 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Arthur Conway

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 9288 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9288 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Conway

Born 1870

British Army 23803 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 73299 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army WR/348016 Private Royal Engineers

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George Conway

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 13080 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment Depot.

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James Conway

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78564

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Henry Robert Willmott Conway

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73578

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Frederick Conway

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133522

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Edgar Barnard Macey Conway

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69089

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Gilbert Conway

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12086

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Brian Wiseman Conway

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 35787 Serjeant Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Manchester Regiment

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