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Cork [8]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Fitzroy Victoria [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Queenstown, Cork [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Midleton, Cork [2]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [2]

Aghada, Cork [1]

At Arnaud Victoria [1]

Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bandon, Cork [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Binalong New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blarney, Co. Cork [1]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Caiwarro Queensland [1]

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Carapook Victoria [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carrigtwohill, Cork [1]

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Croydon England [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Darlington New South Wales [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Rank

Private [180]

Gunner [35]

Corporal [25]

Driver [15]

Sapper [13]

Serjeant [13]

Major [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Flying Cadet [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Pri [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [27]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [20]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Royal Irish Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Artillery [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Irish Guards [4]

Leinster Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

10th Hussars [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Australian Machine Gun Battalion Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

Indian Army [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

New Zealand Field Artillery [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [305]

Australian Imperial Force [61]

Royal Navy [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [520]

Contribution

Military Service [495]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Cork [8] London, Middlesex, England [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Fitzroy Victoria [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Queenstown, Cork [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool [2] Midleton, Cork [2] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [2] Aghada, Cork [1] At Arnaud Victoria [1] Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bandon, Cork [1] Battersea, London [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Binalong New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blarney, Co. Cork [1] Bowden South Australia [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Caiwarro Queensland [1] Camden Town, London [1] Carapook Victoria [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carrigtwohill, Cork [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Croydon England [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Darlington New South Wales [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dowlais, Glamorgan [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Rank

Private [180] Gunner [35] Corporal [25] Driver [15] Sapper [13] Serjeant [13] Major [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Boy [1] Flying Cadet [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Staff [1] Pri [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Royal Field Artillery [28] Labour Corps [27] Royal Engineers [27] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Munster Fusiliers [20] London Regiment [13] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Royal Irish Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Artillery [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Irish Guards [4] Leinster Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] 10th Hussars [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Australian Machine Gun Battalion Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS Good Hope [2] Indian Army [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] New Zealand Field Artillery [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [305] Australian Imperial Force [61] Royal Navy [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [520]

Contribution

Military Service [495] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Harry John Cotter

Born 1871

Died 1921

British Army Major 30th Pack Battery Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Edmund Cotter

Born 1869

Died 1919

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Iolaire

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William Cotter

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 3/10861 Serjeant South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 29939 Gunner Royal Artillery

British Army 10861 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Albert Cotter

Born 1883

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 924

Australian Imperial Force Trooper Australian Light Horse

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Richard Cotter

Born 1894

British Army 10927 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry Joseph Cotter

Born 1888

Died 1943

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward Cotter

Born 1893

Died 1961

British Army 64th Pioneers

British Army Captain Indian Medical Service

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John William Cotter

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8316

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Charles Cotter

Died 1915

British Army 6/761 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 6/761 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Dennis Cotter

Died 1916

British Army 8020 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Richard Bernard Cotter

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 6707 Private East Kent Regiment

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James Cotter

Died 1914

British Army 7311 Private Leinster Regiment

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Cornelius Cotter

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 14505 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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John Cotter

Died 1918

British Army 6743 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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William Cotter

Died 1916

British Army 83394 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Cotter

Died 1916

British Army 4980 Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

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John Edward Cotter

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 14359 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14359 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14359 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Cotter

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 31515 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Bertram Oswald Washington Michael Cotter

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410713

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410713 Private Canadian Infantry

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Michael Cotter

Born 1872

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 925447

Canadian Expeditionary Force 925447 Private Canadian Infantry

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