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Cork [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

London England [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Dalby Queensland [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

North Sydney New South Wales [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Auckland NZ [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Boggabri New South Wales [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Louth, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Ballamena, Antrim [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnsbury, Middlesex [1]

Barnstable, Devon [1]

Belwood ON [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Berna [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackrock [1]

Bridgetown [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Calbourne, Isle of Wight [1]

Came, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [372]

Serjeant [38]

Gunner [35]

Driver [30]

Corporal [27]

Sapper [22]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [11]

Captain [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Major [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Rifleman [4]

Bombardier [3]

Guardsman [3]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Doctor [1]

First Class Air Mechanic [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter/Serjeant [1]

Greaser [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Midshipman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [50]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Royal Engineers [36]

Devonshire Regiment [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [19]

Royal Irish Rifles [19]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [14]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Connaught Rangers [8]

Leinster Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Pay Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [554]

Australian Imperial Force [81]

Royal Navy [80]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Last name first letter

C [855]

L [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [828]

Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ireland [1]

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Cork [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] London England [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Dalby Queensland [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] North Sydney New South Wales [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Auckland NZ [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Blandford, Dorset [2] Boggabri New South Wales [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Hoxton, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Louth, Lincolnshire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Ballamena, Antrim [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnsbury, Middlesex [1] Barnstable, Devon [1] Belwood ON [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Berna [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackrock [1] Bridgetown [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Calbourne, Isle of Wight [1] Came, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [372] Serjeant [38] Gunner [35] Driver [30] Corporal [27] Sapper [22] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [11] Captain [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [6] Major [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Rifleman [4] Bombardier [3] Guardsman [3] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Blacksmith [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Deck Hand [1] Doctor [1] First Class Air Mechanic [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter/Serjeant [1] Greaser [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Midshipman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [50] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Field Artillery [41] Royal Engineers [36] Devonshire Regiment [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [19] Royal Irish Rifles [19] Hampshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [14] Royal Irish Fusiliers [14] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Connaught Rangers [8] Leinster Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Canadian Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Pay Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [554] Australian Imperial Force [81] Royal Navy [80] Canadian Expeditionary Force [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Last name first letter

C [855] L [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [828] Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Ireland [1]

Joseph Courtney

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 9613 Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

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Daniel Courtney

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 3572 Private Leinster Regiment

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Alexander Courtney

Died 1918

British Army 9167 Private 1st Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 9167 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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Fred Courtney

Died 1917

British Army 2607 Private 7th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 280631 Serjeant 7th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 280631 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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George William Courtney

Australian Imperial Force 58777

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Thomas John Courtney

Australian Imperial Force

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James Courtney

Born 1888

Died 1934

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/2902

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Christopher Lloyd Courtney

Born 1890

Died 1976

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

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Ethelbert Courtney

British Army 6383 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 54529 Private Welsh Regiment

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Ernest Robert Courtney

Australian Imperial Force 19866A

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Henry Richard Courtney

Australian Imperial Force

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R Courtney

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409560

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Leonard Courtney

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J778 Able Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Ernest Gordon Courtney

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244525

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James Courtney

Died 1915

British Army 8100 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Jonathan Courtney

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 14123 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 17783 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17783 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Courtney

Died 1914

British Army 4964 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Benjamin William Courtney

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 54913 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick J Courtney

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3494 Private Leinster Regiment

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William George Courtney

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 17017 Private Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 17017 Private Cheshire Regiment

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