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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [4]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Cavan [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Jarrahdale Western Australia [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Belmallet, Mayo [1]

Belmullet, Mayo [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Calliope Queensland [1]

Ceppah [1]

Charlottetow [1]

Cheltenham Victoria [1]

Christchurch [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Cottesloe Western Australia [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

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Drumragh, Co. Tyrone [1]

Edinburgh,Scotland [1]

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Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gin Gin Queensland [1]

Gormanstown, County Meath [1]

Gowangardie East Victoria [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Haslingden, Lancs [1]

Highgate, N London [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Holloway England [1]

Hollywood [1]

Inverness [1]

Rank

Private [462]

Driver [35]

Gunner [35]

Serjeant [30]

Sapper [27]

Lance Corporal [18]

Corporal [8]

Bombardier [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Education Officer [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant Instructor [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Inspector of Ordnance Machinery 3rd Class and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Inspector of Ordnance Machinery 3rd Class and Honorary Lieutenant Acting Inspector 2n [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

[Second] Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [76]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Highland Light Infantry [38]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [30]

Army Service Corps [27]

Connaught Rangers [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [21]

Scottish Rifles [18]

Royal Scots [16]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [15]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Irish Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Leinster Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Irish Guards [5]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

1st Royal Irish Rifles [3]

5th Lancers [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [637]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Royal Navy [55]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

C [866]

Contribution

Military Service [833]

Merchant Navy [29]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [4] Belfast, Antrim [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Cavan [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Jarrahdale Western Australia [2] Richmond Victoria [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Down [1] Belmallet, Mayo [1] Belmullet, Mayo [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Calliope Queensland [1] Ceppah [1] Charlottetow [1] Cheltenham Victoria [1] Christchurch [1] Colac Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cork [1] Cottesloe Western Australia [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Devonport [1] Donegal [1] Donegal, Ireland [1] Drogheda [1] Drumragh, Co. Tyrone [1] Edinburgh,Scotland [1] Edmonton, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gin Gin Queensland [1] Gormanstown, County Meath [1] Gowangardie East Victoria [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Haslingden, Lancs [1] Highgate, N London [1] Holborn, London [1] Holloway England [1] Hollywood [1] Inverness [1]

Rank

Private [462] Driver [35] Gunner [35] Serjeant [30] Sapper [27] Lance Corporal [18] Corporal [8] Bombardier [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Pioneer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trumpeter [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Chaplain [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Education Officer [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant Instructor [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Inspector of Ordnance Machinery 3rd Class and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Inspector of Ordnance Machinery 3rd Class and Honorary Lieutenant Acting Inspector 2n [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] [Second] Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [76] Royal Field Artillery [50] Highland Light Infantry [38] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [30] Army Service Corps [27] Connaught Rangers [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Irish Fusiliers [21] Scottish Rifles [18] Royal Scots [16] King's Own Scottish Borderers [15] Gordon Highlanders [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Irish Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Cameron Highlanders [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Highlanders [10] Leinster Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Irish Guards [5] Royal Munster Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] 1st Royal Irish Rifles [3] 5th Lancers [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [637] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Royal Navy [55] Australian Imperial Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

C [866]

Contribution

Military Service [833] Merchant Navy [29]

Country

United Kingdom [14] India [1]

Edward Coyle

Born 1892

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27464 Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27464 Private Otago Infantry Regiment

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William Coyle

Born 1894

British Army 1727 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army S/16443 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 1727 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Patrick Coyle

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16428 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Robert Bernard Coyle

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30568

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Daniel Coyle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167917

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John Coyle

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187714

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William Coyle

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2303 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 760744 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Coyle

Died 1917

British Army 39393 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 41487 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter Prince Coyle

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310681

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Thomas Coyle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81681

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Hugh Coyle

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76279

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John Coyle

Died 1915

British Army 14657 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 14657 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Bernard Coyle

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4384 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 241791 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 241791 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Stephen Coyle

Born 1887

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 684027

Canadian Expeditionary Force 684027 Sapper Canadian Railway Troops

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Joseph Coyle

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 16906 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Peter Coyle

Australian Imperial Force 3259

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Charles Coyle

Died 1916

British Army 1262 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 1262 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 1262 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Albert Coyle

Died 1917

British Army 33934 Private Royal Scots

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William Coyle

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 29387 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 10th Bn

British Army 175583 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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John Coyle

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K27971 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hampshire

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