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Parramatta New South Wales [9]

Wexford [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Colebrook Tasmania [4]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

South Melbourne Victoria [4]

Blackheath New South Wales [3]

Cork [3]

Dublin [3]

Leichardt Victoria [3]

Adaminaby New South Wales [2]

Adamstown New South Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Dookie Victoria [2]

East Plumstead, London [2]

Galway [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Goroke Victoria [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Kinsale, Cork [2]

Marrickville New South Wales [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Redfern New South Wales [2]

Smithfield New South Wales [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tarana New South Wales [2]

Ulverstone Tasmania [2]

Waterford [2]

Abbeyleix, Queen's County [1]

Airdrie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Athy, Kildare [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballincollig, Cork [1]

Ballyadams, Queens County [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barwon Downs Victoria [1]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Batley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackrock, Dublin [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [571]

Corporal [50]

Gunner [41]

Serjeant [37]

Driver [30]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [22]

Pioneer [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bandsman [1]

Captain [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Bombadier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanic [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Commandant 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

ran [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [81]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [45]

Royal Engineers [45]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Royal Irish Regiment [39]

Army Service Corps [37]

Leinster Regiment [36]

Connaught Rangers [26]

Liverpool Regiment [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Irish Guards [22]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [21]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Irish Rifles [15]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [768]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [136]

Australian Imperial Force [133]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Last name first letter

D [1188]

F [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1162]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Ireland [1]

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Parramatta New South Wales [9] Wexford [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Colebrook Tasmania [4] Dublin, Suffolk, England [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] South Melbourne Victoria [4] Blackheath New South Wales [3] Cork [3] Dublin [3] Leichardt Victoria [3] Adaminaby New South Wales [2] Adamstown New South Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Dookie Victoria [2] East Plumstead, London [2] Galway [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Goroke Victoria [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Kinsale, Cork [2] Marrickville New South Wales [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Redfern New South Wales [2] Smithfield New South Wales [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tarana New South Wales [2] Ulverstone Tasmania [2] Waterford [2] Abbeyleix, Queen's County [1] Airdrie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Athy, Kildare [1] Auckland NZ [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballincollig, Cork [1] Ballyadams, Queens County [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barwon Downs Victoria [1] Batemans Bay New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Batley, Yorkshire, England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackrock, Dublin [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [571] Corporal [50] Gunner [41] Serjeant [37] Driver [30] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [22] Pioneer [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bandsman [1] Captain [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal/Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Bombadier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanic [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Commandant 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] ran [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [81] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [45] Royal Engineers [45] Royal Field Artillery [42] Royal Irish Regiment [39] Army Service Corps [37] Leinster Regiment [36] Connaught Rangers [26] Liverpool Regiment [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Manchester Regiment [23] Irish Guards [22] Royal Irish Fusiliers [21] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Munster Fusiliers [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Irish Rifles [15] Royal Defence Corps [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [768] Canadian Expeditionary Force [136] Australian Imperial Force [133] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Last name first letter

D [1188] F [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1162] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Ireland [1]

James Delaney

Born 1894

British Army Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10492 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10492 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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G Delaney

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 15170(Incomplete) Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 15170(Incomplete) Acting Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Andrew Albert Delaney

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 6993 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6993 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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James Delaney

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92870

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Thomas Philip Delaney

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11151

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Patrick Delaney

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287380

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Edward Delaney

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119294

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Edward Delaney

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1777 Private 51st Battalion

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Joseph Delaney

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92701

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Edward Delaney

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 22/789 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Delaney

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 27932 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Frederick Delaney

Born 1887

Died 1962

British Army 47072 Driver Royal Field Artillery 39th Battalion

British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery 2nd Battery

British Army 47072 Lance Corporal Bombadier Royal Field Artillery 39th Battalion

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William John Delaney

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 22899 Private Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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Thomas Delaney

Died 1917

British Army 4462 Private Rifle Brigade 13th Battalion

British Army 33528 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 33528 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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James Delaney

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3233098

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3233098 Private Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion

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Francis Victor Delaney

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225709

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John Delaney

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 18748 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 18748 Private Essex Regiment

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John Delaney

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 241576 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Cecil J. Delaney

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 19253 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Delaney

Died 1914

British Army 8074 Private Leinster Regiment

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