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Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Wexford [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Liverpool England [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Port Augusta South Australia [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Ballymore, Ireland [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Belfast [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Burwood Victoria [2]

Dublin [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hackney South Australia [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mosquito Island New South Wales [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

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Port Fairy Victoria [2]

Saint Georges in the East, London [2]

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Wentworth New South Wales [2]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

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Artiferral,Dunloy Ballymoney,Antrim. [1]

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Banra [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

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Blayney New South Wales [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Bromely England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bruntsfield Edinburgh [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Carlow [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [450]

Gunner [47]

Corporal [31]

Driver [28]

Serjeant [28]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [21]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Air Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Fireman [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private /Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Royal Engineers [45]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [33]

Royal Irish Regiment [25]

Leinster Regiment [24]

Highland Light Infantry [23]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [22]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Connaught Rangers [19]

Irish Guards [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [14]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Training Reserve [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [634]

Australian Imperial Force [83]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [71]

Royal Navy [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [937]

Contribution

Military Service [903]

Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Ireland [5]

India [1]

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People [937] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Wexford [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Liverpool England [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Port Augusta South Australia [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Ballymore, Ireland [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Belfast [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Burwood Victoria [2] Dublin [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hackney South Australia [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mosquito Island New South Wales [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Port Fairy Victoria [2] Saint Georges in the East, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wentworth New South Wales [2] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Araluen New South Wales [1] Artiferral,Dunloy Ballymoney,Antrim. [1] Avenel Victoria [1] Ayrshire [1] Ballyboher, Tomhaggard, County Wexford [1] Ballygarrett, Wexford [1] Ballynure [1] Banra [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackwater, County Wexford [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Bromely England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bruntsfield Edinburgh [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Carlow [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Clare South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [450] Gunner [47] Corporal [31] Driver [28] Serjeant [28] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [21] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Air Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Fireman [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private /Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Signal Boy [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64] Royal Field Artillery [50] Royal Engineers [45] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [33] Royal Irish Regiment [25] Leinster Regiment [24] Highland Light Infantry [23] Royal Irish Fusiliers [22] Manchester Regiment [21] Connaught Rangers [19] Irish Guards [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Machine Gun Corps [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Royal Scots Fusiliers [14] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Royal Munster Fusiliers [8] Royal Scots [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Border Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Tank Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Training Reserve [4] West Riding Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [634] Australian Imperial Force [83] Canadian Expeditionary Force [71] Royal Navy [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [937]

Contribution

Military Service [903] Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Ireland [5] India [1]

Frank Dempsey

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 8114 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 8114 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 6th (Service) Battalion

British Army 8114 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th (Service) Battalion

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Joseph Dempsey

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 10766 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 10766 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Barlow Dempsey

Born 1890

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 20th battalion manchest Battalion

British Army Captain and Adjutant Manchester Regiment 24th battalion manchest Battalion

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Ellis Dempsey

Born 1892

Died 1961

British Army 705945 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 363200 Acting Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery Lancashire and Cheshire Regiment

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James Dempsey

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 371324 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 371324 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3483 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Dempsey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185881

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Robert William Dempsey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25390

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James Dempsey

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 4347 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Dempsey

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 10887 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Charles Dempsey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297650

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Thomas Dempsey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304635

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Jeremiah Dempsey

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8513

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John Edmund Dempsey

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 16533 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Dempsey

Born 1894

Died 1951

British Army S/27799 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/30552 Private Royal Highlanders

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Simon Dempsey

Died 1915

British Army 6282 Private Irish Guards

British Army 6282 Lance Corporal Irish Guards 1st Bn.

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Daniel Dempsey

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 3/9749 Acting Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Hubert Dempsey

Died 1916

British Army 10/1123 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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James William Dempsey

Born 1873

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505624

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505624 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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John Dempsey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21293

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Harold Dempsey

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 64491 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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