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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Gympie Queensland [6]

Cairns Queensland [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Limerick [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Rotherhithe, London [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Camperdown Victoria [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Dublin, Dublin [2]

Granville New South Wales [2]

Gunnedah New South Wales [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Islington, London [2]

Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

Kilmore Victoria [2]

Liverpool New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Maitland New South Wales [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Port Cygnet Tasmania [2]

Wellington New South Wales [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alonnah Tasmania [1]

Athy, Co. Kildare [1]

Avenel Victoria [1]

Balbriggan, Dublin [1]

Balgriggan [1]

Ballycotton, Cork [1]

Ballymoney,Antrim. [1]

Barton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bengal [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [603]

Gunner [47]

Driver [41]

Corporal [33]

Serjeant [31]

Lance Corporal [30]

Captain [22]

Sapper [20]

Lieutenant [18]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Major [10]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Nurse [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Doctor [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

3rd Officer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [89]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Royal Irish Rifles [28]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Liverpool Regiment [25]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [25]

Royal Irish Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [20]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

Connaught Rangers [15]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Leinster Regiment [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Royal Scots [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [845]

Australian Imperial Force [118]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [113]

Royal Navy [65]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [1259]

H [4]

K [2]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1217]

Merchant Navy [39]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Ireland [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Adelaide South Australia [6] Gympie Queensland [6] Cairns Queensland [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Limerick [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Rotherhithe, London [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Camperdown Victoria [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Dublin, Dublin [2] Granville New South Wales [2] Gunnedah New South Wales [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Islington, London [2] Jersey, Channel Islands [2] Kilmore Victoria [2] Liverpool New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Maitland New South Wales [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Port Cygnet Tasmania [2] Wellington New South Wales [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alonnah Tasmania [1] Athy, Co. Kildare [1] Avenel Victoria [1] Balbriggan, Dublin [1] Balgriggan [1] Ballycotton, Cork [1] Ballymoney,Antrim. [1] Barton, Cambridgeshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bengal [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bexley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [603] Gunner [47] Driver [41] Corporal [33] Serjeant [31] Lance Corporal [30] Captain [22] Sapper [20] Lieutenant [18] Second Lieutenant [16] Major [10] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Nurse [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Doctor [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Transport Serjeant [2] 3rd Officer [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Major [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cyclist [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [89] Royal Field Artillery [47] Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Royal Irish Rifles [28] Royal Munster Fusiliers [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Liverpool Regiment [25] Royal Irish Fusiliers [25] Royal Irish Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [20] London Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] South Lancashire Regiment [16] Connaught Rangers [15] Machine Gun Corps [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Highland Light Infantry [13] Leinster Regiment [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Royal Scots [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Royal Highlanders [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Scottish Rifles [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] British West Indies Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [845] Australian Imperial Force [118] Canadian Expeditionary Force [113] Royal Navy [65] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [1259] H [4] K [2] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1217] Merchant Navy [39]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Ireland [1]

John Dillon

Died 1916

British Army 22616 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Percival Roy Dillon

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192978

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192978 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Dillon

Born 1879

Died 1960

British Army 17552 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 488356 Private Labour Corps

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John Francis Dillon

Australian Imperial Force 2352

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Charles Hubert Dillon

Australian Imperial Force 2555

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John H. Dillon

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army G/5724 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/5724 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Francis Leonard Dillon

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 18997 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 18997 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

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James Joseph Dillon

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305665

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John James Dillon

Born 1883

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 69210

Canadian Expeditionary Force 69210 Private Canadian Infantry

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Fred J Dillon

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 5251 Private Border Regiment

British Army 191798 Private Labour Corps

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Henry Dillon

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army 3004 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 3004 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert Dillon

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 5793 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 303006 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Dillon

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73647

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John Gordon Cunningham Dillon

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 30423 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Andrew Charles Dillon

Australian Imperial Force 14061

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Michael Dillon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145441

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Thomas Dillon

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1192 Acting Corporal Welsh Horse

British Army 355850 Acting Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 355850 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Henry Dillon

Died 1918

British Army 3314 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 201314 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Lawrence Dillon

Australian Imperial Force 6611

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Myles Dillon

Died 1916

British Army 17561 Private Devonshire Regiment

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