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London, Middlesex, England [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Allendale Victoria [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Cork [3]

Kingston, Surrey [3]

Abbotsford Victoria [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Belfast [2]

Cooktown Queensland [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Limerick [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [2]

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England [2]

South Shields England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Thornton Victoria [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Wellington New South Wales [2]

Armagh [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Benwell, Northumberland [1]

Birchipp Victoria [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Braunton, Devon [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Cork, Cork [1]

Croydon Queensland [1]

Cue Western Australia [1]

Dalkey, Dublin [1]

Detroit, Michigan [1]

Down [1]

Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [406]

Gunner [37]

Corporal [33]

Serjeant [26]

Driver [22]

Sapper [22]

Lance Corporal [16]

Pioneer [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

L/CPL [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42]

Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Labour Corps [33]

Liverpool Regiment [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Durham Light Infantry [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [20]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [20]

Royal Irish Regiment [19]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Irish Rifles [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13]

Connaught Rangers [12]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Irish Guards [9]

Leinster Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

London Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

South Wales Borderers [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

North Irish Horse [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [570]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [116]

Royal Navy [66]

Australian Imperial Force [63]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [899]

Contribution

Military Service [869]

Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Devonport, Devon [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Allendale Victoria [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Cork [3] Kingston, Surrey [3] Abbotsford Victoria [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Belfast [2] Cooktown Queensland [2] Holloway, London [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] Limerick [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Liverpool [2] Poplar, London [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [2] Ratcliff, Middlesex, England [2] South Shields England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Thornton Victoria [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Wellington New South Wales [2] Armagh [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Benwell, Northumberland [1] Birchipp Victoria [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Braunton, Devon [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Cork, Cork [1] Croydon Queensland [1] Cue Western Australia [1] Dalkey, Dublin [1] Detroit, Michigan [1] Down [1] Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [406] Gunner [37] Corporal [33] Serjeant [26] Driver [22] Sapper [22] Lance Corporal [16] Pioneer [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [6] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Sister [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] L/CPL [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Serjeant [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42] Army Service Corps [34] Royal Field Artillery [34] Labour Corps [33] Liverpool Regiment [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Durham Light Infantry [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Royal Irish Fusiliers [20] Royal Munster Fusiliers [20] Royal Irish Regiment [19] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Irish Rifles [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Defence Corps [14] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13] Connaught Rangers [12] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Irish Guards [9] Leinster Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7] London Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] South Wales Borderers [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] North Irish Horse [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [570] Canadian Expeditionary Force [116] Royal Navy [66] Australian Imperial Force [63] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [899]

Contribution

Military Service [869] Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Frank Leonard Downey

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 23090 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 23090 L/CPL South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 23090 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Clarence Downey

Died 1918

British Army 4773 Private Australian Imperial Force 15th Battalion

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John Charles Downey

Died 1916

British Army 351256 Private London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

British Army 3571 Private London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Harry George Albert Downey

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 20444 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/204114 formerly TR/13/50490 of 19th TR Batt Rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps 13th Batt

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Patrick Downey

Died 1917

British Army 25043 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Francis Downey

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 63 Private Australian Infantry 16th Battalion

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George Charles Downey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235262

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Joseph Downey

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51236

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Timothy Downey

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290218

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John William Downey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84812

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George Jamieson Downey

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 109th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 145087 Corporal Canadian Infantry 77th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 145087 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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John Frederick Downey

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6904

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Frederick Samuel Downey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260871

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Thomas Downey

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 9423 Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/9423 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Natal."

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James Downey

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185942

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William Harry Downey

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101763

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William Percy Downey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69291

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James Downey

Died 1915

British Army 1613 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Frank Downey

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2231 Trooper Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (including Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps) Household Battalion.

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Peter Downey

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army MS/1123 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 1123 Private Army Service Corps 621st Motor Transport Company

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