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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [25]

Dublin [9]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Belfast, Antrim [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Edinburgh [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Glencoe New South Wales [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Lismore New South Wales [3]

Mayo [3]

Campania Tasmania [2]

Camperdown New South Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Caulfield Victoria [2]

Croydon Queensland [2]

Donegal [2]

Drogheda [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Scotland [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Hornsby New South Wales [2]

Lilydale Victoria [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Allahbad [1]

Annagray, Donegal [1]

Arde, Louth [1]

Aughalatty [1]

Ayr [1]

Ballaghederreen, Mayo [1]

Ballancaddie, Mayo [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bally Bay [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1406]

Driver [101]

Gunner [89]

Serjeant [88]

Corporal [72]

Sapper [60]

Lance Corporal [42]

Pioneer [41]

Acting Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [5]

Rifleman [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Drummer [2]

Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier Signaller [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissary and Honoary Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deputy Commissary and Captain [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [206]

Royal Engineers [149]

Royal Field Artillery [129]

Army Service Corps [87]

Highland Light Infantry [70]

Liverpool Regiment [70]

Northumberland Fusiliers [70]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [66]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [65]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [60]

Manchester Regiment [51]

Royal Scots [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [49]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Royal Irish Regiment [47]

Scottish Rifles [46]

Royal Army Medical Corps [45]

Connaught Rangers [44]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [44]

Lancashire Fusiliers [43]

Royal Irish Rifles [40]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Royal Highlanders [33]

Leinster Regiment [32]

South Lancashire Regiment [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Cheshire Regiment [28]

Seaforth Highlanders [27]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [24]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Irish Guards [21]

Royal Naval Division [20]

West Riding Regiment [20]

Border Regiment [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19]

London Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [17]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [1914]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [142]

Australian Imperial Force [133]

Royal Navy [105]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [2462]

G [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2382]

Merchant Navy [77]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Ireland [3]

India [2]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [25] Dublin [9] Sydney New South Wales [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Belfast, Antrim [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Edinburgh [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Glencoe New South Wales [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Lismore New South Wales [3] Mayo [3] Campania Tasmania [2] Camperdown New South Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Caulfield Victoria [2] Croydon Queensland [2] Donegal [2] Drogheda [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Glasgow, Scotland [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Hornsby New South Wales [2] Lilydale Victoria [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Allahbad [1] Annagray, Donegal [1] Arde, Louth [1] Aughalatty [1] Ayr [1] Ballaghederreen, Mayo [1] Ballancaddie, Mayo [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bally Bay [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Battersea, London [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Down [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1406] Driver [101] Gunner [89] Serjeant [88] Corporal [72] Sapper [60] Lance Corporal [42] Pioneer [41] Acting Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Lieutenant [14] Second Lieutenant [11] Company Serjeant Major [8] Bombardier [6] Captain [5] Rifleman [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Guardsman [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Drummer [2] Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier Signaller [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissary and Honoary Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deputy Commissary and Captain [1] Donkeyman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Nursing Staff [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [206] Royal Engineers [149] Royal Field Artillery [129] Army Service Corps [87] Highland Light Infantry [70] Liverpool Regiment [70] Northumberland Fusiliers [70] Royal Irish Fusiliers [66] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [65] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [60] Manchester Regiment [51] Royal Scots [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [49] Machine Gun Corps [48] Royal Irish Regiment [47] Scottish Rifles [46] Royal Army Medical Corps [45] Connaught Rangers [44] Royal Scots Fusiliers [44] Lancashire Fusiliers [43] Royal Irish Rifles [40] Durham Light Infantry [37] Royal Highlanders [33] Leinster Regiment [32] South Lancashire Regiment [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [31] Cheshire Regiment [28] Seaforth Highlanders [27] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26] Royal Munster Fusiliers [25] East Lancashire Regiment [24] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23] Royal Fusiliers [23] Irish Guards [21] Royal Naval Division [20] West Riding Regiment [20] Border Regiment [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19] London Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] King's Own Scottish Borderers [17] Royal Defence Corps [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Gordon Highlanders [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [1914] Canadian Expeditionary Force [142] Australian Imperial Force [133] Royal Navy [105] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [2462] G [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2382] Merchant Navy [77]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Ireland [3] India [2] Australia [1]

Cleophas John Duffy

Born 1890

Died 1979

Australian Imperial Force 134 Private Light Horse Recruit

Australian Imperial Force 134 Private 11th Light Horse Regiment A Squadron

Australian Imperial Force 134 Private 2nd Light Horse Regiment

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Dennis Duffy

Born 1872

British Army 2478 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Bn

British Army 290611 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Alexander Thomas Duffy

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy 310731

Royal Navy 310731 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Mary Rose

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Edward Duffy

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 10292 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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James Duffy

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29437 Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29437 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Samuel Duffy

Born 1881

British Army 130202 Serjeant Labour Corps 558 Home Service Employment Company

British Army 6291 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6291 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Michael Duffy

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 12959 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 12959 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Francis Duffy

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 240322 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 2125 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240322 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5/6th Battalion

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William J Duffy

Born 1888

Died 1950

British Army 203169 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Edward Duffy

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304954

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William Duffy

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1973 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290309 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290309 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

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James Duffy

Died 1915

British Army S/2600 Private Gordon Highlanders

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P Duffy

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 28259 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Duffy

Died 1915

British Army 9534 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Francis Duffy

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 954 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd/5th Bn.

British Army 954 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Patrick Duffy

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85389

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James Duffy

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306077

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James Duffy

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261360

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John Duffy

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77657

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Thomas Duffy

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266042

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