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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Newport Victoria [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Charlestown, Sligo [1]

Claredon New South Wales [1]

Comilton Thains Haddington [1]

Dalziel Scotland [1]

Darlinghurst New South Wales [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Derby [1]

Devon Tasmania [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Holywell, Flintshire [1]

Kelloe, Durham [1]

Kilmore Victoria [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lithgow New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlesbrough [1]

Motherwell, Lancashire [1]

New York USA South Australia [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

North Shore New South Wales [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Southampton [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Swineford [1]

Toronto, Ontario [1]

Wigan England [1]

Willington, Co. Durham [1]

York [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [278]

Gunner [23]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Quartermaster [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

P [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

private [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [40]

East Lancashire Regiment [24]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Connaught Rangers [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Highland Light Infantry Highland Light Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [354]

Royal Navy [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Last name first letter

D [450]

Contribution

Military Service [441]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Sydney New South Wales [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2] Newport Victoria [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Charlestown, Sligo [1] Claredon New South Wales [1] Comilton Thains Haddington [1] Dalziel Scotland [1] Darlinghurst New South Wales [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Derby [1] Devon Tasmania [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Holywell, Flintshire [1] Kelloe, Durham [1] Kilmore Victoria [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lithgow New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlesbrough [1] Motherwell, Lancashire [1] New York USA South Australia [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Normanton, Yorkshire [1] North Shore New South Wales [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Southampton [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Swineford [1] Toronto, Ontario [1] Wigan England [1] Willington, Co. Durham [1] York [1] Yorkshire [1] Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [278] Gunner [23] Driver [15] Serjeant [12] Corporal [11] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [6] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Quartermaster [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] P [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1] private [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [40] East Lancashire Regiment [24] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Army Service Corps [16] Connaught Rangers [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Scottish Rifles [4] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Highland Light Infantry Highland Light Infantry [2] Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [354] Royal Navy [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Last name first letter

D [450]

Contribution

Military Service [441] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Charles Francis Durkin

Born 1894

Died 1969

British Army 2086 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200430 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2086 / 200430 private Yorkshire 4th

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John Thomas Durkin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81917

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Patrick Durkin

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160417

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Joseph Harold Durkin

Born 1894

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5372 Private 6th Infantry Battalion 17th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 5372 Corporal 6th Battalion

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William Stanley Durkin

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154570

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Thomas Durkin

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131823

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Lewis Durkin

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3/11105 Private Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Thomas Durkin

Died 1918

British Army 2521 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 6151 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 303342 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Durkin

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120722

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Charles Edward Durkin

Born 1889

Died 1947

Royal Navy K34648

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Peter James Durkin

Born 1896

Died 1957

British Army 266881 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion

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Michael Durkin

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 202803 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Daniel Durkin

Died 1917

British Army 29290 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Durkin

Died 1918

British Army 380155 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 380155 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Durkin

Died 1918

British Army 6221 Private Connaught Rangers

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Martin Durkin

Died 1916

British Army 20/219 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20/219 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Leo Durkin

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 6907 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 48250 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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John Durkin

Died 1917

British Army 240216 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 240216 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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James Durkin

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 17721 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17721 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Durkin

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 105291 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 105291 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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