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Bermondsey, London [2]

Dublin [2]

Flinders Island Tasmania [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bonila Queensland [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Bulla Victoria [1]

Chertsey [1]

Christchurch [1]

Clogherhead [Clogherhead], County Louth [1]

Corack East Victoria [1]

Crossmaglen, Armagh [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Kerang Victoria [1]

Lismorr, Co. Waterford [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London [1]

Londonderry (Derry) [1]

Longreach Queensland [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Newmarket Victoria [1]

Norseman Western Australia [1]

Oldham [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Portland, Somerset, England [1]

Quorn South Australia [1]

Saint Georges, London [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Shadwell, Stepney, London [1]

Stewart Creek Queensland [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thunleo, Kilkenny [1]

Tumbulgum New South Wales [1]

Waterford, Waterford [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Whitehouse, Aberlour, Banffshire [1]

Wickham New South Wales [1]

Wooroowoolgan New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [121]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Serjeant [9]

Sapper [7]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Nurse [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Canteener [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Irish Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Leinster Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Connaught Rangers [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Irish Guards [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

110th Machine Gun Corps [1]

26th Provisional Battalion [1]

2nd Royal Highlanders [1]

3/18th Garhwal Rifles [1]

39th Garhwal [1]

4th Hussars [1]

923rd Labour Corps [1]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [176]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [275]

B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [268]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [277] Stories Communities

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Bermondsey, London [2] Dublin [2] Flinders Island Tasmania [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bonila Queensland [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Bulla Victoria [1] Chertsey [1] Christchurch [1] Clogherhead [Clogherhead], County Louth [1] Corack East Victoria [1] Crossmaglen, Armagh [1] Deptford, London [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Kerang Victoria [1] Lismorr, Co. Waterford [1] Liverpool England [1] London [1] Londonderry (Derry) [1] Longreach Queensland [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Manchester England [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Newmarket Victoria [1] Norseman Western Australia [1] Oldham [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Portland, Somerset, England [1] Quorn South Australia [1] Saint Georges, London [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Shadwell, Stepney, London [1] Stewart Creek Queensland [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thunleo, Kilkenny [1] Tumbulgum New South Wales [1] Waterford, Waterford [1] Westminster, London [1] Whitehouse, Aberlour, Banffshire [1] Wickham New South Wales [1] Wooroowoolgan New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [121] Gunner [11] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Serjeant [9] Sapper [7] Captain [6] Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Nurse [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Canteener [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Trumpeter [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14] Royal Irish Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Leinster Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Connaught Rangers [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Irish Guards [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 110th Machine Gun Corps [1] 26th Provisional Battalion [1] 2nd Royal Highlanders [1] 3/18th Garhwal Rifles [1] 39th Garhwal [1] 4th Hussars [1] 923rd Labour Corps [1] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [176] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] Australian Imperial Force [27] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [275] B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [268] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Alfred Albert Fanning

Born 1892

Died 1944

Australian Imperial Force 1387 Private 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Henry Alfred Fanning

Born 1865

Died 1941

Australian Imperial Force 3254 Private 46th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Herbert George Fanning

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/1656 Able Seaman RNVR Bristol - HMS Magic

Royal Navy Bristol Z/1656 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Bristol

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Henry Fanning

Born 1897

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3258 Private 46th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Alexander Fanning

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 6236 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 241975 Private Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion

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Edward Charles Fanning

Born 1886

Died 1955

British Army 242626 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 5849 Private 5th Battalion East Kent - The "Buffs"

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Edward William Fanning

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207424

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John Fanning

Died 1918

British Army 4484 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/17533 Private The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)

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William Edward Fanning

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 9585 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 9585 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army

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Albert Patrick Fanning

Born 1892

Died 1953

British Army 5176 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 252215 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 5176/252215 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

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Michael Fanning

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129776

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Thomas Fanning

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291666

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Frank Fanning

Died 1915

British Army 17805 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Michael Joseph Fanning

Born 1871

Died 1920

British Army 12752 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 7th Battalion

British Army 12752 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Fanning

Died 1916

British Army 9754 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Bernard Fanning

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 64296 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Peter Fanning

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 14660 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 14660 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Fanning

Died 1917

British Army 10868 Private Irish Guards

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Alfred Fanning

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2672 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 2672 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers)

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Michael Fanning

Died 1916

British Army 5393 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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