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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Dublin [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Folkestone, Kent [3]

Little Plain New South Wales [3]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [3]

Sutherland New South Wales [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Camborne, Cornwall [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Folkestone, Kent, England [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Peak Hill New South Wales [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Port Fairy Victoria [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Tallarook Victoria [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Wexford [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

226 Scovell Road, St Saviour, Southwark, London [1]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alectown New South Wales [1]

Appledore, Devon [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ballsbridge, Dublin [1]

Ballylisk [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burnside South Australia [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Caher, Tipperary [1]

Campbletown [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Castlemore, Tullow, County Carlow [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cleator, Cumberland [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clonakilly, Cork [1]

Rank

Private [492]

Gunner [51]

Driver [34]

Corporal [32]

Serjeant [31]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [14]

Pioneer [14]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Bombardier [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fireman [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [63]

Royal Field Artillery [56]

Royal Engineers [50]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

East Kent Regiment [23]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [22]

London Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Irish Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Connaught Rangers [11]

Irish Guards [11]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Leinster Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [713]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [68]

Royal Navy [64]

Australian Imperial Force [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [1007]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [974]

Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Maidstone, Kent [7] Croydon, Surrey [4] Dublin [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Folkestone, Kent [3] Little Plain New South Wales [3] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [3] Sutherland New South Wales [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Camborne, Cornwall [2] Dover, Kent [2] Folkestone, Kent, England [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Peak Hill New South Wales [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Port Fairy Victoria [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Tallarook Victoria [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Wexford [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] 226 Scovell Road, St Saviour, Southwark, London [1] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alectown New South Wales [1] Appledore, Devon [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ballsbridge, Dublin [1] Ballylisk [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Belfast [1] Belfast Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burnside South Australia [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Caher, Tipperary [1] Campbletown [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Castlemore, Tullow, County Carlow [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cleator, Cumberland [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clonakilly, Cork [1]

Rank

Private [492] Gunner [51] Driver [34] Corporal [32] Serjeant [31] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [14] Pioneer [14] Second Lieutenant [10] Bombardier [7] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bearer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Fireman [1] Flight Cadet [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Second Hand [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [63] Royal Field Artillery [56] Royal Engineers [50] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] East Kent Regiment [23] Royal Munster Fusiliers [22] London Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Irish Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [17] Essex Regiment [16] Cheshire Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [15] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Irish Fusiliers [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Connaught Rangers [11] Irish Guards [11] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Leinster Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Border Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [713] Canadian Expeditionary Force [68] Royal Navy [64] Australian Imperial Force [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [1007] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [974] Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [20] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Bertie Victor Alfred Finn

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 19423 Private Coldstream Guards

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James Finn

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army L/10906 Private Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army L/10906 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Finn

Died 1917

British Army 233848 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Michael Finn

Died 1916

British Army 18897 Private Border Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 18897 Private Border Regiment

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Terence Finn

Died 1916

British Army 30472 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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John Finn

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 4750 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 4750 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 4750 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Finn

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 10110 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Charles Finn

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 20125 Private Border Regiment 6th bord Battalion

British Army 20125 Private Border Regiment

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John Finn

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 22741 Private Manchester Regiment

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Robert Finn

Died 1917

British Army 5703 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 302917 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Finn

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 163247 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Frederick William Finn

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 3/22595 Private Border Regiment

British Army 60621 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Patrick Finn

Died 1915

British Army 7429 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Martin Joseph Finn

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 201469 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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James Finn

Born 1882

Died 1920

British Army 33965 Private Depot King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 33965 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd Garrison Bn.

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William Finn

Died 1917

British Army 5213 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Arthur Edwin Finn

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 66171 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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E Finn

Died 1918

British Army 46605 Private Essex Regiment

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Patrick John Finn

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 47461 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Patrick Finn

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 10174 Private Irish Guards

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