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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Gisborne Victoria [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Selby Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Armagh [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1]

Bottlebank, Blackhill [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cork, Cork [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Durham [1]

Fermoy, Cork [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hebburn, Durham, England [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Metz New South Wales [1]

Mid Street, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Monagan, [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Washington, Durham [1]

Wrexham [1]

Rank

Private [253]

Driver [19]

Serjeant [19]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [14]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [39]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [20]

Army Service Corps [17]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Royal Scots [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

1st Royal Irish Rifles [2]

2nd Royal Scots [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [347]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Last name first letter

F [447]

Contribution

Military Service [431]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Gisborne Victoria [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Selby Yorkshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Armagh [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1] Bottlebank, Blackhill [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cork, Cork [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Durham [1] Fermoy, Cork [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hebburn, Durham, England [1] Hertfordshire [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Liverpool England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Metz New South Wales [1] Mid Street, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Monagan, [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Roma Queensland [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] Washington, Durham [1] Wrexham [1]

Rank

Private [253] Driver [19] Serjeant [19] Gunner [16] Corporal [14] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Temporary Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [39] Royal Field Artillery [24] Manchester Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [20] Army Service Corps [17] Highland Light Infantry [13] Royal Scots [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Gordon Highlanders [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Connaught Rangers [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Leinster Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] 1st Royal Irish Rifles [2] 2nd Royal Scots [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Border Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [347] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [9]

Last name first letter

F [447]

Contribution

Military Service [431] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

John Finnigan

Born 1885

British Army 1882 Private 4th Royal Highlanders

British Army 1882 Private BlacK Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th Battalion

British Army Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd Territorial Battalion

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John Francis Finnigan

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1546 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 1546 Private Manchester Regiment 9th manchest Battalion

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Alfred Benjamin Finnigan

Born 1896

Died 2005

British Army 1631 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 950568 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Francis Finnigan

Died 1917

British Army 19004 Private Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Joseph Finnigan

Died 1917

British Army 27577 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Finnigan

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 208508 HMS Hogue

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Ernest Charles Finnigan

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25475

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Michael Finnigan

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 58940 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 58940 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

British Army 8912 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Finnigan

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186669

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John Finnigan

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 25002 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Finnigan

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 201377 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army Duke of Wellington West Riding Regiment 2nd/4thbn.

British Army 201377 Serjeant

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William Finnigan

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402914

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Arthur Finnigan

Died 1916

British Army 10784 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 33537 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James Frederick Finnigan

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221274

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James Finnigan

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237967

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John P Finnigan

Died 1914

British Army 7132 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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James Finnigan

Died 1915

British Army 8000 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 8000 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Matthew Finnigan

Died 1918

British Army 104987 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Finnigan

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 18117 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Michael Finnigan

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 10154 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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