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Cork [8]

Fitzroy Victoria [3]

Galway [3]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

North Cork [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ballymurphy, Cork [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bray, Wicklow [1]

Bridgetown [1]

Bridgetown, St. Michael [1]

Carrick, Ireland [1]

Castle Blakaney, Galway [1]

Cloyne [1]

Cork, Cork [1]

Corondolla [1]

County Clare [1]

Demerara [1]

Doking, Surrey [1]

Doroga Valley [1]

Drumkeeren, Ireland [1]

Dublin [1]

Duleek Co Meath [1]

Dungannon, Co. Tyrone [1]

Fermanagh [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kildare [1]

Kingaskiddy, Cork [1]

Kinsale, Ireland [1]

Madras [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Mile and a quarter, St. Peter [1]

Monkstown, Cork [1]

Newcastle on Tyne [1]

Paratoo South Australia [1]

Ricklemagh, Mayo [1]

Ringaskiddy, Cork [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

Roundwood, Wicklow [1]

Santa Cruz [1]

South Shields England [1]

St. George [1]

Surrey [1]

Tottenham London, Middlesex [1]

West Ham, London [1]

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Private [136]

Captain [14]

Gunner [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Driver [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sapper [4]

Brevet Colonel [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal and Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lt Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Sailor [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant (acting Captain) [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [25]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [19]

Connaught Rangers [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [12]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Leinster Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Irish Guards [5]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

North Irish Horse [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Surrey Yeomanry [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

122nd Infantry [1]

1st Canadian Division Signalling Corps [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Pay Department [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Divisional Artillery [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Service

British Army [213]

Royal Navy [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Other Empire Force [2]

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F [316]

Contribution

Military Service [291]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

Barbados [1]

Guyana [1]

Ireland [1]

Italy [1]

Saint Lucia [1]

United Kingdom [1]

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People [316] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cork [8] Fitzroy Victoria [3] Galway [3] Carlton Victoria [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] North Cork [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ballymurphy, Cork [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bray, Wicklow [1] Bridgetown [1] Bridgetown, St. Michael [1] Carrick, Ireland [1] Castle Blakaney, Galway [1] Cloyne [1] Cork, Cork [1] Corondolla [1] County Clare [1] Demerara [1] Doking, Surrey [1] Doroga Valley [1] Drumkeeren, Ireland [1] Dublin [1] Duleek Co Meath [1] Dungannon, Co. Tyrone [1] Fermanagh [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kildare [1] Kingaskiddy, Cork [1] Kinsale, Ireland [1] Madras [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Mile and a quarter, St. Peter [1] Monkstown, Cork [1] Newcastle on Tyne [1] Paratoo South Australia [1] Ricklemagh, Mayo [1] Ringaskiddy, Cork [1] Roma Queensland [1] Roundwood, Wicklow [1] Santa Cruz [1] South Shields England [1] St. George [1] Surrey [1] Tottenham London, Middlesex [1] West Ham, London [1]

Rank

Private [136] Captain [14] Gunner [11] Lieutenant [11] Driver [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [8] Corporal [7] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sapper [4] Brevet Colonel [3] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal and Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lt Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Sailor [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant (acting Captain) [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [25] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Munster Fusiliers [19] Connaught Rangers [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [12] Royal Irish Fusiliers [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Leinster Regiment [7] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Irish Guards [5] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] North Irish Horse [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Surrey Yeomanry [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 122nd Infantry [1] 1st Canadian Division Signalling Corps [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Pay Department [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Divisional Artillery [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Field Artillery Brigade [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS TIGER [1]

Service

British Army [213] Royal Navy [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [316]

Contribution

Military Service [291] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

Barbados [1] Guyana [1] Ireland [1] Italy [1] Saint Lucia [1] United Kingdom [1]

Frederick Henry Forde

Born 1896

Died 1941

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Benjamin Forde

Born 1866

British Army 836 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 836 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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Henry Rawson Forde

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant (acting Captain) King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Frank L Forde

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 370826 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Fitzgerald Forde

Born 1891

British Army 1151 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Forde

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4032 Private London Regiment

British Army 4032 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Robert Forde

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 16868 Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Henry Forde

Born 1882

British Army 4996 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Forde

Other Empire Force 807 Private St. Lucia Volunteers

British Army 16669 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 16669 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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Joseph Forde

Died 1919

British Army 9266 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9266 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Forde

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126711

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Charles J Forde

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42831

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William Henry Forde

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286232

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Clifton Forde

Born 1881

British Army 3206 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Douglas Forde

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226712

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James Herbert Forde

Died 1917

British Army 762128 Private London Regiment

British Army 762128 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Bernard Forde

Born 1865

Died 1939

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Patrick Forde

Died 1915

British Army 7881 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 7881 Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 7881 Lance Serjeant Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Andrew Forde

Died 1916

British Army 18/425 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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Lionel Wimmington Forde

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

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