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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Hong Kong [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Randwick New South Wales [2]

Twickenham, London [2]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [2]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Auckland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Crosby, Lancashire [1]

Curragh, Co. Kildare [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Edenderry [1]

Edith Grove, Chelsea, London [1]

Enfield New South Wales [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hartlepool, County Duham [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Middleton, Lancashire [1]

Millers Point New South Wales [1]

Minehead, Somerset [1]

Newington, London [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Patrington, Yorkshire, England [1]

Perreambucs, British Subject [1]

Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [334]

Driver [26]

Corporal [23]

Gunner [23]

Serjeant [22]

Sapper [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Worker [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Signaller [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Founder and Organiser [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rough Rider [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1]

Skipper [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [54]

Royal Engineers [35]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Connaught Rangers [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

London Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Indian Medical Department [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Irish Guards [3]

Service

British Army [476]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [46]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [643]

B [1]

S [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [616]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Hong Kong [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Battersea, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Randwick New South Wales [2] Twickenham, London [2] Whitehaven, Cumberland [2] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Auckland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Crosby, Lancashire [1] Curragh, Co. Kildare [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Edenderry [1] Edith Grove, Chelsea, London [1] Enfield New South Wales [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hartlepool, County Duham [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales [1] Lancashire [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Middleton, Lancashire [1] Millers Point New South Wales [1] Minehead, Somerset [1] Newington, London [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Patrington, Yorkshire, England [1] Perreambucs, British Subject [1] Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [334] Driver [26] Corporal [23] Gunner [23] Serjeant [22] Sapper [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [11] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Worker [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Signaller [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] Founder and Organiser [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Medical Officer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rough Rider [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1] Skipper [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [54] Royal Engineers [35] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Field Artillery [28] Manchester Regiment [25] Liverpool Regiment [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Connaught Rangers [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Seaforth Highlanders [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Royal Highlanders [7] Scottish Rifles [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] London Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Indian Medical Department [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Irish Guards [3]

Service

British Army [476] Canadian Expeditionary Force [46] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [643] B [1] S [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [616] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Patrick Foy

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3/4038 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Richard Foy

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 4669 Corporal Dragoons

British Army 32607 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Foy

Born 1866

Died 1918

British Army 29369 Lance Corporal Royal Defence Corps

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Austin Foy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84639

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Harold Augustus Wallbridge Foy

Born 1892

Died 1976

Australian Imperial Force 428

Australian Imperial Force Private 35rh

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William Foy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139461

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Frank Walter Foy

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200756

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Isidore James Foy

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56172

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Thomas Foy

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108882

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Stuart Foy

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21387

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William Foy

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129928

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Joseph Foy

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32206

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Thomas George Foy

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108737

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Thomas Foy

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138319

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John Foy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89249

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Edward Foy

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131589

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George Henry Foy

Died 1919

British Army 225206 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 102nd Brigade

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John Wamsley Foy

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 820285

Canadian Expeditionary Force 820285 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Frederick Foy

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68406

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Cecil Arnold Foy

Born 1888

Died 1941

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