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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Dublin [3]

Liverpool England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Largs, Ayrshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

North Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Strahan Tasmania [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Alstonville New South Wales [1]

Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Borstal, Kent [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cavan [1]

Crichton, Midlothian [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Frimley, Surrey [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hulme, Lancashire [1]

Jordon Victoria [1]

Keadue, Roscommon, [1]

Kerdol, Roscommon [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

Manchester [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Newcastle [1]

Newmarket Victoria [1]

North Carlton Victoria [1]

Park Gate, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [278]

Gunner [26]

Lance Corporal [17]

Driver [14]

Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [10]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Worker [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Sapper /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Engineers [28]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Connaught Rangers [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Leinster Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Irish Guards [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

South Irish Horse [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [386]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Royal Navy [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

G [504]

B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [492]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Dublin [3] Liverpool England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Clunes Victoria [2] Largs, Ayrshire [2] Liverpool [2] North Fitzroy Victoria [2] Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Strahan Tasmania [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Aldershot England [1] Alstonville New South Wales [1] Ambleside, Westmorland [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Borstal, Kent [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cavan [1] Crichton, Midlothian [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Edinburgh [1] Frimley, Surrey [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hulme, Lancashire [1] Jordon Victoria [1] Keadue, Roscommon, [1] Kerdol, Roscommon [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] Manchester [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Newcastle [1] Newmarket Victoria [1] North Carlton Victoria [1] Park Gate, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [278] Gunner [26] Lance Corporal [17] Driver [14] Serjeant [12] Pioneer [10] Corporal 2nd [9] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Worker [3] Lieutenant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Sapper /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [29] Royal Engineers [28] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Field Artillery [24] Connaught Rangers [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Irish Fusiliers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Leinster Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Scots [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Royal Irish Rifles [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Munster Fusiliers [6] Border Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Irish Guards [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] South Irish Horse [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [386] Australian Imperial Force [39] Royal Navy [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

G [504] B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [492] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Hubert Gaffney

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 3066 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 37548 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion.

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John Gaffney

Died 1918

British Army WR/319432 Sapper Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers

British Army WR/319432 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Lorenzo Gaffney

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102340

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Charles Gaffney

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129373

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Leon Arthur Gaffney

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant 6th Royal Munster Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Alfred James Gaffney

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3530 Private Australian Infantry 51st Bn.

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Charles Gaffney

Born 1896

British Army 426917 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 3350 Pioneer Border Regiment

British Army 241153 Pioneer Border Regiment

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Michael Gaffney

Died 1915

British Army 1232 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Frederick Gaffney

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19249

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Joseph Gaffney

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311108

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Joseph Gaffney

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296232

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John Gaffney

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1866 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 1866 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Joseph Gaffney

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 4067 Private Irish Guards

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John Gaffney

Died 1917

British Army 35219 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8787 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Peter Gaffney

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 3641 Private Leinster Regiment

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J J Gaffney

Died 1916

British Army 19141 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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James Gaffney

Died 1917

British Army 6167 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 203094 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Gaffney

Died 1914

British Army 9578 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 9578 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Gaffney

Died 1916

British Army 23936 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 23936 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Thomas Gaffney

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10456 Private Border Regiment

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