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Melbourne Victoria [10]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Roebourne Western Australia [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Kyneton Victoria [4]

Redfern New South Wales [4]

Warrnambool Victoria [4]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Narrabri New South Wales [3]

Wauchope New South Wales [3]

Woollahra New South Wales [3]

Bombala New South Wales [2]

Carrieton South Australia [2]

Dalby Queensland [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Hotspur Victoria [2]

Kinsale, Cork [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Stanley Victoria [2]

Taree New South Wales [2]

Waterford [2]

Wexford [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

Youghal, Cork [2]

Adelaide [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Albury Victoria [1]

Balley Sheene, Tipperary [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bengal, India [1]

Bengeroo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Berrigan New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Burramine Victoria [1]

Carcoar New South Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Ceres Victoria [1]

Charleville Queensland [1]

Clare [1]

Clonmel [1]

Rank

Private [185]

Corporal [17]

Gunner [16]

Serjeant [16]

Sapper [13]

Driver [12]

Acting Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Saddler Corporal [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Superintendant of Police [1]

Superintendent [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [23]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Irish Regiment [15]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [14]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Connaught Rangers [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Leinster Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Irish Guards [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

8th Hussars [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Medical Department [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [287]

Australian Imperial Force [150]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Royal Navy [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

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G [541]

Contribution

Military Service [530]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [541] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [10] Sydney New South Wales [9] Bendigo Victoria [5] Roebourne Western Australia [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Ballarat Victoria [4] Kyneton Victoria [4] Redfern New South Wales [4] Warrnambool Victoria [4] Hobart Tasmania [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Narrabri New South Wales [3] Wauchope New South Wales [3] Woollahra New South Wales [3] Bombala New South Wales [2] Carrieton South Australia [2] Dalby Queensland [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Hotspur Victoria [2] Kinsale, Cork [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Stanley Victoria [2] Taree New South Wales [2] Waterford [2] Wexford [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] Youghal, Cork [2] Adelaide [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Albury Victoria [1] Balley Sheene, Tipperary [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bengal, India [1] Bengeroo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Berrigan New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Burramine Victoria [1] Carcoar New South Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Ceres Victoria [1] Charleville Queensland [1] Clare [1] Clonmel [1]

Rank

Private [185] Corporal [17] Gunner [16] Serjeant [16] Sapper [13] Driver [12] Acting Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Nursing Sister [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chaplain The Reverend [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Saddler Corporal [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Superintendant of Police [1] Superintendent [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [23] Labour Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Irish Regiment [15] Royal Munster Fusiliers [14] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Connaught Rangers [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Leinster Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Irish Guards [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] 8th Hussars [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Medical Department [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [287] Australian Imperial Force [150] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Royal Navy [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Last name first letter

G [541]

Contribution

Military Service [530] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Francis A Gleeson

Born 1884

Died 1959

British Army Chaplain The Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Martin Joseph Gleeson

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 202170 Leading Seaman HM Submarine "L.10"

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George Arthur Gleeson

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 7090 Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

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William Gleeson

Died 1916

British Army 13/391 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13/391 Lance Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harold Gleeson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144788

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Edward Gleeson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277101

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James Joseph Gleeson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297220

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Henry John Gleeson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54892

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James Joseph Gleeson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189849

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George H Gleeson

Died 1915

British Army 19888 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Gleeson

Died 1918

British Army 30209 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 18398 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Owen Gleeson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 34825 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 34825 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Timothy Gleeson

Died 1918

British Army Captain and Quarter Master Special List School of Musketry

British Army Captain Special List

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John Gleeson

Died 1916

British Army 5122 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5122 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Gleeson

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 4123 Private Connaught Rangers 3rd Battalion

British Army G/673 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Gleeson

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 5488 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army w6248 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 251110 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Patrick Gleeson

Died 1915

British Army 10767 Private Highland Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 10767 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Patrick Joseph Gleeson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10231 Private Border Regiment

British Army 10231 Private Border Regiment 1st Battalion

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Patrick Gleeson

Died 1915

British Army 3487 Private Leinster Regiment

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Denis Gleeson

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 1153 Private Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army 74723 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 74723 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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