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Sydney New South Wales [11]

London England [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Bantry, Cork [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Cork [4]

Stratford, Essex [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Dublin [3]

Erith, Kent [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Athlone [2]

Castletown Bere, Cork [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Clonakilty, Cork [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Elphin [2]

Essex [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Kennington, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Loughton, Essex [2]

Loxton South Australia [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Weybridge, Surrey [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Athlone, Meath [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Bantry [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Beer Island, Ireland [1]

Bere Island, Cork [1]

Berehaven, Cork [1]

Bermondsey England [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Blundellsands, Lancashire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Boyle [1]

Rank

Private [815]

Gunner [83]

Driver [75]

Corporal [66]

Serjeant [56]

Sapper [53]

Lance Corporal [25]

Lieutenant [23]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Acting Corporal [18]

Pioneer [16]

Captain [15]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Rifleman [7]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Regimental Serjeant Major [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Corporal of Horse [2]

Davadar [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Seaman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [117]

Labour Corps [113]

Royal Engineers [97]

Royal Field Artillery [93]

London Regiment [70]

Essex Regiment [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [50]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Royal Fusiliers [43]

Middlesex Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

Rifle Brigade [27]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

East Surrey Regiment [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Welsh Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

South Wales Borderers [17]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Border Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Irish Regiment [11]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Connaught Rangers [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Irish Guards [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Service

British Army [1252]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [167]

Royal Navy [139]

Australian Imperial Force [106]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1818]

G [2]

C [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1783]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Australia [2]

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Sydney New South Wales [11] London England [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] Melbourne Victoria [6] Bantry, Cork [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Cork [4] Stratford, Essex [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Dublin [3] Erith, Kent [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Athlone [2] Castletown Bere, Cork [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Clonakilty, Cork [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Elphin [2] Essex [2] Hackney, London [2] Kennington, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Loughton, Essex [2] Loxton South Australia [2] Poplar, London [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Weybridge, Surrey [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Athlone, Meath [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Bantry [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Beer Island, Ireland [1] Bere Island, Cork [1] Berehaven, Cork [1] Bermondsey England [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Blundellsands, Lancashire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Boyle [1]

Rank

Private [815] Gunner [83] Driver [75] Corporal [66] Serjeant [56] Sapper [53] Lance Corporal [25] Lieutenant [23] Second Lieutenant [19] Acting Corporal [18] Pioneer [16] Captain [15] Acting Serjeant [12] Bombardier [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Rifleman [7] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Regimental Serjeant Major [4] Worker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Corporal of Horse [2] Davadar [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Seaman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [117] Labour Corps [113] Royal Engineers [97] Royal Field Artillery [93] London Regiment [70] Essex Regiment [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [50] Machine Gun Corps [43] Royal Fusiliers [43] Middlesex Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] The Queen's Regiment [28] Rifle Brigade [27] Durham Light Infantry [24] Liverpool Regiment [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] East Surrey Regiment [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Manchester Regiment [21] Welsh Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] South Wales Borderers [17] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Border Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] East Kent Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Royal Irish Regiment [11] Royal Munster Fusiliers [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Connaught Rangers [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] West Riding Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Irish Guards [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7]

Service

British Army [1252] Canadian Expeditionary Force [167] Royal Navy [139] Australian Imperial Force [106] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1818] G [2] C [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1783] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Australia [2]

John Joseph Harrington

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 486 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

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John Harrington

Died 1916

British Army 11906 Private Border Regiment 6th bord Battalion

British Army 11906 Private Border Regiment

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Walter Harrington

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army G/3676 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/3676 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Michael Harrington

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 17504 Private Highland Light Infantry 10th highland Battalion

British Army 17504 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Jeremiah Harrington

Died 1914

British Army 8281 Private Leinster Regiment

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William C Harrington

Died 1916

British Army 5458 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 5458 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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John Harrington

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306812

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Francis Livedon Harrington

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403799

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James Harrington

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117278

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Lorenzo Francis Harrington

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182528

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Charles Richard Harrington

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183954

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Walter Harrington

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52592

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Richard George Harrington

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78731

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Cecil Sidney Harrington

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102609

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Sydney Arnold Harrington

Australian Imperial Force 50

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John Matthew Harrington

Australian Imperial Force 4157

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Edward C Harrington

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 20350 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 20350 Private Royal Scots

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Frank Harrington

Australian Imperial Force 74778

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George Harrington

Australian Imperial Force 2850

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Thomas Harrington

Born 1873

British Army SS/21946 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 21946 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps 30 Labour Coy

British Army 307844 Acting Corporal Labour Corps 730 Coy

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