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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Cork [3]

Rochester Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Tenterfield New South Wales [3]

Yarrawonga Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

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Campbells Forest Victoria [2]

Candelo New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

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Preston England [2]

Avoca, Wicklow [1]

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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

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Chatham, Kent [1]

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Drumgoole, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny [1]

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Geeveston Tas Tasmania [1]

Grean, Tipperary [1]

Guyra New South Wales [1]

Hampton Court, London, Middlesex [1]

Katunga Victoria [1]

Kentucky New South Wales [1]

Killucan [1]

Kilmore Victoria [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Numurkah Victoria [1]

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Private [107]

Lance Corporal [12]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Driver/Shoeing Smith [1]

Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [25]

Royal Irish Regiment [22]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [11]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Irish Guards [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Leinster Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Lancers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Leinster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Irish Horse [2]

3rd Battalion, attached 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

General Hospital [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Malaya [1]

HMS Minerva [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Imperial Army [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

London Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [152]

Australian Imperial Force [64]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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H [286]

Contribution

Military Service [279]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

Ireland [2]

United Kingdom [2]

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People [286] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [5] Cork [3] Rochester Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Tenterfield New South Wales [3] Yarrawonga Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Campbells Forest Victoria [2] Candelo New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mansfield Victoria [2] Mt Gambier South Australia [2] Preston England [2] Avoca, Wicklow [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Belfast [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bushy Park Tas Tasmania [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheltenham Victoria [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1] County Meath [1] Deloraine Tas Tasmania [1] Drumgoole, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fulham, London [1] Geeveston Tas Tasmania [1] Grean, Tipperary [1] Guyra New South Wales [1] Hampton Court, London, Middlesex [1] Katunga Victoria [1] Kentucky New South Wales [1] Killucan [1] Kilmore Victoria [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Numurkah Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [107] Lance Corporal [12] Corporal [7] Gunner [6] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Driver/Shoeing Smith [1] Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [25] Royal Irish Regiment [22] Royal Munster Fusiliers [11] Labour Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Irish Guards [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Leinster Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Lancers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Leinster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Irish Horse [2] 3rd Battalion, attached 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Lancers [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] General Hospital [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Malaya [1] HMS Minerva [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Imperial Army [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] London Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [152] Australian Imperial Force [64] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [279] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

Ireland [2] United Kingdom [2]

James Heffernan

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 4488 Private Royal Irish Regiment 4th Battalion (Reserve)

British Army 4488 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Michael Heffernan

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 6686 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Heffernan

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy CH/7357 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/7357 Private HMS Minerva Royal Marine Light Infantry detachment

Royal Navy CH/7357 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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George Christopher Heffernan

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162943

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Richard Gibbons Heffernan

Born 1877

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 675733 Private Canadian Infantry 21 Battalion

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Edward Heffernan

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130785

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Patrick Heffernan

Born 1900

Died 1917

British Army 11743 Private Irish Guards

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Martin Heffernan

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 23945 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Patrick Heffernan

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Francis William Heffernan

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 733096

Canadian Expeditionary Force 733096 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Frank Heffernan

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472989

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472989 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John Heffernan

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438493

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438493 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Alexander Heffernan

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316361

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Richard Heffernan

Died 1914

British Army 8771 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Andrew Heffernan

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 4235 Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Joseph Heffernan

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 4413 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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James Heffernan

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 13679 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 11400 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 13679 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Michael Heffernan

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 11051 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 11051 Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Stephen Heffernan

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 163 Private Leinster Regiment

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John Heffernan

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 7280 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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