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Brisbane Queensland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Parkes New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Springsure Queensland [2]

The Brewery, nr Gorebridge, Parish of Borthwick, County of Edinburgh, (now Midlothian), Scotland. [2]

Waterford [2]

Ashington England [1]

Bald Hill Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Bexleyheath, Kent [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bowranville New South Wales [1]

Bowraville New South Wales [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cahermoyle, Limerick [1]

Canowindra New South Wales [1]

Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Keyham, Devonport, Devon [1]

Kildare [1]

Limerick [1]

Listowel, County Kerry [1]

Litherland [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llanelley Victoria [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mansfield Victoria [1]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Preston Lancashire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Saint Luke's, London [1]

Swansea England [1]

Tipperary [1]

Tocumwal New South Wales [1]

Trinity Without, Ballybricken, Waterford [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [188]

Serjeant [18]

Sapper [15]

Corporal [14]

Driver [13]

Gunner [13]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Corporal [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Irish Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Leinster Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

British South African Police [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Ordnance Department [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [271]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [380]

Contribution

Military Service [367]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Brisbane Queensland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Daylesford Victoria [2] Parkes New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Redruth, Cornwall [2] Springsure Queensland [2] The Brewery, nr Gorebridge, Parish of Borthwick, County of Edinburgh, (now Midlothian), Scotland. [2] Waterford [2] Ashington England [1] Bald Hill Brisbane Queensland [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Bexleyheath, Kent [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bowranville New South Wales [1] Bowraville New South Wales [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cahermoyle, Limerick [1] Canowindra New South Wales [1] Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Hackney, London [1] Holborn, London [1] Keyham, Devonport, Devon [1] Kildare [1] Limerick [1] Listowel, County Kerry [1] Litherland [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llanelley Victoria [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mansfield Victoria [1] Merthyr, Glamorgan [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Poplar, London [1] Preston Lancashire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Saint Luke's, London [1] Swansea England [1] Tipperary [1] Tocumwal New South Wales [1] Trinity Without, Ballybricken, Waterford [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [188] Serjeant [18] Sapper [15] Corporal [14] Driver [13] Gunner [13] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Corporal [1] Signal Boy [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Conductor [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Irish Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Munster Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Leinster Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] British South African Police [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Ordnance Department [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [271] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Australian Imperial Force [26] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [380]

Contribution

Military Service [367] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

George Hennessey

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army 18626 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 42943 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 68473 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Hennessey

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 20995 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion.

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Michael Hennessey

Died 1914

British Army 10502 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Hennessey

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308959

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John Hennessey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127582

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Alfred J Hennessey

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 1449 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Hennessey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297450

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Patrick Hennessey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308185

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Richard J Hennessey

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 2314 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2314 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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Timothy Hennessey

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army R38156 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 10th Battalion

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Wilfred Hennessey

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 204618 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 204618 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Thomas Hennessey

Died 1914

British Army 9662 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Hennessey

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army S/16158 Private Cameron Highlanders

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James Hennessey

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186903

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Thomas Veitch Hennessey

Born 1892

Died 1956

British Army S/16159 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Mathew Hennessey

Born 1870

Died 1920

Royal Navy 1167/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

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Michael Thomas Hennessey

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210977

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Archie Leonard Hennessey

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K21488

Royal Navy K/21488 Stoker 1st Class H.M.T.B. "4."

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Paul Ambrose Hennessey

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3204589

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3204589 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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William Alexander Hennessey

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3314570

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3314570 Private Canadian Infantry

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