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Melbourne Victoria [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Cork [4]

Waterford [4]

Orroroo South Australia [3]

Dunmanway, Cork [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Kerang Victoria [2]

Mortlake Victoria [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Ringaskiddy, Cork [2]

Bacchus March Victoria [1]

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Ballymacoda, Cork [1]

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Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

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Cootamundra Queensland [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

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Doonaha, County Clare [1]

Dover England [1]

Droughada [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Ennis [1]

Gaughal, Cork [1]

Gilgandra New South Wales [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [223]

Gunner [27]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [19]

Sapper [15]

Corporal [11]

Captain [9]

Lance Corporal [9]

Major [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colonel [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Trooper [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [20]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Royal Irish Regiment [17]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [16]

Leinster Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Connaught Rangers [6]

Irish Guards [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [355]

Australian Imperial Force [84]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

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H [576]

P [3]

Contribution

Military Service [559]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Adelaide South Australia [4] Cork [4] Waterford [4] Orroroo South Australia [3] Dunmanway, Cork [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Kerang Victoria [2] Mortlake Victoria [2] Paddington, London [2] Ringaskiddy, Cork [2] Bacchus March Victoria [1] Ballyhack, Wexford [1] Ballymacoda, Cork [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belmore New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bishopsland, Cork [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bromley, Surrey [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Carrickmacross, Monaghan [1] Castlemaine, Victoria [1] Cloghan [1] Co. Cork [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Cootamundra Queensland [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Doonaha, County Clare [1] Dover England [1] Droughada [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Ennis [1] Gaughal, Cork [1] Gilgandra New South Wales [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [223] Gunner [27] Driver [21] Serjeant [19] Sapper [15] Corporal [11] Captain [9] Lance Corporal [9] Major [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colonel [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Bandmaster [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Officer [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Trooper [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Second Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trimmer [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Munster Fusiliers [20] Labour Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Royal Irish Regiment [17] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16] Royal Irish Fusiliers [16] Leinster Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Connaught Rangers [6] Irish Guards [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Border Regiment [4] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [355] Australian Imperial Force [84] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

H [576] P [3]

Contribution

Military Service [559] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Ireland [1]

May Hennessy

Born 1893

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force Nurse

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service

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Murtagh Francis Hennessy

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 12255 Gunner HMS Swiftsure

Royal Navy 12255 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12255 Royal Marine Artillery

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Percy Daniel Hennessy

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Z 1559 Private Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 4th Battalion

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Patrick Hennessy

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189539

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Patrick Hennessy

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 5617 Serjeant Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 8th Battalion

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A Hennessy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261451

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William Hennessy

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286742

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Michael Hennessy

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 5801 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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William Hennessy

Born 1885

Died 1972

British Army M2/297597 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army EMT/43354 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Patrick Hennessy

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army SE/15484 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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James Henry Hennessy

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2619

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Fredrick Hennessy

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163173

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163173 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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James Hennessy

Born 1873

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 409290

Canadian Expeditionary Force 409290 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Hennessy

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3031940

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3031940 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Hennessy

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 415667

Canadian Expeditionary Force 415667 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Hennessy

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267179

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Denis Hennessy

Died 1916

British Army 4800 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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John Joseph Hennessy

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army M/371900 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/371900 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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James Hennessy

Died 1917

British Army 8209 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8209 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Benjamin Hennessy

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 4394 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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