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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [4]

Galway [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Camden New South Wales [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Moorabool Victoria [2]

Paddington New South Wales [2]

Waterford [2]

Williams Western Australia [2]

Yackandandah Victoria [2]

Yass New South Wales [2]

Aberavon, Glamorgan [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Arfaurn [1]

Bagnalstown, Carlow [1]

Bedigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blumberg South Australia [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Capella Queensland [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cavendish Victoria [1]

Clare [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Cowley, Oxfordshire [1]

Cumberland New South Wales [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

England [1]

Exploits , Glenwood, NF [1]

Farnworth Lancashire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Fortune Bay NF [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Glenwood, NF [1]

Goulbourn New South Wales [1]

Hamden New South Wales [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Herberton Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [258]

Driver [20]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Chief Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Conductor [1]

Cpl [1]

Driver Farrier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lt Cpl [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper (Private) [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Sqadron Quarter Master Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [22]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [18]

Connaught Rangers [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [14]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12]

Royal Irish Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [11]

Leinster Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Irish Guards [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Australian Field Artillery [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Medical Department [2]

Indian Ordnance Department [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [365]

Australian Imperial Force [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Royal Navy [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [552]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [529]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Sydney New South Wales [6] Dublin, Suffolk, England [4] Galway [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Camden New South Wales [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Moorabool Victoria [2] Paddington New South Wales [2] Waterford [2] Williams Western Australia [2] Yackandandah Victoria [2] Yass New South Wales [2] Aberavon, Glamorgan [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1] Arfaurn [1] Bagnalstown, Carlow [1] Bedigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blumberg South Australia [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Capella Queensland [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cavendish Victoria [1] Clare [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Cowley, Oxfordshire [1] Cumberland New South Wales [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] England [1] Exploits , Glenwood, NF [1] Farnworth Lancashire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Fortune Bay NF [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Glenwood, NF [1] Goulbourn New South Wales [1] Hamden New South Wales [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Herberton Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [258] Driver [20] Gunner [18] Serjeant [15] Corporal [14] Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [11] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [6] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Chief Officer [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Conductor [1] Cpl [1] Driver Farrier [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signaller [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lt Cpl [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant Colonel [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper (Private) [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Sqadron Quarter Master Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33] Royal Field Artillery [26] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [22] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [18] Connaught Rangers [17] Army Service Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Royal Irish Fusiliers [14] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12] Royal Irish Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Munster Fusiliers [11] Leinster Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Irish Guards [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Dragoon Guards [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Scots [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Australian Field Artillery [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Medical Department [2] Indian Ordnance Department [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [365] Australian Imperial Force [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Royal Navy [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [552] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [529] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Bartholomew Hynes

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4082 Acting Corporal Connaught Rangers

British Army 4082 Corporal Connaught Rangers 6th Battalion

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Michael Edward Hynes

Born 1887

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11286 Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11286 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcements

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Philip John Hynes

Born 1883

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50730 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Richard Edward Hynes

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 807 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army Lt Cpl

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Joseph Dominic Hynes

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3/7180 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Hynes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1621 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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John Hynes

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306378

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John Hynes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139803

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Alfred L Hynes

Born 1896

Died 1983

British Army 1463 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army Cpl Royal Newfoundland

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Nicholas Patrick Hynes

Born 1881

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 306 Private Australian Infantry

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John Henry Hynes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31262

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Frank Hynes

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 3/11148 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11148 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Hynes

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113877

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John James Hynes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87511

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William James Hynes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289074

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George Hynes

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3064

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John Hynes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92898

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James Joseph Hynes

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1095 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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William Hynes

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 5032 Private Connaught Rangers 6th Battalion.

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William Chester Hynes

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72966

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