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Bognor, Sussex [3]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Bampton, Devon [1]

Bombala New South Wales [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Daudringham Victoria [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Ipplepen, Devon [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leicester [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Sandringham Victoria [1]

Simcoe Ontario [1]

Somers Town, London [1]

Thornton England [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Walthamstow [1]

Westhampnett, Sussex [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey, England [1]

Rank

Private [97]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [9]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Garrison Artillery [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Company. [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Canadian Saskatchewan Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [145]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [214]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Bognor, Sussex [3] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Bampton, Devon [1] Bombala New South Wales [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Daudringham Victoria [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Ipplepen, Devon [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leicester [1] London, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sandringham Victoria [1] Simcoe Ontario [1] Somers Town, London [1] Thornton England [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] Walthamstow [1] Westhampnett, Sussex [1] Wimbledon, Surrey, England [1]

Rank

Private [97] Gunner [10] Corporal [9] Driver [9] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Garrison Artillery [1] Canadian Machine Gun Company. [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Canadian Saskatchewan Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [145] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

I [220]

Contribution

Military Service [214] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Henry Irish

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 9910 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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Frederick John Irish

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33017

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Thomas Irish

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130739

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Arthur Irish

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104377

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Alfred Herbert Irish

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48304

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Samuel Otto Irish

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886472

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886472 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886472 Private Canadian Saskatchewan Infantry "8th Div

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William Irish

British Army 1188 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Arthur Herbert Irish

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284540

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David Earl Irish

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 166800

Canadian Expeditionary Force 166800 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Elijah Samuel Irish

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 64

Canadian Expeditionary Force 64 Gunner Canadian Garrison Artillery

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Frank Elva Irish

Born 1877

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 811447

Canadian Expeditionary Force 811447 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Irish

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262635

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Charles Ass Irish

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270676

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Frederick James Irish

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 17789 Private East Surrey Regiment

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George Frederick Irish

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 27465 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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James Irish

Died 1915

British Army 1878 Private London Regiment

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George Irish

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 38185 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Thomas Irish

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 87366 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edwin Charles Irish

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Irish

Died 1914

British Army 9609 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 9609 Acting Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 9609 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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