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Breckin Scotland [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Whitwick, Leicestershire [2]

Willingdon [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Boree Creek New South Wales [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Castle Bromwich, Birmingham [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex, london [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1]

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Cornwall [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Diapur Victoria [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Emu Victoria [1]

Faisley Scotland [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1]

Fife [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Granville New South Wales [1]

Harlestone, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Harlestone, Northamptonshire [1]

Harpenden [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Langside, Lanark [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Orwell, County of Kinross [1]

Saint Andrews Dundee Forfar [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sheppey, Kent [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

St. Ann's Bay, St. Ann [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [1]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [217]

Gunner [26]

Serjeant [21]

Driver [17]

Corporal [16]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant ComMissry of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Assistant Commissary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

L.Sgt [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Labour Corps [25]

Army Service Corps [22]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Engineers [18]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Depot [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [338]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

I [437]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [434]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Breckin Scotland [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Dover, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Whitwick, Leicestershire [2] Willingdon [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Boree Creek New South Wales [1] Brixton, London [1] Castle Bromwich, Birmingham [1] Chiswick, Middlesex, london [1] Clapton, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Cornwall [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Diapur Victoria [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire [1] Emu Victoria [1] Faisley Scotland [1] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1] Fife [1] Fulham, London [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Granville New South Wales [1] Harlestone, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Harlestone, Northamptonshire [1] Harpenden [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Langside, Lanark [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Orwell, County of Kinross [1] Saint Andrews Dundee Forfar [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sheppey, Kent [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] St. Ann's Bay, St. Ann [1] Stepney, London [1] Stepney, London, Middlesex [1] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [217] Gunner [26] Serjeant [21] Driver [17] Corporal [16] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant ComMissry of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Assistant Commissary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Civilian [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] L.Sgt [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29] Labour Corps [25] Army Service Corps [22] London Regiment [19] Royal Engineers [18] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Middlesex Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Highlanders [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] East Kent Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Scots Guards [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Ordnance Depot [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [338] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

I [437] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [434] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Reginald Irons

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218123

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Joseph Christian Irons

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249341

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Robert Hay Robertson Irons

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279007

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Joseph Leonard Irons

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303596

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Sam Irons

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63469

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63469 Private Canadian Infantry

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Benjamin Irons

Born 1871

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10135

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10135 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frank Irons

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228907

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Arthur Oliver Irons

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233560

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Baden Powell Irons

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261959

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Alfred Richard Irons

Died 1915

British Army 11852 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Sidney Irons

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 954 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 30260 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 30260 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Irons

Died 1917

British Army S/16689 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/16689 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Joseph Irons

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 9563 Private Connaught Rangers

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John Henry Irons

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 26642 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Wilfred J Irons

Died 1916

British Army 19939 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Charles Irons

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17753 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Walter Irons

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3155 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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George W Irons

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16800 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Irons

Died 1916

British Army 19453 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 19453 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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Horace E Irons

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 18435 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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