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Belfast, Antrim [6]

Dublin [5]

Gateshead, Durham [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Lanark, Lanarkshire [3]

Belfast [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Lisburn, Antrim [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Moree New South Wales [2]

North Dublin [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Workington, Cumberland [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Anderston, Lanarkshire [1]

Antrim [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aulbury Victoria [1]

Ayr [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Baldoyle, Dublin [1]

Beaufort Victoria [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Blantyre,Lanark [1]

Blue Mountain New South Wales [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bombay [1]

Bridgeport, United States of America [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brownstreet Scotland [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Cadzow, Lanarkshire [1]

Canterbury New South Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carnagarve Moville, Donegal [1]

Coatbridge Scotland [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [806]

Gunner [52]

Driver [51]

Corporal [45]

Sapper [41]

Lance Corporal [24]

Serjeant [23]

Acting Corporal [16]

Pioneer [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Captain [11]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Daffadar [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Baling Hand [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Driver [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner Shoeing Smith [1]

Havildar [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain /Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pte [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend Chaplain [1]

Sapper Gunner [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [115]

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Royal Engineers [56]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [54]

Highland Light Infantry [53]

Royal Irish Rifles [52]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [48]

Royal Scots [43]

Army Service Corps [41]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [38]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35]

Scottish Rifles [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Royal Highlanders [29]

Royal Naval Division [25]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [25]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Gordon Highlanders [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Irish Regiment [20]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [19]

Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Leinster Regiment [16]

Irish Guards [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Cameron Highlanders [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Connaught Rangers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Scots Guards [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Hussars [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Service

British Army [1043]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [167]

Royal Navy [92]

Australian Imperial Force [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [42]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

K [1526]

Contribution

Military Service [1474]

Merchant Navy [47]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [6] Dublin [5] Gateshead, Durham [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Greenock, Renfrewshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Lanark, Lanarkshire [3] Belfast [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Lisburn, Antrim [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Moree New South Wales [2] North Dublin [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Workington, Cumberland [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Anderston, Lanarkshire [1] Antrim [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aulbury Victoria [1] Ayr [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Baldoyle, Dublin [1] Beaufort Victoria [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Blantyre,Lanark [1] Blue Mountain New South Wales [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bombay [1] Bridgeport, United States of America [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brownstreet Scotland [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Cadzow, Lanarkshire [1] Canterbury New South Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carnagarve Moville, Donegal [1] Coatbridge Scotland [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Cockburnspath, Berwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [806] Gunner [52] Driver [51] Corporal [45] Sapper [41] Lance Corporal [24] Serjeant [23] Acting Corporal [16] Pioneer [13] Lieutenant [12] Captain [11] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Daffadar [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Baling Hand [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Driver [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner Shoeing Smith [1] Havildar [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain /Adjutant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Pte [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend Chaplain [1] Sapper Gunner [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [115] Royal Field Artillery [69] Royal Engineers [56] Royal Irish Fusiliers [54] Highland Light Infantry [53] Royal Irish Rifles [52] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [48] Royal Scots [43] Army Service Corps [41] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [38] Machine Gun Corps [37] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35] Scottish Rifles [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Royal Highlanders [29] Royal Naval Division [25] Royal Scots Fusiliers [25] Durham Light Infantry [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Gordon Highlanders [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Irish Regiment [20] King's Own Scottish Borderers [19] Seaforth Highlanders [18] Leinster Regiment [16] Irish Guards [15] Canadian Infantry [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] Cameron Highlanders [13] Manchester Regiment [13] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Munster Fusiliers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Connaught Rangers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Scots Guards [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Hussars [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5]

Service

British Army [1043] Canadian Expeditionary Force [167] Royal Navy [92] Australian Imperial Force [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [42] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

K [1526]

Contribution

Military Service [1474] Merchant Navy [47] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26] New Zealand [1]

James Kane

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 32676 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Hugh Kane

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 203285 Corporal 1/4th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 203285 Acting Corporal 10th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army 203285 Acting Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Edward Kane

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 3/6976 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 3/6976 Private Gordon Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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Fred Kane

Died 1915

British Army S/4490 Private Gordon Highlanders 10th Battalion

British Army S/4490 Lance-Corporal Gordon Highlanders 10th Battalion

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Thomas Kane

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162662

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Joseph Kane

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 43412 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 2151 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 43412 Private Scottish Rifles 9th Battalion

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William Kane

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277103

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Robert Andrew Kane

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 45017

Canadian Expeditionary Force 45017 Corporal Canadian Engineers No 3 Field Company

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John George Kane

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276268

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Thomas Ambrose Kane

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 12654 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 12654 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 12654 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Samuel Kane

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 11848 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/11848 Private HMS Goliath Royal Marine Light Infantry

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John Kane

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266615

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John Kane

Born 1882

Died 1920

British Army 18/736 Private Royal Irish Rifles 18th Battalion

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Alexander Samuel Kane

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241529

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William Kane

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162906

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Patrick Kane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145651

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Hugh Kane

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185437

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John Kane

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5502

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Michael Kane

Died 1916

British Army 45842 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Gabriel Kane

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 499 Private Northumberland Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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