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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Auckland [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Kingstown, Cumberland, England [3]

Limerick [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Queenstown, Cork [3]

Aghada, Cork [2]

Antrim, Antrim [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Dublin [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Wexford [2]

Wicklow [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Arklow [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballinaneela, Waterford [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carrington New South Wales [1]

Chester [1]

Cork [1]

Cumberland New South Wales [1]

Dunedin, New Zealand [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Hergott Springs South Australia [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Inamincka Queensland [1]

Ireland [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kingstown, Dublin [1]

Lacken, County Mayo [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mayo [1]

Millwarrie Western Australia [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Southport, Lancashire, England [1]

Springwood New South Wales [1]

St Anns, Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

St George Queensland [1]

Stanthorpe Queensland [1]

Thomas Town, Kilkenny [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [256]

Corporal [20]

Gunner [17]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [15]

Lance Corporal [15]

Sapper [11]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signal Boatswain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel/ Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Colonel [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2/Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [40]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [27]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [26]

Royal Engineers [24]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

London Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Irish Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [11]

Connaught Rangers [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Leinster Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Tank Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [374]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [83]

Royal Navy [41]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [582]

Contribution

Military Service [556]

Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Auckland [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Kingstown, Cumberland, England [3] Limerick [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Queenstown, Cork [3] Aghada, Cork [2] Antrim, Antrim [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Dublin [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Wexford [2] Wicklow [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Arklow [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballinaneela, Waterford [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carrington New South Wales [1] Chester [1] Cork [1] Cumberland New South Wales [1] Dunedin, New Zealand [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Hergott Springs South Australia [1] Holborn, London [1] Inamincka Queensland [1] Ireland [1] Islington, London [1] Kingstown, Dublin [1] Lacken, County Mayo [1] Limehouse, London [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mayo [1] Millwarrie Western Australia [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Southport, Lancashire, England [1] Springwood New South Wales [1] St Anns, Blackburn, Lancashire [1] St George Queensland [1] Stanthorpe Queensland [1] Thomas Town, Kilkenny [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [256] Corporal [20] Gunner [17] Serjeant [16] Driver [15] Lance Corporal [15] Sapper [11] Captain [6] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sergeant [2] Signal Boatswain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Colonel/ Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Colonel [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2/Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [40] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [27] Royal Irish Fusiliers [26] Royal Engineers [24] Liverpool Regiment [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] London Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Irish Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Irish Rifles [11] Connaught Rangers [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Leinster Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Tank Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Australian Infantry [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2] Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [374] Canadian Expeditionary Force [83] Royal Navy [41] Australian Imperial Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [582]

Contribution

Military Service [556] Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Ireland [1]

Frederick Vincent Kearns

Born 1888

British Army 9181 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9181 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers 6th Battalion

British Army 9181 Company Serjeant Major South Wales Borderers 6th Battalion

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John Kearns

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7293 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Wilson Charles Cooper Kearns

Born 1887

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2574 Sergeant Australian Infantry

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William Kearns

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31615

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Owen Kearns

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296272

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John Kearns

Born 1866

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88243

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Arthur Clarkson Rose Kearns

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment attached Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment attached Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment attached Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas Phillip Kearns

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288208

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William Kearns

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army 24243 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Kearns

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 9943 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sarah Kearns

Born 1913

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian Ashton-Under-Lyne explosion

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James Maurice Kearns

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73088

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Thomas Kearin

Born 1865

Died 1917

Royal Navy

Royal Navy SS Keeper Merchant Navy

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Raymond Kearns

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 457178

Canadian Expeditionary Force 457178 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Frank Clement Kearns

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 550483

Canadian Expeditionary Force 550483 Private Royal Canadian Dragoons

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Arthur John Kearns

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121610

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Ambrose Kearns

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 43093 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Mark Kearns

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 32571 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Alfred Kearns

Died 1915

British Army 35179 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Patrick Kearns

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 5031 Private Connaught Rangers

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