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Sydney New South Wales [41]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [30]

Melbourne Victoria [24]

Brisbane Queensland [19]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [16]

Liverpool, Lancashire [11]

Ballarat Victoria [10]

Belfast, Antrim [10]

Dublin [10]

Geelong Victoria [9]

Albury New South Wales [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Perth Western Australia [7]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [6]

Glasgow Scotland [6]

Goulburn New South Wales [6]

Aberdeen Scotland [5]

Belfast [5]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Footscray Victoria [5]

Orange New South Wales [5]

Tipperary [5]

Waterford [5]

Wexford [5]

Bourke New South Wales [4]

Buninyong Victoria [4]

Cork [4]

Croydon Queensland [4]

Edinburgh Scotland [4]

Glasgow [4]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4]

Kyneton Victoria [4]

Liverpool England [4]

London England [4]

Mt Gambier South Australia [4]

South Shields, Durham, England [4]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Annascaul, Kerry [3]

Corowa New South Wales [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Durham, Durham [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Galway [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [3]

Hawthorn Victoria [3]

Rank

Private [2831]

Gunner [232]

Driver [219]

Corporal [214]

Serjeant [186]

Sapper [162]

Captain [118]

Lieutenant [117]

Lance Corporal [110]

Second Lieutenant [110]

Pioneer [55]

Rifleman [50]

Acting Corporal [45]

Major [43]

Acting Serjeant [31]

Company Serjeant Major [21]

Bombardier [18]

Lieutenant Colonel [18]

Worker [18]

Nursing Sister [14]

Staff Serjeant [13]

Temporary Lieutenant [12]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Reverend [9]

Sergeant [8]

Temporary Major [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Farrier Serjeant [7]

Temporary Captain [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Canteener [5]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Guardsman [4]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Sister [4]

Acting Major [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Major General [3]

Nurse [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [362]

Royal Engineers [318]

Royal Field Artillery [304]

Army Service Corps [259]

Royal Army Medical Corps [162]

Royal Garrison Artillery [149]

Highland Light Infantry [145]

Royal Irish Rifles [129]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [123]

Royal Scots [119]

Machine Gun Corps [118]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [118]

Northumberland Fusiliers [104]

Scottish Rifles [101]

Seaforth Highlanders [93]

Liverpool Regiment [88]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [87]

Royal Highlanders [87]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [84]

Gordon Highlanders [83]

Royal Irish Regiment [81]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [73]

Cameron Highlanders [72]

London Regiment [71]

Canadian Infantry [69]

Manchester Regiment [68]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [58]

Royal Fusiliers [56]

Lancashire Fusiliers [55]

Royal Army Service Corps [52]

Durham Light Infantry [49]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [48]

Border Regiment [46]

Leinster Regiment [45]

Connaught Rangers [44]

West Yorkshire Regiment [43]

Royal Defence Corps [42]

Cheshire Regiment [41]

Royal Naval Division [39]

South Lancashire Regiment [38]

Yorkshire Regiment [36]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Irish Guards [32]

West Riding Regiment [31]

Middlesex Regiment [30]

East Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Royal Air Force [29]

Rifle Brigade [28]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [27]

East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [4322]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [849]

Australian Imperial Force [564]

Royal Navy [342]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [297]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [125]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [4]

Last name first letter

K [6702]

C [7]

M [6]

B [1]

G [1]

H [1]

O [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6510]

Merchant Navy [181]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [71]

Ireland [6]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [41] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [30] Melbourne Victoria [24] Brisbane Queensland [19] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [16] Liverpool, Lancashire [11] Ballarat Victoria [10] Belfast, Antrim [10] Dublin [10] Geelong Victoria [9] Albury New South Wales [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Perth Western Australia [7] Dublin, Suffolk, England [6] Glasgow Scotland [6] Goulburn New South Wales [6] Aberdeen Scotland [5] Belfast [5] Bendigo Victoria [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Footscray Victoria [5] Orange New South Wales [5] Tipperary [5] Waterford [5] Wexford [5] Bourke New South Wales [4] Buninyong Victoria [4] Cork [4] Croydon Queensland [4] Edinburgh Scotland [4] Glasgow [4] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4] Kyneton Victoria [4] Liverpool England [4] London England [4] Mt Gambier South Australia [4] South Shields, Durham, England [4] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Annascaul, Kerry [3] Corowa New South Wales [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Durham, Durham [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Galway [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Hawick, Roxburghshire [3] Hawthorn Victoria [3]

Rank

Private [2831] Gunner [232] Driver [219] Corporal [214] Serjeant [186] Sapper [162] Captain [118] Lieutenant [117] Lance Corporal [110] Second Lieutenant [110] Pioneer [55] Rifleman [50] Acting Corporal [45] Major [43] Acting Serjeant [31] Company Serjeant Major [21] Bombardier [18] Lieutenant Colonel [18] Worker [18] Nursing Sister [14] Staff Serjeant [13] Temporary Lieutenant [12] Lance Serjeant [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Ordinary Seaman [9] Reverend [9] Sergeant [8] Temporary Major [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Able Seaman [7] Farrier Serjeant [7] Temporary Captain [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Canteener [5] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Captain [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Guardsman [4] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4] Sister [4] Acting Major [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Brigadier General [3] Company Sergeant Major [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Major General [3] Nurse [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [362] Royal Engineers [318] Royal Field Artillery [304] Army Service Corps [259] Royal Army Medical Corps [162] Royal Garrison Artillery [149] Highland Light Infantry [145] Royal Irish Rifles [129] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [123] Royal Scots [119] Machine Gun Corps [118] Royal Scots Fusiliers [118] Northumberland Fusiliers [104] Scottish Rifles [101] Seaforth Highlanders [93] Liverpool Regiment [88] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [87] Royal Highlanders [87] King's Own Scottish Borderers [84] Gordon Highlanders [83] Royal Irish Regiment [81] Royal Irish Fusiliers [73] Cameron Highlanders [72] London Regiment [71] Canadian Infantry [69] Manchester Regiment [68] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [58] Royal Fusiliers [56] Lancashire Fusiliers [55] Royal Army Service Corps [52] Durham Light Infantry [49] Royal Munster Fusiliers [48] Border Regiment [46] Leinster Regiment [45] Connaught Rangers [44] West Yorkshire Regiment [43] Royal Defence Corps [42] Cheshire Regiment [41] Royal Naval Division [39] South Lancashire Regiment [38] Yorkshire Regiment [36] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Irish Guards [32] West Riding Regiment [31] Middlesex Regiment [30] East Yorkshire Regiment [29] Royal Air Force [29] Rifle Brigade [28] Royal Lancaster Regiment [27] East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [4322] Canadian Expeditionary Force [849] Australian Imperial Force [564] Royal Navy [342] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [297] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [125] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [4]

Last name first letter

K [6702] C [7] M [6] B [1] G [1] H [1] O [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6510] Merchant Navy [181] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [71] Ireland [6] Canada [2] Australia [1]

Samuel Kennedy

Died 1916

British Army 12983 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Herbert Michael Kennedy

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 347012

Royal Navy Chief Electrician HMS Indefatigable

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John Francis Kennedy

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army L/4668 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Frank Stanley Kennedy

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53925

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Edward George Kennedy

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303449

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John Kennedy

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289816

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George Kennedy

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55724

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Thomas Mayford Kennedy

Died 1918

British Army 267839 Corporal Liverpool Regiment 1st/6th Battalions

British Army 267839 Corporal Liverpool Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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William Kennedy

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146488

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James Kennedy

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1636 Gunner Australian Trench Mortar Battery

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Frederick John Kennedy

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295955

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Thomas Stewart Kennedy

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119475

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John Kennedy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104090

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Albert Kennedy

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116367

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Thomas Kennedy

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205630

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James Kennedy

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124765

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James Kennedy

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163990

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Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy

Born 1883

Died 1929

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Richard Kennedy

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715690

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715690 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Harold William Kennedy

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808029

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808029 Private Canadian Infantry

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