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Adelaide South Australia [2]

Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, South London [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Christchurch, Monmouthshire [1]

Concord New South Wales [1]

Cranbrook Victoria [1]

Durham England [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Enmore New South Wales [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Exleston New South Wales [1]

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Fulham, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

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Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

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London England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

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Perth Western Australia [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Saint Marys, Leicester [1]

Sale Victoria [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Buchan Victoria [1]

Springhead, West Riding [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Suffolk England [1]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Whetstone, Leicestershire [1]

Wyalong, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [192]

Gunner [22]

Driver [16]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal/Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Privat [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Royal Irish Rifles [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

London Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Connaught Rangers [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hussars [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [277]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [89]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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K [440]

Contribution

Military Service [434]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Adelaide South Australia [2] Rugby, Warwickshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bangalore [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, South London [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Christchurch, Monmouthshire [1] Concord New South Wales [1] Cranbrook Victoria [1] Durham England [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Enmore New South Wales [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Exleston New South Wales [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Fulham, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hednesford, Staffordshire [1] Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1] Leicestershire [1] London England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] New York U S A, New York [1] Newcastle England [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Saint Marys, Leicester [1] Sale Victoria [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Buchan Victoria [1] Springhead, West Riding [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Suffolk England [1] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Whetstone, Leicestershire [1] Wyalong, New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [192] Gunner [22] Driver [16] Corporal [13] Sapper [10] Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Brevet Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal/Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Privat [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21] Labour Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [20] Royal Irish Rifles [20] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] London Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Connaught Rangers [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hussars [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots [3] Coldstream Guards [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [277] Canadian Expeditionary Force [89] Australian Imperial Force [27] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [440]

Contribution

Military Service [434] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William Henry Devis Kenney

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 375325 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Kenney

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 38931 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army 38931 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frederick Kenney

Born 1878

British Army 36341 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 5293 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 5293 Private South Wales Borderers

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Bertie Kenney

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23053

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Francis Kenney

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199216

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Annie Kenney

Born 1879

Died 1953

Other Empire Force Recruitment of women war workers

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Joseph Stephen Kenney

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289053

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Herbert Harold Kenney

Died 1917

British Army 5224 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James A Kenney

Died 1917

British Army 6629 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 241826 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st/8th Bn.

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James Albert Kenney

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 7824 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Robert Kenney

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102421

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William Kenney

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199846

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Ernest Kenney

Died 1916

British Army 22011 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harold William Kenney

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 37 Private Hussars

British Army 37 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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William Waltho Kenney

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165827

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Earle Kenneth Kenney

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 282437

Canadian Expeditionary Force 282437 Private Canadian Infantry

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Hugh Leo Kenney

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1696

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1696 Driver Canadian Army Service Corps

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Michael James Kenney

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3033103

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3033103 Private Canadian Engineers

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Thomas Kenney

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5170

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John Kenney

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75021

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