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Sydney New South Wales [20]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [18]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Dublin [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Perth Western Australia [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Colton South Australia [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

London England [3]

Woodend Victoria [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bellary [2]

Berry New South Wales [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Durham [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Leitrim [2]

Liverpool [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Murchison Victoria [2]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Walcha New South Wales [2]

West Hartlepool, Durham [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Allansford Victoria [1]

Anerley, Surrey, England [1]

Antrim, Ireland [1]

Arklow, County Wicklow [1]

Athlone [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballybriggan, Waterford [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bangor, Down [1]

Bangum, Ireland [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [845]

Driver [68]

Serjeant [68]

Gunner [67]

Corporal [57]

Sapper [39]

Lance Corporal [32]

Lieutenant [22]

Acting Corporal [14]

Captain [13]

Pioneer [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Major [11]

Temporary Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sister [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Surgeon General [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

A/S [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Assistant Quarter Master General [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [121]

Royal Field Artillery [91]

Royal Engineers [88]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [64]

Army Service Corps [61]

Liverpool Regiment [55]

Royal Irish Regiment [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

Leinster Regiment [33]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Irish Guards [30]

Connaught Rangers [29]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

South Lancashire Regiment [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Royal Irish Rifles [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [20]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Highland Light Infantry [17]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Scottish Rifles [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Scots [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1249]

Australian Imperial Force [159]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [122]

Royal Navy [83]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [1761]

B [1]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1706]

Merchant Navy [50]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Ireland [3]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [20] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [18] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Hobart Tasmania [6] Dublin [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Perth Western Australia [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Colton South Australia [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] London England [3] Woodend Victoria [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bellary [2] Berry New South Wales [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Durham [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Hackney, London [2] Leitrim [2] Liverpool [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Murchison Victoria [2] Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Walcha New South Wales [2] West Hartlepool, Durham [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Allansford Victoria [1] Anerley, Surrey, England [1] Antrim, Ireland [1] Arklow, County Wicklow [1] Athlone [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballybriggan, Waterford [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bangor, Down [1] Bangum, Ireland [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bendigo Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [845] Driver [68] Serjeant [68] Gunner [67] Corporal [57] Sapper [39] Lance Corporal [32] Lieutenant [22] Acting Corporal [14] Captain [13] Pioneer [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Major [11] Temporary Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Able Seaman [5] Acting Bombardier [5] Staff Nurse [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Sister [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Surgeon General [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] A/S [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Assistant Quarter Master General [1] Bandmaster [1] Bandsman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [121] Royal Field Artillery [91] Royal Engineers [88] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [64] Army Service Corps [61] Liverpool Regiment [55] Royal Irish Regiment [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] Leinster Regiment [33] Royal Munster Fusiliers [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Manchester Regiment [31] Irish Guards [30] Connaught Rangers [29] Machine Gun Corps [29] South Lancashire Regiment [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23] Royal Fusiliers [22] Royal Irish Rifles [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] East Lancashire Regiment [20] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Royal Irish Fusiliers [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Highland Light Infantry [17] London Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Scottish Rifles [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Royal Defence Corps [14] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13] Canadian Infantry [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Scots [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Rifle Brigade [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1249] Australian Imperial Force [159] Canadian Expeditionary Force [122] Royal Navy [83] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [1761] B [1] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1706] Merchant Navy [50] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Ireland [3] India [1]

Thomas James Bede Kenny

Born 1896

Died 1953

Australian Imperial Force 4195 Private 2 Battalion

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Francis Joseph Leo Kenny

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79410 Private Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion then 9th Reserve Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers attd. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers

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John Kenny

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 14/833 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion

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James Kenny

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 14/832 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Kenny

Born 1882

Died 1948

British Army 17424 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 17424 Warrant Officer Class 2 Durham Light Infantry

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Matthew Kenny

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309893

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Patrick Kenny

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34944

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William David Kenny

Born 1899

Died 1920

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Unattached List From Cadet College, Quetta

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 39th Garhwal Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant 4/39th Royal Garhwal Rifles Waziristan

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Marcus Guy Kenny

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy M33519

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John Kenny

Died 1916

British Army 3201 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Joseph Kenny

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 16709 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Patrick Kenny

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285645

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John Kenny

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122224

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John Kenny

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307526

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Daniel Kenny

Died 1918

British Army 45957 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 45957 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas James Kenny

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301308

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John James Kenny

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145585

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John Kenny

Died 1915

British Army 1988 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 1988 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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Thomas Henry Kenny

Born 1884

Died 1943

Other Empire Force Second Engineer Officer S.S. Fidra

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Francis Frank Kenny

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113730

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