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Armidale New South Wales [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Cheddar, Somerset [1]

Gui Gui Queensland [1]

Lee, Middlesex [1]

Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Mt Perry Queensland [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Portsea Island, Hampshire [1]

Reading [1]

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Private [12]

Gunner [5]

Major [5]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Captain [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

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Commander [1]

Driver [1]

General [1]

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Major and Brevet Colonel [1]

Major and Lieutenant Colonel/ Major and Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Artillery/ Staff [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Artillery [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

General List [1]

Infantry [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Military Operations Directorate [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery (Headquarters Staff) [1]

Royal Artillery/Headquarters Staff [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [45]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [67]

Merchant Navy [2]

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People [69] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Armidale New South Wales [2] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Cheddar, Somerset [1] Gui Gui Queensland [1] Lee, Middlesex [1] Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Mt Perry Queensland [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Portsea Island, Hampshire [1] Reading [1]

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Private [12] Gunner [5] Major [5] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Captain [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Commander [1] Driver [1] General [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lieutenant [1] Major and Brevet Colonel [1] Major and Lieutenant Colonel/ Major and Lieutenant Colonel [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Artillery/ Staff [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Artillery [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] General List [1] Infantry [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Military Operations Directorate [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery (Headquarters Staff) [1] Royal Artillery/Headquarters Staff [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Scots [1] Scottish Rifles [1] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [1] Tank Corps [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [45] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

K [69]

Contribution

Military Service [67] Merchant Navy [2]

Walter Mervyn St George Kirke

Born 1877

Died 1949

British Army Major Royal Artillery

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery Staff

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

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Arthur Llewellyn Kirke

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158728

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Edwards St George Kirke

Born 1883

Died 1957

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Kenneth St George Kirke

Born 1875

Died 1955

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Lionel Kirke

Australian Imperial Force 629

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Gilbert Shuttleworth Kirke

Australian Imperial Force 903

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Basil Everil Wharton Kirke

Australian Imperial Force 1806

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Elizabeth Riches Kirke

Royal Navy G4094

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Hunter Wharton Kirke

Australian Imperial Force

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Malcolm Kinlock Kirke

Australian Imperial Force 1228

Australian Imperial Force 30997

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William Kirke

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 516

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Robert John Kirke

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6236

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Daniel Francis Kirke

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3181361

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Norman Wilbert Kirke

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 276514

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Charles Kirke

Born 1877

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751363

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Errol Wharton Kirke

Australian Imperial Force

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Henry Kirke

Born 1899

Royal Navy J36276

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Henry Karl Kirke

Born 1892

Royal Navy M5915

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Arnold Kirke

Born 1870

Royal Navy Commander

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Violet Thurston Kirke

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19179

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