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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Quorn South Australia [3]

Wexford [3]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Dublin [2]

Gorey, Wexford [2]

Narrandera New South Wales [2]

Omeo Victoria [2]

Wilpena South Australia [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Anestown, Waterford [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Clogher Head, Louth [1]

Clogherhead [Clogherhead], County Louth [1]

Cork [1]

Dalesford Victoria [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Hamilton New South Wales [1]

Hawker South Australia [1]

Invercargill [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Kinglake Victoria [1]

Limerick [1]

Lurgan, Armagh [1]

Marysville Victoria [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Riverstone New South Wales [1]

St Helens Tasmania [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

The Liberties Dublin [1]

Thurles Tipperary [1]

Wallace NS [1]

Waterford [1]

Willochra South Australia [1]

Windsor New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [101]

Driver [12]

Gunner [12]

Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [8]

Captain [7]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Major [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/ Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Seaman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [25]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Irish Regiment [11]

Connaught Rangers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Irish Guards [7]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Leinster Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Artillery/ Staff [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Indian Medical Service [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Nigeria Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Australian Machine Gun Battalion/Australian Imperial Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Catholic Club [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dublin Fusiliers [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [174]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

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K [262]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

Ireland [2]

United Kingdom [2]

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People [263] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Quorn South Australia [3] Wexford [3] Casterton Victoria [2] Dublin [2] Gorey, Wexford [2] Narrandera New South Wales [2] Omeo Victoria [2] Wilpena South Australia [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Anestown, Waterford [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Clogher Head, Louth [1] Clogherhead [Clogherhead], County Louth [1] Cork [1] Dalesford Victoria [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Hamilton New South Wales [1] Hawker South Australia [1] Invercargill [1] Kilkenny [1] Kinglake Victoria [1] Limerick [1] Lurgan, Armagh [1] Marysville Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Queenstown, Cork [1] Riverstone New South Wales [1] St Helens Tasmania [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] The Liberties Dublin [1] Thurles Tipperary [1] Wallace NS [1] Waterford [1] Willochra South Australia [1] Windsor New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [101] Driver [12] Gunner [12] Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [8] Captain [7] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Able Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Major [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandmaster [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/ Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Seaman [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [25] Labour Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Irish Regiment [11] Connaught Rangers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Irish Guards [7] Royal Munster Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Leinster Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Artillery/ Staff [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Indian Medical Service [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Nigeria Regiment [1] Australian Infantry [1] Australian Machine Gun Battalion/Australian Imperial Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Catholic Club [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dublin Fusiliers [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [174] Australian Imperial Force [38] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

K [262] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

Ireland [2] United Kingdom [2]

John Kirwan

Born 1894

Died 1964

British Army 21294 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Edward Kirwan

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17835 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division Deal Depot

Royal Navy PLY/17835 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry R M Depot Deal

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Charles Kirwan

Born 1873

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766863

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766863 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Milo William Kirwan

Born 1894

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152392

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Lawrence Kirwan

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120452

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William Joseph Kirwan

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185612

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John Kirwan

Born 1894

Died 1964

British Army 21294 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Richard John Kirwan

Born 1874

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2279

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James Kirwan

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120983

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John T. Kirwan

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 6954 Private Irish Guards

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Edward Kirwan

Died 1915

British Army 6725 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 6725 Colour Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 6725 Company Serjeant Major Rifle Brigade

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John Kirwan

Died 1914

British Army 8848 Private Welsh Regiment

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Dionysius P N Kirwan

Died 1918

British Army 517251 Private London Regiment

British Army 517251 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 517251 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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William Kirwan

Died 1918

British Army 306169 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Kirwan

Died 1916

British Army 14531 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Kirwan

Died 1917

British Army 7661 Private Irish Guards

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Francis Kirwan

Died 1915

British Army 8729 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Joseph Kirwan

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 9122 Private Manchester Regiment

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Patrick Kirwan

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 76419 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Michael Kirwan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305199

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