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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Albury New South Wales [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Numurkah Victoria [4]

Brenchley, Kent [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Kempsey New South Wales [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Pyramid Hill Victoria [3]

Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Herstmonceux [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Longford [2]

Mitcham Victoria [2]

Moss Vale New South Wales [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

North Sydney New South Wales [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Wilcannia New South Wales [2]

Albury Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales. [1]

Battersea [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

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Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Brecon, Breconshire [1]

Broughton, Manchester [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Bundanoon New South Wales [1]

Busselton Western Australia [1]

Caboolture Queensland [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardross, Dumbartonshire [1]

Carlingford [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Catford, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Co Armagh [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [426]

Gunner [36]

Corporal [31]

Driver [30]

Serjeant [29]

Sapper [22]

Lance Corporal [17]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Captain /Acting Major [2]

Trimmer [2]

Worker [2]

3rd Class Master Gunner [1]

AM I [1]

AM1 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour-Sergeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Davadar [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

M 1 [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [68]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Royal Engineers [40]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [19]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

London Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

Royal Irish Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14]

Royal Irish Rifles [14]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Irish Guards [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Leinster Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Hussars [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Service

British Army [618]

Australian Imperial Force [97]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [69]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

L [930]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [896]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Sydney New South Wales [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Albury New South Wales [5] Battersea, London [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Numurkah Victoria [4] Brenchley, Kent [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Kempsey New South Wales [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Pyramid Hill Victoria [3] Tonbridge, Kent [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Herstmonceux [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Longford [2] Mitcham Victoria [2] Moss Vale New South Wales [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] North Sydney New South Wales [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Wilcannia New South Wales [2] Albury Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales. [1] Battersea [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishopstone, Sussex [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brecon, Breconshire [1] Broughton, Manchester [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Bundanoon New South Wales [1] Busselton Western Australia [1] Caboolture Queensland [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardross, Dumbartonshire [1] Carlingford [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Catford, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Co Armagh [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Cooma New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [426] Gunner [36] Corporal [31] Driver [30] Serjeant [29] Sapper [22] Lance Corporal [17] Second Lieutenant [11] Bombardier [6] Captain [6] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Captain /Acting Major [2] Trimmer [2] Worker [2] 3rd Class Master Gunner [1] AM I [1] AM1 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour-Sergeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Davadar [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] M 1 [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [68] Royal Field Artillery [53] Royal Engineers [40] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Royal Irish Fusiliers [19] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [17] London Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Manchester Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] Royal Irish Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14] Royal Irish Rifles [14] The Queen's Regiment [13] Irish Guards [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] East Kent Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Munster Fusiliers [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Leinster Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Scottish Rifles [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Hussars [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Scots [5]

Service

British Army [618] Australian Imperial Force [97] Canadian Expeditionary Force [69] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

L [930] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [896] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Harold Larkin

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20151 Air Mechanic 1st Class 9th Sqdn.

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Edward Rennix Larkin

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 321 Sergeant Australian Infantry 1st Battalion

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John Larkin

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy 1388U Stoker HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 1388U Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1388U Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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John Thomas Larkin

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 18212 Driver Royal Field Artillery No. 2 Depot

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Joseph Larkin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12541 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 12541 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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James Albert Larkin

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army G3721 Private East Kent Regiment

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William John Larkin

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4808 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/16237 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/16237 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Bn.

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Clarence Albert Edward Larkin

Born 1887

Died 1969

Royal Navy F9590 AM1 RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209590 AM I Royal Air Force

Royal Navy F9590 AM I HMS "Pembroke II"

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Stewart Albert Larkin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13336

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Francis Herbert Larkin

Born 1888

Died 1964

Royal Navy 5577 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

Royal Navy 5577 Sapper Royal Naval Division Engineers Deal

British Army 236175 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John J Larkin

Born 1896

Died 1937

British Army 1429 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 675478 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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Edwin Dereham Larkin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32949

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Frederick Roach Larkin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36063

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Charles Samuel Larkin

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107478

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John Peter Larkin

Born 1871

Died 1919

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th Battalion

British Army 14868 Sergeant Major King's Own Scottish Borderers 8th (S) Battalion

British Army 1343 King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Percy Larkin

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 8345 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 8345 Colour Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 8345 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Sidney Bernard Larkin

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 970 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Australian Flying Corps

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Cyril Vernon Larkin

Died 1918

British Army 101992 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Albert Larkin

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 791 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion

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Mathew James Larkin

Died 1916

British Army 6638 Private London Regiment

British Army 533381 Private London Regiment

British Army 533381 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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