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Belfast, Antrim [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Belfast [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Antrim [1]

Atcham, Shropshire [1]

Ballinderry [1]

Bankstown New South Wales [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Belfast, Ireland [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bonhill Scotland [1]

Campbeltown, Argyleshire [1]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1]

Carrick Fergus [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

County Antrim [1]

Dorking, Ontario [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Glenarm, Belfast [1]

Goroke Victoria [1]

Leydon, Down [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Marlmsbury Victoria [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newry, Armagh [1]

Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Pomeroy, Tyrone, Derbyshire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

South Shields [1]

Warrnambool Victoria [1]

Warwick Queensland [1]

Willingford, Kilkenny [1]

Rank

Private [235]

Rifleman [18]

Gunner [17]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [14]

Driver [13]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Alias Gunner [1]

Artist [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Official War Artist [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [50]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [39]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Scots [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Connaught Rangers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Border Regiment [5]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Irish Guards [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [324]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [455]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [439]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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People [456] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Belfast [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Antrim [1] Atcham, Shropshire [1] Ballinderry [1] Bankstown New South Wales [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Belfast, Down [1] Belfast, Ireland [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bonhill Scotland [1] Campbeltown, Argyleshire [1] Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1] Carrick Fergus [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] County Antrim [1] Dorking, Ontario [1] Dublin [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Glenarm, Belfast [1] Goroke Victoria [1] Leydon, Down [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Marlmsbury Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newry, Armagh [1] Pendleton, Lancashire [1] Pomeroy, Tyrone, Derbyshire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] South Shields [1] Warrnambool Victoria [1] Warwick Queensland [1] Willingford, Kilkenny [1]

Rank

Private [235] Rifleman [18] Gunner [17] Corporal [14] Serjeant [14] Driver [13] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Alias Gunner [1] Artist [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Official War Artist [1] Reverend [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [50] Royal Irish Fusiliers [39] Labour Corps [32] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21] Highland Light Infantry [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Scots [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Connaught Rangers [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Border Regiment [5] Cameron Highlanders [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Irish Guards [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Munster Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [324] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [455] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [439] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

Earle Clifford Lavery

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751450

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751450 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751450 Private 118th Battalion

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John Lavery

Born 1856

Died 1941

Other Empire Force Artist

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Hugh Lavery

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309362

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Isaac Herbert Lavery

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56298

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William John Lavery

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147222

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Joseph Lavery

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 34834 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Lavery

Died 1916

British Army 8/3983 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 3983 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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James Lavery

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295217

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James Lavery

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 8518 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 641370 Private Labour Corps

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Francis Lavery

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285524

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Algernon Desilva Lavery

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71355

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William Lavery

Died 1918

British Army 26071 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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James Lavery

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218663

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Henry Lavery

Died 1917

British Army 16986 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 16986 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Lavery

Died 1916

British Army 3024 Private Leinster Regiment

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John J Lavery

Died 1916

British Army 30427 Private Royal Scots

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Daniel Lavery

Died 1917

British Army 19633 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Felix Lavery

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3910 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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C Lavery

Died 1916

British Army 9495 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Michael Lavery

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 6501 Private Connaught Rangers

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