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Hobart Tasmania [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Cork [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Berry New South Wales [2]

Devonport Tasmania [2]

Dublin [2]

Gundagai New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Portland Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Wexford [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Yorkshire England [2]

Adrigole, Cork [1]

Ardfield, Cork [1]

Ballincarring, Cork [1]

Ballinskelligs, Kerry [1]

Ballyanon, Cork [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bourne Lincolnshire [1]

Caboolture Queensland [1]

Cahirdonnell, Kerry [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Castle Haven, Cork [1]

Chelsea North, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clonashogue, Wexford [1]

Concord New South Wales [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Courtmacsherry, Cork [1]

Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Delegate New South Wales [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Deptford, S E London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Drimoleague, Cork [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Enniscorthy, Wexford [1]

Essex England [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Rank

Private [290]

Driver [26]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [16]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [8]

Rifleman [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Gunner T [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Clerk Acting Corporal [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sailmaker [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant Major/Temporary Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Strapper [1]

Temporary Corporal 2nd [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Royal Engineers [31]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

London Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Irish Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Leinster Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Irish Guards [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Service

British Army [411]

Royal Navy [64]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

L [595]

O [3]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [573]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [599] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hobart Tasmania [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Cork [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] Berry New South Wales [2] Devonport Tasmania [2] Dublin [2] Gundagai New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Portland Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Wexford [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Yorkshire England [2] Adrigole, Cork [1] Ardfield, Cork [1] Ballincarring, Cork [1] Ballinskelligs, Kerry [1] Ballyanon, Cork [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bourne Lincolnshire [1] Caboolture Queensland [1] Cahirdonnell, Kerry [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Castle Haven, Cork [1] Chelsea North, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clonashogue, Wexford [1] Concord New South Wales [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Courtmacsherry, Cork [1] Crookwell New South Wales [1] Delegate New South Wales [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Deptford, S E London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Drimoleague, Cork [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Enniscorthy, Wexford [1] Essex England [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulham, London [1]

Rank

Private [290] Driver [26] Gunner [25] Serjeant [17] Corporal [16] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [8] Rifleman [6] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Acting Gunner T [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Clerk Acting Corporal [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sailmaker [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant Major/Temporary Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Strapper [1] Temporary Corporal 2nd [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37] Royal Field Artillery [32] Royal Engineers [31] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Munster Fusiliers [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] London Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Irish Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [9] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Leinster Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Irish Guards [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Service

British Army [411] Royal Navy [64] Australian Imperial Force [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

L [595] O [3] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [573] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

George Leary

British Army 17680 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Joseph Leary

British Army 3216 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 300502 Private Corps of Hussars

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Francis Thomas Leary

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/1803

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James Alfred Leary

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/780

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Leonard Poulter Leary

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1/365

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Ernest Leary

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/779

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Ernest Richard Leary

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1/689

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Tim Leary

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/3325

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Edwin Leary

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 51314

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E Leary

British Army 41358 13235 Lance Corporal 17th Lancers

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A. T. Leary

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A. J. Leary

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Henry Leary

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141018 Canadian Infantry, Western Ont Regt, 18th Bttln

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Frederick John Leary-Smith

Australian Imperial Force 7488

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Edward O'leary

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy 4487S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Patrick O'leary

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy 293649 Chief Stoker HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Cornelius O'leary

Born 1893

British Army 6018 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242374 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Daniel C Leary-Linch

British Army 568053 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T72 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Agnes Mary Ballentyne Igglesden

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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