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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Cork [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Belfast, Down [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cooma New South Wales [2]

Larne, Antrim [2]

London England [2]

Norfolk England [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beaumaris, Anglesey [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex. [1]

Bromley, Middlesex, England [1]

Cargo New South Wales [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Durham England [1]

Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Grimsby [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

Harefield Middlesex [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Inglewood Victoria [1]

Jericho Tasmania [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Kerawarree New South Wales [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Macedon Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [167]

Corporal [17]

Lance Corporal [12]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [10]

Gunner [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Rifleman [3]

Sub Conductor [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain [1]

Captain /Deputy Commissary [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Subordinate Conductor [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Labour Corps [17]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Hussars [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Irish Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Supply and Transport Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Indian Medical Department [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [270]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [441]

Contribution

Military Service [422]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [8] Hobart Tasmania [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Cork [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Belfast, Down [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cooma New South Wales [2] Larne, Antrim [2] London England [2] Norfolk England [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beaumaris, Anglesey [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex. [1] Bromley, Middlesex, England [1] Cargo New South Wales [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Durham England [1] Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Erith, Kent [1] Fulham, London [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Grimsby [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1] Harefield Middlesex [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Inglewood Victoria [1] Jericho Tasmania [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Kerawarree New South Wales [1] Kilkenny [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Macedon Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [167] Corporal [17] Lance Corporal [12] Serjeant [11] Driver [10] Gunner [9] Lieutenant [8] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [5] Major [5] Rifleman [3] Sub Conductor [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain [1] Captain /Deputy Commissary [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Subordinate Conductor [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23] Labour Corps [17] London Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Durham Light Infantry [8] Hussars [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Canadian Infantry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Irish Regiment [5] Connaught Rangers [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Irish Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Supply and Transport Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Indian Medical Department [2] King Edward's Horse [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [270] Australian Imperial Force [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [441]

Contribution

Military Service [422] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Cornelius Mackey

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 14620 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Mackey

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Rifle Volunteers 22nd Middlesex

British Army A920 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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Thomas Mackey

Died 1916

British Army 7553 Private Irish Guards 2nd Battalion

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Sidney Mackey

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 8276 Private Lincolnshire Regiment Depot.

British Army 8276 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Thomas Mackey

Born 1894

British Army 10971 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 10971 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Chalmers Mackey

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253574

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Robert Wheatley Mackey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231435

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Fred Mackey

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 826186 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 3026 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2/21st Service Midland Brigade

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John Mackey

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15639

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Stephen Mackey

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148193

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Arthur John Mackey

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 1066199 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment

British Army 1066199 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Arthur Mackey

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4021042

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4021042 Private Canadian Infantry

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Philip James Mackey

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190687

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John Albert Mackey

Born 1890

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/828 Gunner New Zealand Field Artillery

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Samuel Ross Mackey

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy 8458TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 8458 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Joseph Mackey

Born 1889

Royal Navy K16048

Royal Navy K16048 Leading Stoker Europa II (M 33)

Royal Navy K16048 Acting Leading Stoker Vivid II - M 33

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Henry Joseph Mackey

Australian Imperial Force N94370

Australian Imperial Force 1535

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Jesse Curl Mackey

Australian Imperial Force 2843

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Harry James Mackey

Australian Imperial Force 7845

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Sidney Victor Mackey

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army 146667 Sapper Royal Engineers

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