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Sydney New South Wales [16]

Belfast, Antrim [9]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Geelong Victoria [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Belfast [4]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Dublin [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Seacombe, Cheshire, England [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Dundalk, Louth [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Mittagong New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Seven Hills South Australia [2]

Tarcowie South Australia [2]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Antrim [1]

Armagh [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Bangalore [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Co. Antrim [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead,Cheshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland [1]

Camperdown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [912]

Gunner [74]

Driver [64]

Sapper [61]

Serjeant [53]

Corporal [47]

Lance Corporal [36]

Pioneer [17]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Rifleman [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Guardsman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

ALIAS Fireman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Fireman [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [145]

Royal Field Artillery [99]

Royal Engineers [83]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [79]

Army Service Corps [66]

Highland Light Infantry [64]

Royal Irish Rifles [51]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [47]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [40]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Royal Scots [37]

Liverpool Regiment [36]

Scottish Rifles [36]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Connaught Rangers [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [24]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

Royal Highlanders [21]

Irish Guards [19]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [18]

Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Royal Irish Regiment [17]

Leinster Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

London Regiment [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Cameron Highlanders [10]

Royal Naval Division [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Service

British Army [1249]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [168]

Australian Imperial Force [112]

Royal Navy [103]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [1765]

Contribution

Military Service [1711]

Merchant Navy [48]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Australia [2]

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Sydney New South Wales [16] Belfast, Antrim [9] Adelaide South Australia [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Geelong Victoria [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Belfast [4] Dublin, Suffolk, England [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Dublin [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Seacombe, Cheshire, England [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Colac Victoria [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Dundalk, Louth [2] Edinburgh [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool England [2] Mittagong New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Seven Hills South Australia [2] Tarcowie South Australia [2] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Antrim [1] Armagh [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Bangalore [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Co. Antrim [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead,Cheshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burntisland, Fife, Scotland [1] Camperdown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [912] Gunner [74] Driver [64] Sapper [61] Serjeant [53] Corporal [47] Lance Corporal [36] Pioneer [17] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Captain [8] Lieutenant [7] Rifleman [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Guardsman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] ALIAS Fireman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Serjeant [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Fireman [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [145] Royal Field Artillery [99] Royal Engineers [83] Royal Irish Fusiliers [79] Army Service Corps [66] Highland Light Infantry [64] Royal Irish Rifles [51] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [47] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [40] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Royal Scots [37] Liverpool Regiment [36] Scottish Rifles [36] Royal Scots Fusiliers [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Machine Gun Corps [28] Connaught Rangers [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [24] Manchester Regiment [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] Royal Highlanders [21] Irish Guards [19] Royal Munster Fusiliers [18] Seaforth Highlanders [18] Royal Irish Regiment [17] Leinster Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] Gordon Highlanders [13] London Regiment [13] East Lancashire Regiment [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Cameron Highlanders [10] Royal Naval Division [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Scots Guards [6]

Service

British Army [1249] Canadian Expeditionary Force [168] Australian Imperial Force [112] Royal Navy [103] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [1765]

Contribution

Military Service [1711] Merchant Navy [48]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Australia [2]

John Mccann

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2746 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 305786 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army No 2746 (later renumbered to 305786 Private 8th King's (Liverpool) Regt 1st Battalion (Liverpool Irish)

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William Edward Mccann

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1628

Australian Imperial Force 1628 Private 2nd light Horse Regiment

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George Henry Mccann

Born 1876

Died 1959

British Army 19387 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 406644 Private Labour Corps

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Charles Aloysius Mccann

Born 1895

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1326 Gunner 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade

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Bernard Mccann

Died 1917

British Army 4614 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4614 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 74th Brigade

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James Mccann

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5756 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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William Mccann

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 136567 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Mccann

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 8329 Private Royal Irish Rifles Depot

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John Mccann

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286810

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William Mccann

Born 1875

Australian Imperial Force 6554 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

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James Mccann

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407047

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William Patrick Mccann

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196527

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Michael Mccann

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148295

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Percy Mccann

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69990

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Bernard John Mccann

Born 1886

British Army 17293 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78637 Flight Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78637 Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force

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James Mccann

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48864

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Gerry Crawford Mccann

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190314

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William Mccann

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103293

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William John Mccann

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304136

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James Mccann

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2943 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 2943 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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