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Melbourne Victoria [48]

Sydney New South Wales [41]

Cork [31]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [25]

London, Middlesex, England [23]

Liverpool, Lancashire [11]

Skibbereen, Cork [11]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [8]

Newcastle New South Wales [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Ballarat Victoria [7]

Plymouth, Devon [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Queenstown, Cork [7]

Aghada, Cork [6]

Kinsale, Cork [6]

London England [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Wexford [6]

York Western Australia [6]

Dublin [5]

Fremantle Western Australia [5]

Fulham, London [5]

Kinsale [5]

Waterford [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Clerkenwell, London [4]

Clonakilty, Cork [4]

Grenfell New South Wales [4]

Liverpool [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Woolwich, Kent [4]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Casino New South Wales [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Midleton, Cork [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Berridale New South Wales [2]

Bingara New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [1738]

Gunner [197]

Driver [179]

Serjeant [127]

Corporal [110]

Sapper [102]

Lance Corporal [65]

Lieutenant [34]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Acting Corporal [30]

Pioneer [29]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Captain [20]

Able Seaman [16]

Bombardier [16]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Rifleman [9]

Seaman [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Major [7]

Guardsman [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Corporal 2nd [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Drummer [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [243]

Royal Field Artillery [231]

Royal Engineers [189]

Army Service Corps [171]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [156]

Royal Garrison Artillery [113]

Royal Irish Regiment [89]

London Regiment [75]

Royal Fusiliers [71]

Welsh Regiment [71]

Machine Gun Corps [70]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [66]

Royal Army Medical Corps [62]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [62]

Leinster Regiment [57]

Liverpool Regiment [54]

Royal Irish Rifles [51]

South Wales Borderers [47]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [45]

Connaught Rangers [42]

Manchester Regiment [41]

Northumberland Fusiliers [41]

Irish Guards [39]

Royal Defence Corps [39]

Rifle Brigade [37]

The Queen's Regiment [35]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [34]

Middlesex Regiment [33]

Lancashire Fusiliers [32]

Royal Naval Division [31]

Royal Army Service Corps [29]

Durham Light Infantry [27]

Essex Regiment [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

South Lancashire Regiment [23]

Highland Light Infantry [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

Scottish Rifles [18]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [15]

Service

British Army [2628]

Australian Imperial Force [368]

Royal Navy [358]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [341]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [128]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [100]

Other Empire Force [7]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

M [4096]

B [1]

F [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3906]

Merchant Navy [160]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

Ireland [2]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

Pakistan [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [48] Sydney New South Wales [41] Cork [31] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [25] London, Middlesex, England [23] Liverpool, Lancashire [11] Skibbereen, Cork [11] Dublin, Suffolk, England [8] Newcastle New South Wales [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] Ballarat Victoria [7] Plymouth, Devon [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Queenstown, Cork [7] Aghada, Cork [6] Kinsale, Cork [6] London England [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Wexford [6] York Western Australia [6] Dublin [5] Fremantle Western Australia [5] Fulham, London [5] Kinsale [5] Waterford [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Clerkenwell, London [4] Clonakilty, Cork [4] Grenfell New South Wales [4] Liverpool [4] London, Middlesex [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Woolwich, Kent [4] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Casino New South Wales [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Midleton, Cork [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Aston, Warwickshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Berridale New South Wales [2] Bingara New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [1738] Gunner [197] Driver [179] Serjeant [127] Corporal [110] Sapper [102] Lance Corporal [65] Lieutenant [34] Second Lieutenant [34] Acting Corporal [30] Pioneer [29] Acting Serjeant [22] Captain [20] Able Seaman [16] Bombardier [16] Stoker 1st Class [13] Lance Serjeant [12] Staff Serjeant [10] Rifleman [9] Seaman [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Company Serjeant Major [7] Major [7] Guardsman [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Stoker 2nd Class [5] Trooper [5] Acting Corporal 2nd [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Drummer [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nursing Sister [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Sister [3] Stoker [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Gunner [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [243] Royal Field Artillery [231] Royal Engineers [189] Army Service Corps [171] Royal Munster Fusiliers [156] Royal Garrison Artillery [113] Royal Irish Regiment [89] London Regiment [75] Royal Fusiliers [71] Welsh Regiment [71] Machine Gun Corps [70] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [66] Royal Army Medical Corps [62] Royal Irish Fusiliers [62] Leinster Regiment [57] Liverpool Regiment [54] Royal Irish Rifles [51] South Wales Borderers [47] King's Royal Rifle Corps [45] Connaught Rangers [42] Manchester Regiment [41] Northumberland Fusiliers [41] Irish Guards [39] Royal Defence Corps [39] Rifle Brigade [37] The Queen's Regiment [35] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [34] Middlesex Regiment [33] Lancashire Fusiliers [32] Royal Naval Division [31] Royal Army Service Corps [29] Durham Light Infantry [27] Essex Regiment [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] South Lancashire Regiment [23] Highland Light Infantry [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Hampshire Regiment [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Cheshire Regiment [18] Devonshire Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] Scottish Rifles [18] Somerset Light Infantry [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [15]

Service

British Army [2628] Australian Imperial Force [368] Royal Navy [358] Canadian Expeditionary Force [341] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [128] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [100] Other Empire Force [7] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

M [4096] B [1] F [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3906] Merchant Navy [160] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Ireland [2] France [1] New Zealand [1] Pakistan [1]

B W J Mccarthy

Born 1900

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton)

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James Mccarthy

Born 1861

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 553189 Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force 553189 Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M.S. "Perthshire"

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Emma Maud Mccarthy

Born 1859

Died 1949

British Army Matron Chief Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Henry Charles Mccarthy

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226810

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Charles Mccarthy

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3775 Private Irish Guards

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Albert Mccarthy

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army S/11966 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/11966 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Dennis Mccarthy

Died 1919

British Army 24118 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 113719 Private Labour Corps

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Henry James Mccarthy

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 11647 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Btn

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Denis Mccarthy

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2039 Private South Irish Horse

British Army 25525 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Noel Fisher. Mccarthy

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

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Michael John Mccarthy

Died 1917

British Army 6380 Private London Regiment

British Army 27559 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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Joseph Mccarthy

Died 1916

British Army 13686 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Timothy Patrick Mccarthy

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41020

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Edward Mccarthy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25299

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Daniel Michael Mccarthy

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19770

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Patrick Mccarthy

Born 1866

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286214

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John Charles Mccarthy

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 16242 Private Welsh Regiment

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Charles Mccarthy

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Goliath

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Dennis Mccarthy

Died 1915

British Army 36281 Private Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10814 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Robert Mccarthy

Born 1887

British Army 5608 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion

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