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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Sheffield Tasmania [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cathcart New South Wales [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Mount Magnet Western Australia [2]

Nundle New South Wales [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Athenry, Galway [1]

Barraba New South Wales [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Belfast, Country Antrim [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bombala New South Wales [1]

Brockley, London [1]

Bromley-By-Bow, London [1]

Burnley, Lancashire, England [1]

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Coleraine Victoria [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Durham [1]

Ensay Victoria [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Granville [1]

Greenwich England [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Hamilton, Ontario [1]

Kargaroo Victoria [1]

Kent [1]

Kentish Tasmania [1]

Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Kotupna Victoria [1]

Lawrence [1]

Rank

Private [248]

Serjeant [26]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [15]

Driver [14]

Sapper [14]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Driver/ Driver/ Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Scout [1]

Serjeant Clerk [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Irish Rifles [23]

Army Service Corps [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Manchester Regiment [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [367]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [110]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

M [603]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [587]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Sydney New South Wales [5] Melbourne Victoria [4] Devonport, Devon [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Sheffield Tasmania [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cathcart New South Wales [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Mount Magnet Western Australia [2] Nundle New South Wales [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Whitehaven, Cumberland [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Athenry, Galway [1] Barraba New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Belfast, Country Antrim [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bombala New South Wales [1] Brockley, London [1] Bromley-By-Bow, London [1] Burnley, Lancashire, England [1] Capetown [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Durham [1] Ensay Victoria [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Granville [1] Greenwich England [1] Hamilton ON [1] Hamilton, Ontario [1] Kargaroo Victoria [1] Kent [1] Kentish Tasmania [1] Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Kotupna Victoria [1] Lawrence [1]

Rank

Private [248] Serjeant [26] Gunner [22] Corporal [15] Driver [14] Sapper [14] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Sister [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Driver/ Driver/ Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Scout [1] Serjeant Clerk [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Irish Rifles [23] Army Service Corps [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Manchester Regiment [12] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Irish Fusiliers [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Tank Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [367] Canadian Expeditionary Force [110] Australian Imperial Force [48] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

M [603] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [587] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Henry Mccoy

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77532 Private Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 16th Battalion

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William Mccoy

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 606 Private Connaught Rangers

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George Christy Mccoy

Born 1896

British Army 1481 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Philip Mccoy

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147857

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Peter Mccoy

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136841

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Hubert Alexander Mccoy

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 3249 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Matthew Mccoy

Died 1918

British Army 65289 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 619791 Private Labour Corps

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Joseph Stanley Mccoy

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 175025

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Walter Joseph Mccoy

Died 1916

British Army 78013 Private Royal Army Medical Corps "Y" Coy

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Harold John Mccoy

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy J23268 Able Seaman HMS Argus

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Richard Mccoy

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265297

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Edward Mccoy

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 30/6 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Francis Mccoy

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 17448 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Walter Mccoy

Died 1916

British Army 16894 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Francis Mccoy

Died 1917

British Army 6489 Private Connaught Rangers

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Joseph W Mccoy

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 1121 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army WR/205513 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 338837 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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James Mccoy

Died 1915

British Army 9248 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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Charles Mccoy

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2503 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 76175 Private Tank Corps

British Army 76075 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Lester Joseph Mccoy

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 128200 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army G/21727 Acting Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Charles Mccoy

Died 1916

British Army G/2655 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/2655 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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