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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cavan [2]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Goodooga New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Newport Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

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Bawnboy, Cavan [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Broxburn, Linlithgow [1]

Cronberry, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Guyra New South Wales [1]

Haddington [1]

Hamilton Ontario [1]

Hokitika [1]

Jarrow on Tyne, Durham [1]

Kildare [1]

Kirkintillock or Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire [1]

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Lanarkshire [1]

Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Limerick [1]

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Manchester, England [1]

Meath [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

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Ontario County, Ontario [1]

Port Arthur, Ontario [1]

Pukekohe [1]

Roscommon [1]

Scotland [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1]

Sligo [1]

South Dublin [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Texas USA South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [286]

Corporal [21]

Driver [18]

Sapper [14]

Gunner [13]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Saddler Corporal [2]

Trimmer [2]

Worker [2]

ALIAS Trimmer [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Drummer [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [44]

Royal Scots [27]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Highland Light Infantry [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14]

Scottish Rifles [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Connaught Rangers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Irish Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Leinster Regiment [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

London Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Guards [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Scots Guards [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [382]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

M [542]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [532]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

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People [543] Stories Communities

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cavan [2] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2] Dublin [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Goodooga New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Newport Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Bawnboy, Cavan [1] Belfast, Down [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Broxburn, Linlithgow [1] Cronberry, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Guyra New South Wales [1] Haddington [1] Hamilton Ontario [1] Hokitika [1] Jarrow on Tyne, Durham [1] Kildare [1] Kirkintillock or Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire [1] Korong Vale Victoria [1] Lanarkshire [1] Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Limerick [1] Lincolns Inn Fields, London [1] London England [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Manchester, England [1] Meath [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Ontario County, Ontario [1] Port Arthur, Ontario [1] Pukekohe [1] Roscommon [1] Scotland [1] Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1] Sligo [1] South Dublin [1] Southwark, London [1] Texas USA South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [286] Corporal [21] Driver [18] Sapper [14] Gunner [13] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant [2] Saddler Corporal [2] Trimmer [2] Worker [2] ALIAS Trimmer [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Drummer [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [44] Royal Scots [27] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Irish Fusiliers [23] Royal Field Artillery [20] Highland Light Infantry [18] Army Service Corps [17] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14] Scottish Rifles [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Connaught Rangers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Irish Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Cameron Highlanders [7] Gordon Highlanders [7] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Munster Fusiliers [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Leinster Regiment [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] London Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Guards [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Scots Guards [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [382] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [32] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

M [542] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [532] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1]

James Mcgovern

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97170

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Michael Mcgovern

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288743

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Robert Sloan Mcgovern

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56055

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Francis Mcgovern

Died 1916

British Army 2/7546 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 7546 Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 3rd Battalion

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Edward Mcgovern

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/ 2040 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/2040 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 1613/ST Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

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Owen Mcgovern

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105831

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Charles Mcgovern

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44546

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A William Mcgovern

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407889

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John Mcgovern

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80967

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Patrick Mcgovern

Died 1919

British Army 202196 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 41150 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Mcgovern

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army S/22655 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Joseph Mcgovern

Died 1916

British Army 200664 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2634 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200664 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Mcgovern

Born 1883

Died 1956

British Army 12268 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Bernard Mcgovern

Died 1914

British Army 5974 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Patrick Mcgovern

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 14186 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Mcgovern

Died 1918

British Army 2224 Private Lothian and Border Horse

British Army 273193 Private Royal Scots

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Joseph Mcgovern

Died 1918

British Army 1101 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 24606 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 34208 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Patrick Mcgovern

Died 1916

British Army 11445 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John Mcgovern

Died 1917

British Army 22773 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Michael Mcgovern

Died 1917

British Army 24288 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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