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Sydney New South Wales [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Glasgow [3]

Gunnedah New South Wales [3]

Lancashire England [3]

Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Boggabri New South Wales [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Cork [2]

Eltham, Kent [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Latrobe Tasmania [2]

Limerick [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

Wallaroo South Australia [2]

Waterford [2]

Aberfoyle Scotland [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ardee [1]

Ardrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Barony, Lanarkshire [1]

Barrhead Scotland [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Belfast [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Castlerea, Mayo [1]

Christchurch [1]

Clones [1]

Cloone Mohill, Leitrim [1]

Custom House, Essex, England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [669]

Driver [60]

Gunner [57]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [33]

Sapper [26]

Lance Corporal [18]

Pioneer [16]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

4th Class Surgeon [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Assistant Surgeon 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Surgeon 4th Grade [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Rough Rider [1]

Serjenat/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [99]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Army Service Corps [64]

Royal Engineers [62]

Royal Scots [50]

Highland Light Infantry [44]

Scottish Rifles [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [32]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Seaforth Highlanders [24]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Royal Highlanders [20]

Royal Naval Division [20]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [18]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

Cameron Highlanders [15]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15]

Royal Irish Regiment [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Connaught Rangers [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Leinster Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Irish Guards [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Army Service Corps Transport [5]

King's Liverpool Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Service

British Army [940]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [186]

Australian Imperial Force [94]

Royal Navy [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Last name first letter

M [1423]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1382]

Merchant Navy [34]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Canada [2]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Glasgow [3] Gunnedah New South Wales [3] Lancashire England [3] Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Boggabri New South Wales [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Cork [2] Eltham, Kent [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Latrobe Tasmania [2] Limerick [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] Wallaroo South Australia [2] Waterford [2] Aberfoyle Scotland [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ardee [1] Ardrie, Lanarkshire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Barony, Lanarkshire [1] Barrhead Scotland [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Belfast [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Castlerea, Mayo [1] Christchurch [1] Clones [1] Cloone Mohill, Leitrim [1] Custom House, Essex, England [1] Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [669] Driver [60] Gunner [57] Corporal [37] Serjeant [33] Sapper [26] Lance Corporal [18] Pioneer [16] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 4th Class Surgeon [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Assistant Surgeon 2nd Class [1] Assistant Surgeon 4th Grade [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Gunner [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Rough Rider [1] Serjenat/Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [99] Royal Field Artillery [67] Army Service Corps [64] Royal Engineers [62] Royal Scots [50] Highland Light Infantry [44] Scottish Rifles [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Royal Scots Fusiliers [32] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Liverpool Regiment [26] Royal Irish Fusiliers [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Seaforth Highlanders [24] Manchester Regiment [23] Royal Highlanders [20] Royal Naval Division [20] Durham Light Infantry [18] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [18] Royal Defence Corps [17] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] Cameron Highlanders [15] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15] Royal Irish Regiment [15] East Lancashire Regiment [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Connaught Rangers [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Leinster Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Irish Guards [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Munster Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] Army Service Corps Transport [5] King's Liverpool Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Service

British Army [940] Canadian Expeditionary Force [186] Australian Imperial Force [94] Royal Navy [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Last name first letter

M [1423] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1382] Merchant Navy [34] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Canada [2] United States [1]

John Mcguire

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 6496 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army 2DN/6496 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army 10854 Private 6th (Service) Battalion, The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)

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James Arthur Mcguire

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army G/3051 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army G/3051 Private Royal West Kent Regiment Depot

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Patrick Mcguire

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 24744 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Percy Mcguire

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 166 Private 25th Battalion

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Alfred Henry Mcguire

Born 1881

Died 1963

British Army 7553 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John Mcguire

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403651

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James Mcguire

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136870

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George Mcguire

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93649

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Ernest Alfred Mcguire

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206879

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John Mcguire

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31659

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John Mcguire

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125903

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Arthur Mcguire

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29965

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Thomas John Mcguire

Died 1918

British Army 24816 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 24816 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Gunner R G A

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William Mcguire

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109947

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Joseph Mcguire

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277252

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John Phillp Mcguire

Died 1915

British Army 15969 Private Manchester Regiment 4th manchest Battalion

British Army 4/15969 Private Manchester Regiment

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Charles Mcguire

Died 1916

British Army 3241 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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James Mcguire

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97601

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Edward Mcguire

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113906

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Dennis Mcguire

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111598

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