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Melbourne Victoria [6]

Belfast, Antrim [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Young New South Wales [2]

Annalong [1]

Annalong, Down [1]

Armagh [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Cambridgeshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Carnlough [1]

County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland [1]

Cushendun, Antrim [1]

Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgtow Scotland [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Hillmount, Antrim [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Koroit Victoria [1]

Lanark, Lanarkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Newcastle, Down [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newry [1]

Porladown, Armagh [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Whiteabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Rank

Private [125]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [8]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Honourable Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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Royal Irish Rifles [30]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [19]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Connaught Rangers [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Irish Guards [4]

Leinster Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Regiment [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Erin [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps Western Command [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [179]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Royal Navy [20]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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M [274]

Contribution

Military Service [255]

Merchant Navy [18]

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People [274] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [6] Belfast, Antrim [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Young New South Wales [2] Annalong [1] Annalong, Down [1] Armagh [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Cambridgeshire [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Carnlough [1] County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland [1] Cushendun, Antrim [1] Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgtow Scotland [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Hillmount, Antrim [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Koroit Victoria [1] Lanark, Lanarkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Newcastle, Down [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newry [1] Porladown, Armagh [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] Whiteabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Rank

Private [125] Serjeant [10] Driver [8] Gunner [8] Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Honourable Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [30] Labour Corps [26] Royal Irish Fusiliers [19] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Royal Field Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Cheshire Regiment [5] Connaught Rangers [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Irish Guards [4] Leinster Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Regiment [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Erin [1] Hussars [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps Western Command [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [179] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Royal Navy [20] Australian Imperial Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [274]

Contribution

Military Service [255] Merchant Navy [18]

Robert Mcveigh

Died 1916

British Army 910 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 910 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion

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James Mcveigh

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31155

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William Thomas Mcveigh

Died 1916

British Army 57500 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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William John Mcveigh

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Patrick Mcveigh

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3667 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Robert B Mcveigh

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 315110 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Peter Mcveigh

Died 1918

British Army 242424 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Mcveigh

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 3024 Private Irish Guards

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John Mcveigh

Died 1918

British Army 26124 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Nicholas Mcveigh

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 4894 Private Leinster Regiment

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James Mcveigh

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303082

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Samuel Mcveigh

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311603

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Reginald Victor Mcveigh

Born 1888

Died 1934

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 48669 Auckland Regiment

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John Mcveigh

Australian Imperial Force 2409

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Francis Patrick Mcveigh

Australian Imperial Force 7085

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Archibald Mcveigh

Australian Imperial Force 2727

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George Mcveigh

Australian Imperial Force 488

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John Edward Mcveigh

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170786

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James Edward Mcveigh

Born 1890

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29653 New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

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Donald Mcveigh

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2760

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