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Belfast, Antrim [6]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sunderland England [2]

Ainsdale, Lancashire [1]

Allahabad [1]

B C, Lumby [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Ballan Victoria [1]

Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Ireland [1]

Birtley, Durham [1]

Booligal New South Wales [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Dorset [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunmurry, Antrim [1]

Durham England [1]

Gateshead [1]

Geashill [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hebburn, Durham England [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Leeds [1]

Leeds, England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Merino Victoria [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Minmi New South Wales [1]

Newry [1]

Newry, Down [1]

Ninclusk, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Ningpo [1]

Rank

Private [229]

Serjeant [26]

Corporal [25]

Gunner [21]

Sapper [18]

Driver [16]

Captain [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Retired) [1]

Major [1]

Matron [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Matron [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Nursing Sister, Matron [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [41]

Royal Irish Rifles [28]

Royal Engineers [27]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Labour Corps [21]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [13]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Grenadier Guards [6]

North Irish Horse [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Irish Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Printing and Stationery Services [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [363]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [97]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [572]

B [5]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [560]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [6] Sydney New South Wales [5] Ballarat Victoria [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Sunderland England [2] Ainsdale, Lancashire [1] Allahabad [1] B C, Lumby [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Ballan Victoria [1] Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Ireland [1] Birtley, Durham [1] Booligal New South Wales [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Dorset [1] Dublin [1] Dunmurry, Antrim [1] Durham England [1] Gateshead [1] Geashill [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Hackney, London [1] Hebburn, Durham England [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Leeds [1] Leeds, England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Merino Victoria [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Minmi New South Wales [1] Newry [1] Newry, Down [1] Ninclusk, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Ningpo [1]

Rank

Private [229] Serjeant [26] Corporal [25] Gunner [21] Sapper [18] Driver [16] Captain [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Major [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander (Retired) [1] Major [1] Matron [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Matron [1] Nursing Sister [1] Nursing Sister, Matron [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [41] Royal Irish Rifles [28] Royal Engineers [27] Royal Field Artillery [26] Durham Light Infantry [25] Labour Corps [21] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Irish Fusiliers [13] Machine Gun Corps [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [8] Grenadier Guards [6] North Irish Horse [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Irish Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry Battalion [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Printing and Stationery Services [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [2] Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [363] Canadian Expeditionary Force [97] Australian Imperial Force [33] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [572] B [5] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [560] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Richard William Thomas Nesbitt

Born 1873

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2916 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Samuel R Nesbitt

Born 1887

Died 1921

British Army 3/12065 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Robert Nesbitt

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14585 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Arnold Stearns Nesbitt

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Maurice Nesbitt

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 316778 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

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Hugh Nesbitt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285041

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William Nesbitt

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army R/17278 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army R/17278 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William John Nesbitt

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34789

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Robert William Nesbitt

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 30992 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1/5 Battalion (T.F.)

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Noble Nesbitt

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 19710 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Frank Wallace Rowlands Nesbitt

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 7/3355 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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James Nesbitt

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 82625 Sapper Royal Engineers 173 Tunnelling Company

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William Lovejoy Nesbitt

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270948

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George Nesbitt

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 16969 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Samuel Nesbitt

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 13151 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Kenneth Nesbitt

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 648665

Canadian Expeditionary Force 648665 Sapper Canadian Engineers Regimental Depot

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John Nesbitt

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278259

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T Nesbitt

Died 1916

British Army 12698 Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 12698 Serjeant Welsh Regiment

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Alfred Nesbitt

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 1553 Private Welsh Regiment

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Robert W Nesbitt

Died 1915

British Army 1740 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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