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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

Narrogin Western Australia [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Bourke New South Wales [3]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Brim Victoria [2]

Buchan Victoria [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Cygnet Tasmania [2]

Dublin [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Gore [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle upon Tyne [2]

North Hammersmith, London [2]

Port Cygnet Tasmania [2]

Appin New South Wales [1]

Balfron, Stirling [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballyhaunis, Mayo [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Binalong New South Wales [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burraga New South Wales [1]

Cambooya Queensland [1]

Captains Flat New South Wales [1]

Carlton New South Wales [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Co. Monaghan [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Cobram Victoria [1]

Colebrook Tasmania [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Dean Victoria [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Gippsland Victoria [1]

Gunpin Queensland [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hendon, London, Middlesex [1]

Hillgrove New South Wales [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Kempton Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [302]

Sapper [21]

Driver [20]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [19]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Pioneer [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Seaman [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Nurse [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [29]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14]

Army Service Corps [14]

Connaught Rangers [14]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [14]

Royal Irish Rifles [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [12]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Irish Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Leinster Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Irish Guards [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [412]

Australian Imperial Force [90]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

O [592]

Contribution

Military Service [565]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

New Zealand [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [592] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] Narrogin Western Australia [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Bourke New South Wales [3] Queanbeyan New South Wales [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Brim Victoria [2] Buchan Victoria [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Cygnet Tasmania [2] Dublin [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Gore [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle upon Tyne [2] North Hammersmith, London [2] Port Cygnet Tasmania [2] Appin New South Wales [1] Balfron, Stirling [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballyhaunis, Mayo [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Binalong New South Wales [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burraga New South Wales [1] Cambooya Queensland [1] Captains Flat New South Wales [1] Carlton New South Wales [1] Clapham, London [1] Co. Monaghan [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Cobram Victoria [1] Colebrook Tasmania [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Dean Victoria [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Gippsland Victoria [1] Gunpin Queensland [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hendon, London, Middlesex [1] Hillgrove New South Wales [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Kempton Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [302] Sapper [21] Driver [20] Gunner [20] Serjeant [19] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [12] Pioneer [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner (T) [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Seaman [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Temporary Nurse [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [34] Royal Engineers [31] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [29] Highland Light Infantry [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14] Army Service Corps [14] Connaught Rangers [14] Royal Irish Fusiliers [14] Royal Irish Rifles [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Royal Munster Fusiliers [12] Cameron Highlanders [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Irish Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Leinster Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Scots [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Irish Guards [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [412] Australian Imperial Force [90] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

O [592]

Contribution

Military Service [565] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [9] New Zealand [2] Ireland [1]

Stephen William O'rourke

Born 1892

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/1343 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Patrick O'rourke

Born 1887

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 46776 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Michael James O'rourke

Born 1878

Died 1957

Canadian Expeditionary Force 428545 Private 30th Battalion 1st Renforcement Draft

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Bernard O'rourke

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 7849 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 7849 Shoeing Smith Royal Field Artillery

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Patrick O'rourke

Died 1917

British Army 29232 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Frederick O'rourke

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12723 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 12723 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 12723 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Charles J O'rourke

Born 1896

Died 1972

British Army 55555 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Francis O'rourke

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53121

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Patrick O'rourke

Born 1896

Died 1943

British Army M/346233 Private Army Service Corps

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Michael O'rourke

Born 1891

Died 1971

British Army 19974 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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David O'rourke

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300691

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Alfred Cornelius O'rourke

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1/1350 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 3/1350 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Thomas O'rourke

Died 1918

British Army 4663 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 130946 Private Royal Engineers

British Army S/43267 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Vincent O'rourke

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119753

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John O'rourke

Born 1893

British Army L/16007 Gunner Royal Field Artillery B Battery

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Christopher O'rourke

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61918

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Daniel O'rourke

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266931

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John O'rourke

Died 1917

British Army 414494 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Contingent

British Army 414494 Private Canadian Infantry

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Michael O'rourke

Died 1918

British Army A/8009 Acting Serjeant Scottish Rifles

British Army A/8009 Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Christopher O'rourke

Died 1914

British Army 9525 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9525 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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