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Cork [18]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Brunswick New South Wales [7]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Cork, Ireland [4]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Glebe New South Wales [3]

Limerick [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London [3]

West Melbourne Victoria [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Burwood New South Wales [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Cairns Queensland [2]

Clonakilty, Cork [2]

Cork, Cork [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hillgrove New South Wales [2]

Inglewood Victoria [2]

Kerry [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Queenstown, Cork [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Silverton New South Wales [2]

Trentham East Victoria [2]

Wanaaring New South Wales [2]

Windsor Victoria [2]

18 Gould Street, Cork City [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Armagh, Cork [1]

Baggotstown, Limerick [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Ballyhack, Wexford [1]

Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [485]

Gunner [49]

Driver [40]

Serjeant [39]

Corporal [34]

Sapper [32]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Reverend [3]

Rifleman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [78]

Labour Corps [70]

Royal Engineers [62]

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Irish Regiment [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [25]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Irish Guards [22]

London Regiment [22]

Leinster Regiment [17]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

South Wales Borderers [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Connaught Rangers [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Corps of Hussars [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Army Chaplain's Department [3]

Service

British Army [756]

Australian Imperial Force [121]

Royal Navy [82]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [1091]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1056]

Merchant Navy [34]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Ireland [2]

China [1]

France [1]

Turkey [1]

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Cork [18] Sydney New South Wales [10] Brunswick New South Wales [7] Adelaide South Australia [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Cork, Ireland [4] Carlton Victoria [3] Deptford, London [3] Glebe New South Wales [3] Limerick [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London [3] West Melbourne Victoria [3] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Burwood New South Wales [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Cairns Queensland [2] Clonakilty, Cork [2] Cork, Cork [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hillgrove New South Wales [2] Inglewood Victoria [2] Kerry [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Paddington, London [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Queenstown, Cork [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Silverton New South Wales [2] Trentham East Victoria [2] Wanaaring New South Wales [2] Windsor Victoria [2] 18 Gould Street, Cork City [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Armagh, Cork [1] Baggotstown, Limerick [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Ballyhack, Wexford [1] Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [485] Gunner [49] Driver [40] Serjeant [39] Corporal [34] Sapper [32] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [13] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Bombardier [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Private Acting Corporal [4] Staff Nurse [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Reverend [3] Rifleman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Leading Stoker [2] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain The Reverend [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [78] Labour Corps [70] Royal Engineers [62] Royal Field Artillery [51] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Irish Regiment [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [25] Royal Fusiliers [23] Irish Guards [22] London Regiment [22] Leinster Regiment [17] Royal Irish Fusiliers [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] South Wales Borderers [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Irish Rifles [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Connaught Rangers [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Corps of Hussars [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Scottish Rifles [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Army Ordnance Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Army Chaplain's Department [3]

Service

British Army [756] Australian Imperial Force [121] Royal Navy [82] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [1091] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1056] Merchant Navy [34]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Ireland [2] China [1] France [1] Turkey [1]

John O'connell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76412

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Ernest O'connell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141437

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Denis Ambrose O'connell

Born 1894

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/681 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Stanley Kingston O'connell

Born 1898

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 80826 Otago Regiment 41st Reinforcements

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James Patrick O'connell

Born 1883

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/1099 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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John O'connell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4846 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 4846 Serjeant Royal Munster Fusiliers

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John O'connell

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 22428 Private South Wales Borderers

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Alfred P O'connell

Died 1918

British Army 4881 East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4347 Private Border Regiment

British Army 241894 Private Border Regiment

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John Forbes O'connell

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps attached Highland Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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James O'connell

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10867 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Albert O'connell

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 275403 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 275403 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Daniel O'connell

Died 1915

British Army 3472 Private Connaught Rangers

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James O'connell

Died 1916

British Army 9591 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 17888 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17888 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Jeremiah O'connell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 568 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 568 Lance Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Jeremiah O'connell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 7671 Private Irish Guards

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Archibald O'connell

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 786 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 232970 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Donald Charles O'connell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers

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John O'connell

Died 1916

British Army 7007 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 7007 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Cornelius O'connell

Died 1916

British Army 4825 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Francis O'connell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 25188 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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