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Sydney New South Wales [22]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Tipperary [6]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Cork [4]

Galway [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Old Junee New South Wales [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Donegal [3]

Dublin [3]

Geraldton Western Australia [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Junee New South Wales [3]

Limerick [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Beaudesert Queensland [2]

Bowraville New South Wales [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Carlow [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [2]

Leongatha Victoria [2]

Londonderry (Derry) [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire [1]

Ardara, Donegal [1]

Armagh, Tyrone [1]

Ballylesson [1]

Ballyvaughan [1]

Balmain, New South Wales [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Rank

Private [809]

Gunner [67]

Serjeant [50]

Driver [49]

Corporal [45]

Sapper [40]

Lance Corporal [28]

Pioneer [20]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bandmaster [2]

Colonel [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Major General [2]

Rifleman [2]

Seaman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Surgeon General [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain (Chaplain, 4th Class) [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel /Temporary Surgeon General [1]

Colonel General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

General [1]

Honorary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [106]

Royal Engineers [80]

Royal Field Artillery [79]

Army Service Corps [65]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [42]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [41]

Highland Light Infantry [39]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Royal Scots [32]

Scottish Rifles [29]

Connaught Rangers [27]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [27]

Royal Irish Rifles [27]

Manchester Regiment [26]

Royal Irish Regiment [26]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [23]

Irish Guards [22]

Seaforth Highlanders [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [18]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Leinster Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1127]

Australian Imperial Force [218]

Royal Navy [93]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [1594]

D [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1552]

Merchant Navy [39]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Ireland [3]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [22] Adelaide South Australia [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Melbourne Victoria [6] Tipperary [6] Carlton Victoria [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Cork [4] Galway [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Old Junee New South Wales [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Donegal [3] Dublin [3] Geraldton Western Australia [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Junee New South Wales [3] Limerick [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Beaudesert Queensland [2] Bowraville New South Wales [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Carlow [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [2] Leongatha Victoria [2] Londonderry (Derry) [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Norwood South Australia [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Alexandria, Dunbartonshire [1] Ardara, Donegal [1] Armagh, Tyrone [1] Ballylesson [1] Ballyvaughan [1] Balmain, New South Wales [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Rank

Private [809] Gunner [67] Serjeant [50] Driver [49] Corporal [45] Sapper [40] Lance Corporal [28] Pioneer [20] Second Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Able Seaman [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bandmaster [2] Colonel [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major [2] Major General [2] Rifleman [2] Seaman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Surgeon General [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain (Chaplain, 4th Class) [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colonel /Temporary Surgeon General [1] Colonel General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] General [1] Honorary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [106] Royal Engineers [80] Royal Field Artillery [79] Army Service Corps [65] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [42] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [41] Highland Light Infantry [39] Machine Gun Corps [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34] Royal Munster Fusiliers [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Royal Scots [32] Scottish Rifles [29] Connaught Rangers [27] Royal Irish Fusiliers [27] Royal Irish Rifles [27] Manchester Regiment [26] Royal Irish Regiment [26] Liverpool Regiment [23] Royal Scots Fusiliers [23] Irish Guards [22] Seaforth Highlanders [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] King's Own Scottish Borderers [18] Royal Defence Corps [18] London Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] South Lancashire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Leinster Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Cameron Highlanders [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1127] Australian Imperial Force [218] Royal Navy [93] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [1594] D [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1552] Merchant Navy [39]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Ireland [3] Australia [1] New Zealand [1]

William O'donnell

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army SR/4536 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 279536 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Patrick O'donnell

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 16438 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Depot

British Army 16438 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 9th Battallion

British Army 16438 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3rd Battalion

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William O'donnell

Born 1889

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 319 Private Australian Infantry 29th Battalion

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Robert O'donnell

Born 1893

Died 1968

British Army 17204 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Patrick O'donnell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/21654 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Private Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1st/7th Bn

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Hughie O'donnell

Born 1899

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1393 Private Australian Infantry 11th Infantry Battalion

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Charles O'donnell

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 7171 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Joseph O'donnell

Born 1858

British Army Colonel Army Medical Service

British Army Major Army Medical Service

British Army General Army Medical Service

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William O'donnell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 13899 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Thomas Henry O'donnell

Born 1890

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6183 Private Australian Infantry 50th Battalion

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John O'donnell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98635

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Patrick O'donnell

Born 1888

British Army 7109087 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

British Army 9286 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 7109087 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

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Robert O'donnell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260085

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William Thomas O'donnell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9542 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Martin O'donnell

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7056 Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 16th Bn

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Thomas Joseph O'donnell

Born 1876

Died 1949

Australian Imperial Force Captain (Chaplain, 4th Class) 11th Bn

Australian Imperial Force Chaplain Chaplains

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Henry Francis O'donnell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404282

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Michael O'donnell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241164

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Patrick O'donnell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275941

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John O'donnell

Died 1918

British Army 8319 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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