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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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Place of birth

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]

Hugh Neil O'donnell

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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John O'donnell

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 322155 Private London Regiment

British Army 43188 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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James O'donnell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1969 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 265282 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 265282 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Patrick O'donnell

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306735

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Patrick Joseph O'donnell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234928

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Henry Claud O'donnell

Born 1900

Died 1992

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181961 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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William O'donnell

Died 1915

British Army 6203 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William O'donnell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408245

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John O'donnell

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 5707 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army G/125 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 1st Garrison Battalion

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John O'donnell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191961

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William Henry O'donnell

Born 1886

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/924 Private Canterbury Infantry Battalion

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John O'donnell

Born 1894

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/203 Corporal Auckland Infantry Battalion

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John O'donnell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 25203 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Robert O'donnell

Died 1917

British Army 5895 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Thomas O'donnell

Died 1917

British Army 5343 Private Leinster Regiment

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W O'donnell

Died 1916

British Army 393 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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William James O'donnell

Died 1914

British Army 9210 Private Manchester Regiment ist Battalion

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William O'donnell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233819

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Patrick Edward O'donnell

Australian Imperial Force 533

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Thomas Penswick O'donnell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1700

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