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Cork [3]

Skibbereen, Cork [3]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Baltimore, Cork [1]

Blarney, Cork [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Dummanway, Cork [1]

Dunmanway, Cork [1]

Durras [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Kilmeen [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Portsmouth England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [1]

Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [58]

Driver [9]

Gunner [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [7]

Sapper [6]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Major [1]

Assistant Traffic Superintendent [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [16]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Leinster Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Irish Guards [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Work Services [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Munster Fusiliers [1]

Railway Depot [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery attached Indian Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [106]

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [135]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [137] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cork [3] Skibbereen, Cork [3] Sydney New South Wales [2] Baltimore, Cork [1] Blarney, Cork [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Dummanway, Cork [1] Dunmanway, Cork [1] Durras [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Kilmeen [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Portsmouth England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Tumbarumba New South Wales [1] Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [58] Driver [9] Gunner [9] Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [7] Sapper [6] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [3] Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Major [1] Assistant Traffic Superintendent [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [16] Royal Field Artillery [11] Labour Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [7] Leinster Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Irish Guards [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Military Foot Police [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Work Services [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Munster Fusiliers [1] Railway Depot [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Garrison Artillery attached Indian Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [106] Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [137]

Contribution

Military Service [135] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

John O'donovan

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300963

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Owen John O'donovan

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96591

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Timothy O'donovan

Born 1878

Died 1928

British Army 6841 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Patrick O'donovan

Died 1916

British Army 6451 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Francis P O'donovan

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army S/33883 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/33883 Private London Regiment

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Martin O'donovan

Died 1918

British Army 8059 Private Irish Guards

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Michael O'donovan

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 7930 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Patrick Joseph O'donovan

Australian Imperial Force 7283

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Harry Percival O'donovan

Australian Imperial Force 826

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Miles Henry O'donovan

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Michael O'donovan

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 26434 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Patrick O'donovan

Died 1915

British Army 12656 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward O'donovan

Died 1915

British Army 3 Serjeant Leinster Regiment

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Fitzgerald Joseph O'donovan

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182195

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Andrew O'donovan

Died 1918

British Army L/3530 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4th Divisional Ammunition Column

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Patrick O'donovan

Australian Imperial Force 6895

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Joseph O'donovan

Australian Imperial Force 13107

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James Patrick O'donovan

Australian Imperial Force 5743

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Eric Etienne O'donovan

Australian Imperial Force 6593

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C O'donovan

British Army 2046 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion

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