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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Cork [5]

Dublin [4]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Belfast [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

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Wasleys South Australia [3]

Ararat Victoria [2]

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Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Calcutta [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cathcart New South Wales [1]

Caven [1]

Clonmel, County Tipperary [1]

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Private [286]

Gunner [27]

Lieutenant [22]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [16]

Driver [16]

Lance Corporal [14]

Captain [12]

Bombardier [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Major [7]

Pioneer [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Seaman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier [1]

Forewoman Clerk [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

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Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

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Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Nurse/Housekeeper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [31]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [31]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Connaught Rangers [19]

Royal Irish Rifles [18]

Royal Irish Regiment [17]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [15]

Irish Guards [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Leinster Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Pay Corps [4]

Indian Army [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Service

British Army [461]

Australian Imperial Force [111]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [670]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [656]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [8] Cork [5] Dublin [4] Dublin, Suffolk, England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Belfast [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Nhill Victoria [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] Wasleys South Australia [3] Ararat Victoria [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bungendore New South Wales [2] Burnie Tasmania [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Cavan [2] Cobargo New South Wales [2] Devon Tasmania [2] Dublin, Dublin [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Katoomba New South Wales [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Tallangatta Victoria [2] Adelaide SA [1] Aldgate South Australia [1] Algate South Australia [1] Bailieborough, County Cavan [1] Bally Janess Duff [1] Bandon, Cork [1] Barcaldine New South Wales [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bingera Queensland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Calcutta [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cathcart New South Wales [1] Caven [1] Clonmel, County Tipperary [1]

Rank

Private [286] Gunner [27] Lieutenant [22] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [17] Serjeant [17] Corporal [16] Driver [16] Lance Corporal [14] Captain [12] Bombardier [9] Acting Corporal [8] Major [7] Pioneer [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Worker [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Seaman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier [1] Forewoman Clerk [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Nurse/Housekeeper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35] Labour Corps [32] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [31] Royal Irish Fusiliers [31] Royal Field Artillery [28] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Connaught Rangers [19] Royal Irish Rifles [18] Royal Irish Regiment [17] London Regiment [16] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16] Royal Munster Fusiliers [15] Irish Guards [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Leinster Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Pay Corps [4] Indian Army [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Scottish Rifles [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3]

Service

British Army [461] Australian Imperial Force [111] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [670] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [656] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Ireland [1]

John Francis O'reilly

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army Captain Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 15683 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army 15683 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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John Patrick O'reilly

Died 1916

British Army 19927 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion

British Army 19927 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 6th Battalion

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William O'reilly

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 6320 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 6320 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Patrick Joseph O'reilly

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attd. 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment

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Peter Joseph O'reilly

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 5378 Private 5th Brigade 19th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 5378 Private 5th Brigade 19th Battalion

British Army 5378 Private Russian Relief Force Machine Gun Corps

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Albert James O'reilly

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 74680 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 52nd Bty. 15th Bde

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John O'reilly

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3334 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 201082 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Thomas Ernest O'reilly

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1394 S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 2nd RM Battalion

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Christopher Joseph O'reilly

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 6366 Private Irish Guards

British Army 6366 Lance Corporal Irish Guards

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Patrick O'reilly

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292935

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Patrick O'reilly

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295035

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Patrick O'reilly

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 4340 Rifleman The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd/5th Bn.

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William O'reilly

British Army 11011 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army ES/50479 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 11011 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Richard Joseph O'reilly

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4844 Private London Regiment

British Army 532164 Private London Regiment

British Army 532164 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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George O'reilly

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290635

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James O'reilly

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178198

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Terence O'reilly

Died 1915

British Army 3786 Private Leinster Regiment

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Hugh O'reilly

Died 1916

British Army 18767 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 18767 Private Grenadier Guards

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Patrick Slanislaus O'reilly

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Patrick O'reilly

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9119 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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