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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]

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]

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People [671] Stories Communities

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]

W T O'reilly

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Major Middlesex Regiment

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J D O'reilly

British Army 49614 Bombardier /Acting Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

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C J R P O'reilly

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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P O'reilly

British Army 9346 Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Connaught Rangers

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K W R O'reilly

British Army Lieutenant 119th Infantry

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H W H O'reilly

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Kathleen O'reilly

Born 1898

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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William O'reilly-Patey

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William O'reilly-Patey

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Marion O'reilly Also Known As Reilly

British Army 49668 Forewoman Clerk Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Drummond

British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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