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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

Narrogin Western Australia [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Bourke New South Wales [3]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Brim Victoria [2]

Buchan Victoria [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Cygnet Tasmania [2]

Dublin [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Gore [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle upon Tyne [2]

North Hammersmith, London [2]

Port Cygnet Tasmania [2]

Appin New South Wales [1]

Balfron, Stirling [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballyhaunis, Mayo [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Binalong New South Wales [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burraga New South Wales [1]

Cambooya Queensland [1]

Captains Flat New South Wales [1]

Carlton New South Wales [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Co. Monaghan [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Cobram Victoria [1]

Colebrook Tasmania [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Dean Victoria [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Gippsland Victoria [1]

Gunpin Queensland [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hendon, London, Middlesex [1]

Hillgrove New South Wales [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Kempton Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [302]

Sapper [21]

Driver [20]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [19]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Pioneer [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Seaman [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Nurse [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [29]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14]

Army Service Corps [14]

Connaught Rangers [14]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [14]

Royal Irish Rifles [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [12]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Irish Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Leinster Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Irish Guards [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [412]

Australian Imperial Force [90]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

O [592]

Contribution

Military Service [565]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

New Zealand [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [592] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] Narrogin Western Australia [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Bourke New South Wales [3] Queanbeyan New South Wales [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Brim Victoria [2] Buchan Victoria [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Cygnet Tasmania [2] Dublin [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Gore [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle upon Tyne [2] North Hammersmith, London [2] Port Cygnet Tasmania [2] Appin New South Wales [1] Balfron, Stirling [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballyhaunis, Mayo [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Binalong New South Wales [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burraga New South Wales [1] Cambooya Queensland [1] Captains Flat New South Wales [1] Carlton New South Wales [1] Clapham, London [1] Co. Monaghan [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Cobram Victoria [1] Colebrook Tasmania [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Dean Victoria [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Gippsland Victoria [1] Gunpin Queensland [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hendon, London, Middlesex [1] Hillgrove New South Wales [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Kempton Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [302] Sapper [21] Driver [20] Gunner [20] Serjeant [19] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [12] Pioneer [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner (T) [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Seaman [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Temporary Nurse [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [34] Royal Engineers [31] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [29] Highland Light Infantry [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14] Army Service Corps [14] Connaught Rangers [14] Royal Irish Fusiliers [14] Royal Irish Rifles [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Royal Munster Fusiliers [12] Cameron Highlanders [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Irish Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Leinster Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Scots [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Irish Guards [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [412] Australian Imperial Force [90] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

O [592]

Contribution

Military Service [565] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [9] New Zealand [2] Ireland [1]

John O'rourke

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 3376 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James O'rourke

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 7788 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Henry O'rourke

Died 1917

British Army 5793 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John O'rourke

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1975 Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Michael O'rourke

Died 1916

British Army 7507 Private Irish Guards

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Patrick O'rourke

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287672

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Patrick O'rourke

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293511

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Michael O'rourke

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133040

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John David O'rourke

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138017

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David O'rourke

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 19612 Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 19612 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Denis James O'rourke

Australian Imperial Force 2709

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William Alfred O'rourke

Australian Imperial Force 7445

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Michael Joseph O'rourke

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 188240(Dev) Able Seaman H M Torpedo Boat 4

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James Francis O'rourke

Australian Imperial Force

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C O'rourke

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 19782 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Nicholas O'rourke

Died 1916

British Army R/12390 Private Late King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/12390 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Fitz-James Hastings O'rourke

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154312

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William O'rourke

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129871

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Peter O'rourke

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82701

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Alan Brian O'rourke

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88363

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