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Place of birth

Cork [6]

Aghada, Cork [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Dublin [2]

Lahore [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middleton, Cork [2]

Waterford [2]

Wexford [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballintemple, Cork [1]

Ballyforam, Roscommon [1]

Ballynacargy, West Meath [1]

Bangor, Down [1]

Bantry, Cork [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blarney, Cork [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cahirciveen, Kerry [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Carrigaholt, Co Clare [1]

Charlville, Cork [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Dingle, Kerry [1]

Down, Limerick [1]

Dundalk, Louth [1]

Dundee [1]

Galway [1]

Ganmain New South Wales [1]

Gladstone New South Wales [1]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1]

Helidon Queensland [1]

Highbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Kerry, Kerry [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Ladywood, Warwickshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Newry, Down [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [315]

Gunner [27]

Sapper [21]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Pioneer [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Saddler [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Major [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Major /Retired Pay [1]

Serjeant /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Instructor [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [60]

Royal Engineers [45]

Labour Corps [41]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Irish Regiment [21]

Welsh Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [15]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Irish Guards [12]

Leinster Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Connaught Rangers [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

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

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [456]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Royal Navy [45]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

O [616]

Contribution

Military Service [589]

Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Cork [6] Aghada, Cork [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Dublin [2] Lahore [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middleton, Cork [2] Waterford [2] Wexford [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballintemple, Cork [1] Ballyforam, Roscommon [1] Ballynacargy, West Meath [1] Bangor, Down [1] Bantry, Cork [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blarney, Cork [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cahirciveen, Kerry [1] Canning Town, London [1] Carrigaholt, Co Clare [1] Charlville, Cork [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Dingle, Kerry [1] Down, Limerick [1] Dundalk, Louth [1] Dundee [1] Galway [1] Ganmain New South Wales [1] Gladstone New South Wales [1] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1] Helidon Queensland [1] Highbury, London, Middlesex [1] Kerry, Kerry [1] Kilkenny [1] Ladywood, Warwickshire [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Newry, Down [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [315] Gunner [27] Sapper [21] Corporal [20] Serjeant [16] Driver [14] Lance Corporal [13] Pioneer [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [5] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Saddler [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Major [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Major /Retired Pay [1] Serjeant /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Instructor [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [60] Royal Engineers [45] Labour Corps [41] Royal Field Artillery [31] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Irish Regiment [21] Welsh Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Irish Fusiliers [15] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14] Durham Light Infantry [12] Irish Guards [12] Leinster Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Connaught Rangers [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Cheshire Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Scottish Rifles [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Service Corps Labour Company [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [456] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Royal Navy [45] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Australian Imperial Force [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Navy [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

O [616]

Contribution

Military Service [589] Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Thomas O'shea

Born 1884

Died 1921

British Army 3102 Corporal King's (Liverpool) Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 3102 Serjeant King's (Liverpool) Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 200961 Company Quarter Master Serjeant King's (Liverpool) Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion

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John O'shea

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 12075 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 1378 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 62075 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Charles Patrick O'shea

Born 1886

Died 1949

British Army 4316 Private London Regiment

British Army 549124 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 51173 Private Imperial Camel Corps

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John Patrick O'shea

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267740

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Sidney Herbert O'shea

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194285

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John O'shea

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82378

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James O'shea

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65517

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Patrick O'shea

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64148

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Cornelius O'shea

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129939

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Robert George O'shea

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119854

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Patrick O'shea

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3501 Private Irish Guards

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Dermot Patrick O'shea

Born 1898

Died 1917

Indian Army Lieutenant 69th Punjabis 69th Battalion

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Wilfred Bernard O'shea

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/8th Gurkha Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant 8th Gurkha Rifles

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John Joseph O'shea

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237746

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Michael O'shea

Born 1874

Died 1914

British Army 13571 Private Welsh Regiment

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James O'shea

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289094

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James O'shea

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291778

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Richard O'shea

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401342

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Michael O'shea

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104715

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Cornelius O'shea

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104811

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