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Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Molong New South Wales [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Chatham England [1]

Dewsbury, West Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Eaton Square, London [1]

Ellerslie Victoria [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Jamestown South Australia [1]

Kanowna Western Australia [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Native of Greymouth [1]

North Carlton Victoria [1]

Old Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Rothesay Scotland [1]

Vellore, Madras [1]

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Private [67]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [9]

Major [9]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel [2]

Driver [2]

Temporary Captain /Acting Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Adjutant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Surgeon [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Colonel [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Adjutant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant/ Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Army Pay Department [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Indian Army/ Staff [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Indian Army [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Assistant Director Medical Services [1]

Australia Expeditionary Force [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Military Forces/ Unattached List [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade [1]

Draft Conducting Officer [1]

General Staff [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Hariana Lancers and Royal Engineers Railway Divisi [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

Service

British Army [124]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Royal Navy [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [171]

Contribution

Military Service [166]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

New Zealand [1]

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People [171] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Molong New South Wales [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Chatham England [1] Dewsbury, West Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Eaton Square, London [1] Ellerslie Victoria [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Jamestown South Australia [1] Kanowna Western Australia [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Native of Greymouth [1] North Carlton Victoria [1] Old Windsor, Berkshire [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Rothesay Scotland [1] Vellore, Madras [1]

Rank

Private [67] Lieutenant [11] Captain [9] Major [9] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Colonel [2] Driver [2] Temporary Captain /Acting Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Adjutant [1] Bombardier [1] Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant General [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Surgeon [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Colonel [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Adjutant [1] Temporary Lieutenant/ Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Army Pay Department [3] Connaught Rangers [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Indian Army/ Staff [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Indian Army [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Assistant Director Medical Services [1] Australia Expeditionary Force [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Military Forces/ Unattached List [1] Border Regiment [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade [1] Draft Conducting Officer [1] General Staff [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Hariana Lancers and Royal Engineers Railway Divisi [1] Irish Guards [1] King Edward's Horse [1]

Service

British Army [124] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Royal Navy [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [171]

Contribution

Military Service [166] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2] New Zealand [1]

William Ormsby

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2467 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 2467 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Vincent Alexander Ormsby

Born 1866

Died 1917

British Army Brigadier General Staff 127th Infantry Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles 2/3rd Battalion

British Army Brigadier General Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles

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Walter George Ormsby

Born 1898

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/248 Lance Corporal New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion 3rd.

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William Ormsby

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36176

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John Anthony Ninean Ormsby

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade

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Joseph Edward Ormsby

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy Mersey 6/163 Signalman HMS Goliath Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Ormsby

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298692

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Netterville Arran Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force 5866

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Joseph Mason Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force 2006

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John William Ormsby

Born 1881

Died 1952

British Army 3/1836 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Lyster Charles Irwin Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force 6311

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Maurice Rex Irwin Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force 1236

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Philip Michael Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force 2562

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John Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force 93

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Victor Stephen Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force 7293

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James Ormsby

Born 1877

British Army 2308 Non-Combatant Corps

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Frederick Ormsby

Born 1889

Royal Navy 11735 Royal Marine Artillery

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Jack Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force W13619

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Robert Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force 1849

Australian Imperial Force 7353

Australian Imperial Force 8499

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Robert Henry Ormsby

Australian Imperial Force 1441

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