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Belfast, Antrim [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Totnes, Devon [2]

Wallan Victoria [2]

Antrim [1]

Antrim, Ireland [1]

Ballymoney [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Belfast Down [1]

Bells Creek New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Buffalo, New York [1]

Caverswall, Staffordshire [1]

Cloughwater, Craigywarren, Kirkinriola, County Antrim [1]

Cocanada, Madras [1]

Coleraine Victoria [1]

Comber, Down [1]

Crossgar [1]

Crushington [1]

Derry [1]

Dundalk, Ontario [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Kelso, Roxburghshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesex England [1]

Mount Forest ON [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newtown Hamilton, Armagh [1]

Parkes New South Wales [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Runswick Bay, Yorkshire, England [1]

Scone, Perth [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [218]

Serjeant [19]

Gunner [15]

Driver [13]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Bombardier [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deputy Controller [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Corporal [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Interpreter [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Marine Serjeant [1]

Matron [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Third Class Air Mechanic [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [46]

Labour Corps [30]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Irish Guards [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Gurkha Rifles [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Irish Horse [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Hussars [2]

Northumberland Yeomanry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [325]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [105]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [17]

Last name first letter

P [539]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [527]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

New Zealand [1]

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People [540] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Totnes, Devon [2] Wallan Victoria [2] Antrim [1] Antrim, Ireland [1] Ballymoney [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Belfast Down [1] Bells Creek New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Buffalo, New York [1] Caverswall, Staffordshire [1] Cloughwater, Craigywarren, Kirkinriola, County Antrim [1] Cocanada, Madras [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Comber, Down [1] Crossgar [1] Crushington [1] Derry [1] Dundalk, Ontario [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Johannesburg [1] Kelso, Roxburghshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesex England [1] Mount Forest ON [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newtown Hamilton, Armagh [1] Parkes New South Wales [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Runswick Bay, Yorkshire, England [1] Scone, Perth [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [218] Serjeant [19] Gunner [15] Driver [13] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Bombardier [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Brevet Major [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deputy Controller [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Corporal [1] Hon Capt [1] Interpreter [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Marine Serjeant [1] Matron [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Third Class Air Mechanic [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [46] Labour Corps [30] Army Service Corps [25] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Irish Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Irish Guards [4] Manchester Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Gurkha Rifles [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Irish Horse [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Hussars [2] Northumberland Yeomanry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [325] Canadian Expeditionary Force [105] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [17]

Last name first letter

P [539] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [527] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [3] New Zealand [1]

Samuel Patton

Died 1917

British Army 8854 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 8854 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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David Patton

Died 1918

British Army 40916 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 53079 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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George Patton

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 14618 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Fred Patton

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 40706 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Thomas J Patton

Died 1918

British Army 3426 Private London Regiment

British Army 155839 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 155839 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Robert J Patton

Died 1916

British Army 3691 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Arthur Patton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16825 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William John Patton

Died 1915

British Army 3411 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Thomas Patton

Died 1915

British Army 82220 Sapper Royal Engineers 170 Tunnelling Company

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Hugh Patton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 25457 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Samuel Patton

Died 1915

British Army 3422 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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David Patton

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 530035

Canadian Expeditionary Force 530035 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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George Harold Patton

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27290

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27290 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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James Leo Patton

Born 1880

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3039812

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3039812 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harold Rupert Patton

Born 1884

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22907

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22907 Private Canadian Infantry

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Norman Edwin Patton

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 405490

Canadian Expeditionary Force 405490 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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John Wiles Patton

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2356469

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2356469 Private Canadian Infantry

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Neil Smith Patton

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 724125

Canadian Expeditionary Force 724125 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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James Patton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290047

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Leo Patrick Patton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291370

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