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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Paisley Scotland [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Elmhurst Victoria [2]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Armagh [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Athlone [1]

Bedford England [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bressingham Norfolk [1]

Buckland, Berkshire [1]

Canongate Edinburgh [1]

Carrickmore, Tyrone [1]

Chester [1]

Co. Down [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Consett [1]

Dumfries Scotland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hoddom, Dumfriesshire [1]

Howdon, Northumberland [1]

Kingston Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Leighton Buzzard England [1]

Longford, Leinster [1]

Nechells, Warwickshire [1]

New Monkland, Lanarkshire [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Stockton-on-Tees, Durham [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Torrensville South Australia [1]

Tyrone [1]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1]

West Bothwell Street, Glasgow [1]

Wick, Caithness [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [341]

Gunner [33]

Driver [21]

Sapper [21]

Serjeant [21]

Corporal [17]

Pioneer [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant Instructor [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [53]

Royal Engineers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [26]

Army Service Corps [22]

Highland Light Infantry [22]

Scottish Rifles [17]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16]

Royal Irish Rifles [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Royal Scots [11]

Connaught Rangers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Royal Irish Regiment [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Leinster Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Irish Guards [3]

London Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [464]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [567]

Contribution

Military Service [547]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Paisley Scotland [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Dublin [2] Elmhurst Victoria [2] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Armagh [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Athlone [1] Bedford England [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bressingham Norfolk [1] Buckland, Berkshire [1] Canongate Edinburgh [1] Carrickmore, Tyrone [1] Chester [1] Co. Down [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Consett [1] Dumfries Scotland [1] Edinburgh [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hoddom, Dumfriesshire [1] Howdon, Northumberland [1] Kingston Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Leighton Buzzard England [1] Longford, Leinster [1] Nechells, Warwickshire [1] New Monkland, Lanarkshire [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Stockton-on-Tees, Durham [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Torrensville South Australia [1] Tyrone [1] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1] West Bothwell Street, Glasgow [1] Wick, Caithness [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [341] Gunner [33] Driver [21] Sapper [21] Serjeant [21] Corporal [17] Pioneer [9] Lance Corporal [8] Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Major [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Canteener [1] Captain [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quartermaster Serjeant Instructor [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [53] Royal Engineers [39] Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Irish Fusiliers [26] Army Service Corps [22] Highland Light Infantry [22] Scottish Rifles [17] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16] Royal Irish Rifles [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Royal Scots [11] Connaught Rangers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Royal Irish Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Leinster Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Cameron Highlanders [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Munster Fusiliers [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Irish Guards [3] London Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [464] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [567]

Contribution

Military Service [547] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Thomas Henry Rafferty

Died 1915

British Army 7840 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 7840 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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John Rafferty

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3480 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 241037 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Owen Rafferty

Born 1884

Died 1917

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John Henry Rafferty

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy Private HMS Lion RMLI

Royal Navy

Royal Navy 14910 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION

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James Rafferty

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269585

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Thomas Rafferty

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294125

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John Rafferty

Born 1888

Died 1969

British Army 10047 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Thomas Rafferty

Died 1917

British Army 99569 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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William Rafferty

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2248 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 240521 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Rafferty

Died 1920

British Army 18309 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 142777 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Edwin Patrick Rafferty

Died 1918

British Army 38252 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Rafferty

Died 1918

British Army 29584 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Rafferty

Born 1862

Died 1921

British Army Captain Connaught Rangers

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Michael Rafferty

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1164 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Tyneside Irish Battalion

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Arthur Harry Rafferty

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53725

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Michael Rafferty

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196015

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James Walter Rafferty

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242153

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David Leo Rafferty

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3415 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 20215 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20215 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Albert Rafferty

Died 1915

British Army 14698 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14698 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Charles Rafferty

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 280959 Private Highland Light Infantry

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