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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [24]

Dublin [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Allora Queensland [2]

Ballina [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Kapunda South Australia [2]

Killarney [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Sligo [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

17 Mary's Lane, Dublin, Ireland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ardee, Louth [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Ballymacarrett, Belfast [1]

Ballyshannon, Donegal [1]

Belfast [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackwood Victoria [1]

Bo'ness, Linlithgow [1]

Brewarrina New South Wales [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Bute South Australia [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Cambustang, Lanarkshire [1]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cavan, Ireland [1]

Cleator, Cumberland [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

County Neath [1]

Couthridgs, Lanarkshire [1]

Crockwell [1]

Rank

Private [542]

Gunner [46]

Sapper [38]

Driver [36]

Corporal [32]

Serjeant [27]

Lance Corporal [18]

Pioneer [10]

Bombardier [7]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Trumpeter [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Fireman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [72]

Royal Engineers [53]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Army Service Corps [35]

Liverpool Regiment [35]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [32]

Connaught Rangers [29]

Highland Light Infantry [28]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Royal Irish Rifles [24]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [22]

Scottish Rifles [21]

Manchester Regiment [20]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Irish Guards [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [16]

Border Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Irish Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Leinster Regiment [11]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [749]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [69]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

Royal Navy [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [1023]

Contribution

Military Service [974]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [24] Dublin [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Allora Queensland [2] Ballina [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Kapunda South Australia [2] Killarney [2] Liverpool England [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Sligo [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] 17 Mary's Lane, Dublin, Ireland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ardee, Louth [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Ballymacarrett, Belfast [1] Ballyshannon, Donegal [1] Belfast [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackwood Victoria [1] Bo'ness, Linlithgow [1] Brewarrina New South Wales [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Bute South Australia [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Cambustang, Lanarkshire [1] Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cavan, Ireland [1] Cleator, Cumberland [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] County Neath [1] Couthridgs, Lanarkshire [1] Crockwell [1]

Rank

Private [542] Gunner [46] Sapper [38] Driver [36] Corporal [32] Serjeant [27] Lance Corporal [18] Pioneer [10] Bombardier [7] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Trumpeter [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Fireman [1] Guardsman [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Corporal [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [72] Royal Engineers [53] Royal Field Artillery [53] Army Service Corps [35] Liverpool Regiment [35] Royal Irish Fusiliers [32] Connaught Rangers [29] Highland Light Infantry [28] Machine Gun Corps [27] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Royal Irish Rifles [24] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [22] Scottish Rifles [21] Manchester Regiment [20] King's Own Scottish Borderers [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Irish Guards [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Royal Scots Fusiliers [16] Border Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Irish Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Leinster Regiment [11] Royal Munster Fusiliers [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [9] Seaforth Highlanders [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Cameron Highlanders [7] Gordon Highlanders [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Scots [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [749] Canadian Expeditionary Force [69] Australian Imperial Force [59] Royal Navy [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [1023]

Contribution

Military Service [974] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] India [1] Ireland [1]

Patrick Rooney

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 30566 Acting Corporal Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 94494 Acting Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Frederick Joseph Rooney

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 8556 Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Rooney

Died 1914

British Army 1142 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Henry Rooney

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army S/9036 Private The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)

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Joseph Rooney

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109984

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Charles Rooney

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126061

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Daniel Rooney

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263150

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Matthew Rooney

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120090

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Dennis Christopher Rooney

Born 1899

Died 1944

Royal Navy J44136

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John Edward Rooney

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208963

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Arthur Rooney

Died 1916

British Army 8441 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Rooney

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402481

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Michael Rooney

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133423

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Frederick Rooney

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68774

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John Rooney

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286938

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Patrick Rooney

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 6223 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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William Rooney

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army 18528 Private Durham Light Infantry 14th Battalion

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Harry Rooney

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407158

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Gerald Christopher Rooney

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy Major Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Hugh Rooney

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292108

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