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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Bingara New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Cheshire [1]

Cloyne [1]

Courtmacsherry, Cork [1]

Custom House, Essex, England [1]

Dalwood New South Wales [1]

Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Egremont, Cumberland [1]

Fenigh, Leitrim [1]

Furness Vale, Disley, Cheshire [1]

Glasgow [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingstown, Cumberland, England [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool [1]

Lanark [1]

Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Perth, Scotland [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Saint Marys Clapham, London [1]

Singleton New South Wales [1]

Songer, Ayrshire [1]

Souger, Ayrshire [1]

St Francis, Dublin [1]

St Pancras [1]

Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Waterford [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [292]

Driver [19]

Gunner [19]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [14]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [9]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sister [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant Artificer [1]

Balloon Officer [1]

Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Local Captain [1]

Major [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [42]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Engineers [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Leinster Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

London Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Connaught Rangers [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Irish Regiment [10]

Royal Scots [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Irish Guards [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Service

British Army [394]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [536]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [510]

Merchant Navy [25]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [537] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Sydney New South Wales [4] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Bingara New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Cheshire [1] Cloyne [1] Courtmacsherry, Cork [1] Custom House, Essex, England [1] Dalwood New South Wales [1] Denbighshire, Wales [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Egremont, Cumberland [1] Fenigh, Leitrim [1] Furness Vale, Disley, Cheshire [1] Glasgow [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingstown, Cumberland, England [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool [1] Lanark [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] Old Ford, London [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Perth, Scotland [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Saint Marys Clapham, London [1] Singleton New South Wales [1] Songer, Ayrshire [1] Souger, Ayrshire [1] St Francis, Dublin [1] St Pancras [1] Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Waterford [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [292] Driver [19] Gunner [19] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [14] Corporal [10] Sapper [9] Second Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Sister [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant Artificer [1] Balloon Officer [1] Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Local Captain [1] Major [1] Private 1st Class [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [42] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Engineers [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] Manchester Regiment [17] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Leinster Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [11] London Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Connaught Rangers [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Irish Regiment [10] Royal Scots [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Munster Fusiliers [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] Irish Guards [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Essex Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Service

British Army [394] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [536] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [510] Merchant Navy [25]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Bernard Rourke

Born 1892

Royal Navy 497 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Christopher Rourke

Born 1882

Royal Navy 298911

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Martin Rourke

Born 1884

Royal Navy 307120

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Hugh Rourke

Born 1889

Royal Navy 347080

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Hugh Rourke

Born 1895

Royal Navy J26221

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Henry Rourke

Born 1897

Royal Navy J35551

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John Francis Rourke

Born 1894

Royal Navy M5265

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Douglas Rourke

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS6468

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William Rourke

Born 1892

Royal Navy SS112544

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John James Rourke

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3134513

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George Elvin Rourke

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 542477

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Harold Duncan Rourke

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 198643

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John Rourke

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 400983

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Thomas Rourke

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4080409

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Delbert Lyvern Rourke

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1066091

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William John Rourke

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1031130

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Orme Rourke

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 532265

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James Edward Rourke

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3138078

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Albert Rourke

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472428

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Creighton Rourke

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3180673

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