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Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Camberwell New South Wales [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tallangatta Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ardgroom, Cork [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

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Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

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Carrick [1]

Castletown [1]

Cawarral Queensland [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cookstown, Tyrone [1]

Cork [1]

Douglas, Cork [1]

Dublin [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glandore, Cork [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hamore, Waterford [1]

Kilfaughnabeg, Cork [1]

Kyneton Victoria [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leongatha Victoria [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mitta Mitta Victoria [1]

Moorongong Victoria [1]

Murrurundi New South Wales [1]

Narrandera New South Wales [1]

North Cork, Ireland [1]

North Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Rathgomack, Waterford [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

St Marys, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Thurles [1]

Tralee, Kerry [1]

Tramore, Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [92]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Gunner [6]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Driver Private [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [16]

Royal Irish Regiment [15]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Irish Guards [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Irish Horse [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

18th Battalion [1]

8th Infantry Brigade [1]

Army Medical Service [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS Prometheus [1]

HMS Terrible [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Life Guards [1]

Service

British Army [138]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

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Contribution

Military Service [231]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Ireland [1]

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People [239] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bathurst New South Wales [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Camberwell New South Wales [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tallangatta Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adelong New South Wales [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ardgroom, Cork [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carrick [1] Castletown [1] Cawarral Queensland [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cookstown, Tyrone [1] Cork [1] Douglas, Cork [1] Dublin [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glandore, Cork [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hamore, Waterford [1] Kilfaughnabeg, Cork [1] Kyneton Victoria [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leongatha Victoria [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mitta Mitta Victoria [1] Moorongong Victoria [1] Murrurundi New South Wales [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] North Cork, Ireland [1] North Kensington, Middlesex [1] Rathgomack, Waterford [1] Roma Queensland [1] St Marys, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Thurles [1] Tralee, Kerry [1] Tramore, Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [92] Corporal [9] Serjeant [8] Sapper [7] Gunner [6] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Bombardier [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Driver Private [1] Drummer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [16] Royal Irish Regiment [15] Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [11] Irish Guards [10] Army Service Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Connaught Rangers [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] South Irish Horse [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 18th Battalion [1] 8th Infantry Brigade [1] Army Medical Service [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS Prometheus [1] HMS Terrible [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's African Rifles [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps ex King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Life Guards [1]

Service

British Army [138] Australian Imperial Force [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [239]

Contribution

Military Service [231] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Ireland [1]

Richard James Shanahan

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 1005 Private London Regiment

British Army 1005 Drummer London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Anthony Shanahan

Born 1887

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2790 Private 18th Battalion

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John Shanahan

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101518

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James Cyril Shanahan

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34563

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Daniel Shanahan

Died 1916

British Army 884 Private South Irish Horse

British Army 884 Private Corps of Hussars

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James William Shanahan

Born 1894

Australian Imperial Force 1606 Private 8th Infantry Brigade 31st Infantry Battalion

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Michael Shanahan

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309164

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Thomas Shanahan

Died 1915

British Army 6077 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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James Shanahan

Born 1866

Died 1915

British Army 7611 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 7611 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

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John Shanahan

Died 1917

British Army 12614 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 9767 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 12614 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Shanahan

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 5407 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Patrick Shanahan

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 40606 Private Royal Scots

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James Shanahan

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 762 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 478053 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 478053 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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John Shanahan

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446545

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446545 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Shanahan

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127370

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Michael Joseph Shanahan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174207

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Francis Patrick Shanahan

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152913

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Thomas Shanahan

Born 1884

Died 1927

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/2088 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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Thomas James Shanahan

Australian Imperial Force 5941

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Andrew Jock Shanahan

Australian Imperial Force 4723

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