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Benalla Victoria [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Dublin [3]

Kensington South Australia [3]

London England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bantry [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Cobar New South Wales [2]

Hackney, Middlesex, England [2]

Kapunda South Australia [2]

Kilrush, Clare [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mackay Queensland [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Newmarket Victoria [2]

Paisley Scotland [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Allora Queensland [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Balbirnie U.F. Manse, Markinch, Fife [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Belfast [1]

Berrigan New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackhill, Consett, County Durham [1]

Bombay [1]

Bowmans Forest Victoria [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burnley England [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Cloughmills [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Devonport England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Downpatrick, County Down [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dumfries Scotland [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [462]

Gunner [43]

Serjeant [36]

Corporal [31]

Sapper [28]

Driver [26]

Lance Corporal [22]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Captain [8]

Major [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Volunteer [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lt [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner T [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Saddler Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Engineman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64]

Royal Engineers [51]

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Royal Irish Rifles [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Highland Light Infantry [26]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [18]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [18]

Scottish Rifles [17]

London Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Connaught Rangers [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Royal Scots [12]

Border Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Irish Guards [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Scots Guards [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Leinster Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

Lancers [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Service

British Army [689]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [144]

Australian Imperial Force [102]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26]

Last name first letter

S [1107]

R [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1076]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

South Africa [1]

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Benalla Victoria [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Dublin [3] Kensington South Australia [3] London England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bantry [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Cobar New South Wales [2] Hackney, Middlesex, England [2] Kapunda South Australia [2] Kilrush, Clare [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mackay Queensland [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Newmarket Victoria [2] Paisley Scotland [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Allora Queensland [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Balbirnie U.F. Manse, Markinch, Fife [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Belfast [1] Berrigan New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackhill, Consett, County Durham [1] Bombay [1] Bowmans Forest Victoria [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burnley England [1] Burra South Australia [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Cloughmills [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Devonport England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Downpatrick, County Down [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dumfries Scotland [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [462] Gunner [43] Serjeant [36] Corporal [31] Sapper [28] Driver [26] Lance Corporal [22] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [16] Captain [8] Major [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Volunteer [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Fitter Staff Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lt [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner T [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Saddler Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Engineman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [64] Royal Engineers [51] Royal Field Artillery [49] Royal Irish Rifles [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Highland Light Infantry [26] Liverpool Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [18] Royal Irish Fusiliers [18] Scottish Rifles [17] London Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Canadian Infantry [15] King's Own Scottish Borderers [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Highlanders [14] Connaught Rangers [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Royal Scots [12] Border Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Irish Guards [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Munster Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Scots Guards [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Leinster Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] Lancers [4] Military Foot Police [4]

Service

British Army [689] Canadian Expeditionary Force [144] Australian Imperial Force [102] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26]

Last name first letter

S [1107] R [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1076] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17] South Africa [1]

William Henry Shannon

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122522

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Robert Macdouall Shannon

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71166

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William Shannon

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103767

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Joseph Shannon

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143151

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Cyril Richmond Shannon

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Alfred Shannon

Died 1915

British Army 10309 Private Scots Guards

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George Shannon

Died 1914

British Army 11365 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Alexander Shannon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62624

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William Shannon

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy B 5107 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5107/B Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: SS Nero

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John Shannon

Died 1915

British Army 18237 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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George Shannon

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8785 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 8785 Corporal Borderers,(Alias) 2nd Battalion

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James Shannon

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 43974 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank R. Shannon

Died 1918

British Army 20337 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 267511 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 267511 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Andrew Shannon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/25348 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1/14047 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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John Shannon

Died 1917

British Army 824 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Shannon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/21546 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/42030 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/42030 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Shannon

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 26709 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 307991 Private Tank Corps

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John Shannon

Died 1915

British Army 1374 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 1374 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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Andrew Shannon

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 45275 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Shannon

Died 1916

British Army 23413 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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