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Hobart Tasmania [4]

Kilkenny City [4]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Cloyne, Cork [2]

Crystal Brook South Australia [2]

Dublin [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Islington, London [2]

Latrobe Tasmania [2]

London England [2]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [2]

New Norfolk Tasmania [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Queenstown, Cork [2]

Templemore [2]

Waterford [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Allaghee Mare, Kerry [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ballinameale, Co. Waterford [1]

Ballyferriter, Kerry [1]

Bantry, Cork [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bellerive Tasmania [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cappamore, Co Limerick [1]

Carlisle England [1]

Clare [1]

Dinglea, Kerry [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [1]

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1]

Dunmore, Waterford [1]

East Indies [1]

Ebbw Vale [1]

Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Farsid, Cork [1]

Fowey, Cornwall, England [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Islington New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [269]

Gunner [24]

Driver [19]

Serjeant [19]

Sapper [14]

Corporal [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Pioneer [7]

Major [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Lieutenant General [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Major General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Gunner Wheeler [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Quartermaster [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Office Superintendent [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Quarter Master & Honorary Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [27]

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Irish Regiment [21]

London Regiment [18]

Leinster Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Military Foot Police [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Indian Army [3]

Irish Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [392]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [143]

Royal Navy [54]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [675]

M [3]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [662]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Australia [1]

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Hobart Tasmania [4] Kilkenny City [4] London, Middlesex, England [3] Cloyne, Cork [2] Crystal Brook South Australia [2] Dublin [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Islington, London [2] Latrobe Tasmania [2] London England [2] Moonee Ponds Victoria [2] New Norfolk Tasmania [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Queenstown, Cork [2] Templemore [2] Waterford [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Aghada, Cork [1] Allaghee Mare, Kerry [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ballinameale, Co. Waterford [1] Ballyferriter, Kerry [1] Bantry, Cork [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bellerive Tasmania [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bow, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cappamore, Co Limerick [1] Carlisle England [1] Clare [1] Dinglea, Kerry [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dowlais, Glamorgan [1] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1] Dunmore, Waterford [1] East Indies [1] Ebbw Vale [1] Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Farsid, Cork [1] Fowey, Cornwall, England [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Grays, Essex [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Islington New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [269] Gunner [24] Driver [19] Serjeant [19] Sapper [14] Corporal [12] Lance Corporal [11] Pioneer [7] Major [6] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Lieutenant General [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Major General [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Gunner Wheeler [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Quartermaster [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Nursing Sister [1] Office Superintendent [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Quarter Master & Honorary Captain [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [34] Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Munster Fusiliers [27] Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Irish Regiment [21] London Regiment [18] Leinster Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] South Wales Borderers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Military Foot Police [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Indian Army [3] Irish Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [392] Canadian Expeditionary Force [143] Royal Navy [54] Australian Imperial Force [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [675] M [3] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [662] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Australia [1]

Patrick Shea

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5629 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 5629 Private Royal Dublin Fus

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James Shea

Died 1916

British Army 136408 Sapper Royal Engineers 172 Tunnelling Company

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James Edward Shea

Born 1896

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 80228 Private Canadian Infantry 38th Battalion

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Albert Robert Shea

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19812

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Edward Shea

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146947

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Andrew Shea

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109487

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Felix James Shea

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154952

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Mortimer Lewis Shea

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172991

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Daniel Philip Shea

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173198

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Frank Henry Shea

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40080

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George W Shea

Born 1885

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9743

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9743 Private Canadian Infantry

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Cornelius Robert Shea

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3130328

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3130328 Private Canadian Infantry

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Allan William Shea

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2774018

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2774018 Sergeant Canadian Army Service Corps

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William Shea

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 865412

Canadian Expeditionary Force 865412 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Shea

Died 1914

British Army 13/853 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Battalion (1st Barnsley Pals)

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Michael Shea

Born 1901

Died 1917

Royal Navy J78729 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Robert Shea

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 1/82 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Tyneside 1/82 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Tyneside 1/82 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable."

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John Shea

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army S/54 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army S/54 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Thomas P Shea

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11568 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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James Shea

Died 1915

British Army 3275 Private Leinster Regiment

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