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Paisley Scotland [3]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Castlereagh Belfast [1]

Catrine, Ayrshire [1]

Frendsbury Rochester, Kent [1]

Garebridge, Midlothian [1]

Glasgow [1]

Kilmaurs, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

parish of Dunipace, Stirlingshire [1]

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Private [56]

Driver [6]

Gunner [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

L/cpl. [2]

Sapper [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd. Class [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

Pioneer [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

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Royal Irish Rifles [17]

Army Service Corps [6]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Tunnelling Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

HMS Lancaster [1]

Infantry Battalion [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

North Irish Horse [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going) [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Scots Guards [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [70]

Royal Navy [9]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [105]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [101]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [106] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Paisley Scotland [3] Ardrossan, Ayrshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Castlereagh Belfast [1] Catrine, Ayrshire [1] Frendsbury Rochester, Kent [1] Garebridge, Midlothian [1] Glasgow [1] Kilmaurs, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Williamstown Victoria [1] parish of Dunipace, Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [56] Driver [6] Gunner [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] L/cpl. [2] Sapper [2] Air Mechanic 3rd. Class [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Pioneer [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [17] Army Service Corps [6] Labour Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Connaught Rangers [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Scottish Rifles [2] 4th South African Infantry [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Tunnelling Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] HMS Lancaster [1] Infantry Battalion [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] North Irish Horse [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going) [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Scots Guards [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [70] Royal Navy [9] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [105] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [101] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Frank Skillen

Born 1897

Died 1961

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114776

British Army Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 6th./7th. Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114776 Air Mechanic 3rd. Class Royal Flying Corps No.1 Aeroplane Supply Depot

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Thomas Skillen

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282760

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Hugh Skillen

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191167

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James Skillen

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 276

Australian Imperial Force 276 Sapper Australian Tunnelling Corps 1st. Company

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William Skillen

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306871

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Daniel Skillen

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168319

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John Skillen

Died 1917

British Army 3391 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 3391 L/cpl. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd. Battalion

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Thomas Skillen

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 93290 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Alfred James Skillen

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29771

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William J Skillen

Born 1887

Died 1962

Canadian Expeditionary Force 144227

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Thomas Skillen

Died 1915

British Army 9898 Private Border Regiment

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Andrew Skillen

Australian Imperial Force 293

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William Skillen

Australian Imperial Force 275

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Corral Desmond Walker Skillen

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/229 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division

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Frank Mcpake

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 17073 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 17073 L/cpl. Royal Dublin Fusiliers 2nd. Battalion

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Andrew Skillen

Born 1889

Died 1916

South African Services 5086 Private 4th South African Infantry

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Daniel Sillars Skillen

Born 1886

Died 1943

Royal Navy 222476 Able Seaman HMS Lancaster

Australian Imperial Force Able Seaman Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going)

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William Skillen

Born 1886

British Army 12777 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Skillen

Australian Imperial Force 294

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William Alexander Skillen

Australian Imperial Force V81983

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