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Cork [43]

Sydney New South Wales [42]

London, Middlesex, England [29]

London England [15]

Melbourne Victoria [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

London, Middlesex [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Bermondsey, London [6]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Narrandera New South Wales [6]

Waterford [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

Lambeth, Surrey [5]

Marylebone, London [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [5]

Benalla Victoria [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Deniliquin New South Wales [4]

Dublin [4]

Dunedin [4]

Liverpool England [4]

Nagambie Victoria [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Skibbereen, Cork [4]

Bantry, Cork [3]

Bere Island, Cork [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Echuca Victoria [3]

Fitzroy Victoria [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Granville New South Wales [3]

Limerick [3]

London [3]

Moolort Victoria [3]

Poplar, London [3]

South Melbourne Victoria [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Stepney, London [3]

Aghada, Cork [2]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [2201]

Gunner [216]

Driver [165]

Serjeant [139]

Sapper [133]

Corporal [131]

Lance Corporal [72]

Pioneer [60]

Acting Corporal [34]

Acting Serjeant [29]

Lieutenant [28]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Captain [22]

Rifleman [19]

Bombardier [17]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Major [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Staff Serjeant Major [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Drummer [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Nursing Sister [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Transport Serjeant [4]

Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Fitter [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [358]

Royal Engineers [260]

Royal Field Artillery [254]

Army Service Corps [198]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [175]

London Regiment [143]

Royal Garrison Artillery [115]

Royal Irish Regiment [107]

Welsh Regiment [105]

Royal Fusiliers [83]

Royal Army Medical Corps [72]

Liverpool Regiment [69]

South Wales Borderers [68]

Rifle Brigade [64]

Middlesex Regiment [60]

Machine Gun Corps [52]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [52]

Royal Irish Rifles [52]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [50]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41]

Lancashire Fusiliers [40]

Royal Defence Corps [40]

The Queen's Regiment [40]

Durham Light Infantry [39]

Irish Guards [39]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [37]

Manchester Regiment [37]

Canadian Infantry [35]

Royal Army Service Corps [35]

Royal West Kent Regiment [35]

Leinster Regiment [34]

East Surrey Regiment [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [32]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [29]

Northamptonshire Regiment [28]

Cheshire Regiment [27]

Connaught Rangers [27]

Devonshire Regiment [25]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [23]

Royal Naval Division [23]

Royal Sussex Regiment [23]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21]

Somerset Light Infantry [21]

South Lancashire Regiment [21]

East Kent Regiment [20]

Monmouthshire Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [20]

Service

British Army [3132]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [598]

Australian Imperial Force [434]

Royal Navy [366]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [117]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [4961]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4785]

Merchant Navy [154]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Canada [3]

Ireland [3]

Belgium [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Cork [43] Sydney New South Wales [42] London, Middlesex, England [29] London England [15] Melbourne Victoria [13] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] London, Middlesex [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Bermondsey, London [6] Hobart Tasmania [6] Narrandera New South Wales [6] Waterford [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Devonport, Devon [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [5] Lambeth, London [5] Lambeth, Surrey [5] Marylebone, London [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Poplar, Middlesex, England [5] Benalla Victoria [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Deniliquin New South Wales [4] Dublin [4] Dunedin [4] Liverpool England [4] Nagambie Victoria [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Skibbereen, Cork [4] Bantry, Cork [3] Bere Island, Cork [3] Deptford, London [3] Echuca Victoria [3] Fitzroy Victoria [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Granville New South Wales [3] Limerick [3] London [3] Moolort Victoria [3] Poplar, London [3] South Melbourne Victoria [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Stepney, London [3] Aghada, Cork [2] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [2201] Gunner [216] Driver [165] Serjeant [139] Sapper [133] Corporal [131] Lance Corporal [72] Pioneer [60] Acting Corporal [34] Acting Serjeant [29] Lieutenant [28] Second Lieutenant [28] Captain [22] Rifleman [19] Bombardier [17] Lance Serjeant [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Company Serjeant Major [10] Major [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Staff Serjeant [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Able Seaman [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Staff Serjeant Major [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Drummer [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Nursing Sister [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Corporal 2nd [4] Transport Serjeant [4] Honorary Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Brigadier General [2] Colonel [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Fitter [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [358] Royal Engineers [260] Royal Field Artillery [254] Army Service Corps [198] Royal Munster Fusiliers [175] London Regiment [143] Royal Garrison Artillery [115] Royal Irish Regiment [107] Welsh Regiment [105] Royal Fusiliers [83] Royal Army Medical Corps [72] Liverpool Regiment [69] South Wales Borderers [68] Rifle Brigade [64] Middlesex Regiment [60] Machine Gun Corps [52] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [52] Royal Irish Rifles [52] Royal Irish Fusiliers [50] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41] Lancashire Fusiliers [40] Royal Defence Corps [40] The Queen's Regiment [40] Durham Light Infantry [39] Irish Guards [39] King's Royal Rifle Corps [37] Manchester Regiment [37] Canadian Infantry [35] Royal Army Service Corps [35] Royal West Kent Regiment [35] Leinster Regiment [34] East Surrey Regiment [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [32] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [29] Northamptonshire Regiment [28] Cheshire Regiment [27] Connaught Rangers [27] Devonshire Regiment [25] Hampshire Regiment [25] East Lancashire Regiment [23] Royal Naval Division [23] Royal Sussex Regiment [23] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21] Somerset Light Infantry [21] South Lancashire Regiment [21] East Kent Regiment [20] Monmouthshire Regiment [20] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [20]

Service

British Army [3132] Canadian Expeditionary Force [598] Australian Imperial Force [434] Royal Navy [366] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [117] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [4961] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4785] Merchant Navy [154]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Canada [3] Ireland [3] Belgium [1] Jamaica [1]

John Thomas Sullivan

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army 769 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Other Empire Force 769 Royal Newfoundland Regiment 29th Division, 1st Battalion

Other Empire Force 769 private Royal Newfoundland Regiment 29th Division, 1st Battalion

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William Frank Sullivan

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army TISR/1013 Wheeler Staff Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army TISR/1013 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Henry Sullivan

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army WR355326 Pioneer Royal Engineers Port Directorate Basra

British Army 280858 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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John Sullivan

Born 1881

British Army 7553 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 7553 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Depot

British Army 7553 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Michael Sullivan

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 115458 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 291726 Private Labour Corps

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John James Sullivan

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 6585 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 6585 Private Coldstream Guards 2nd

British Army 6568 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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William Sullivan

Born 1889

British Army 14528 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 14528 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 490618 Private Labour Corps 17th Labour Company

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Patrick Sullivan

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 6831 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Sullivan

Born 1884

Died 1943

British Army 12116 Private Devonshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 12116 Private Devonshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Frederick Joseph Sullivan

Born 1893

Died 1978

Royal Navy J13207 OB

Royal Navy J3207 AB

Royal Navy J13207 Leading Seaman

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Patrick Sullivan

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10420 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Patrick Sullivan

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 6473 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6473 Acting Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6473 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Adrian Sullivan

Born 1896

Other Empire Force 4081 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 4565 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Margaret Ellen Sullivan

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Albert Frederick Sullivan

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army L/8410 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/8410 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

British Army L/8410 Private East Surrey Regiment

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John Sullivan

Died 1915

British Army 3613 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Thomas Sullivan

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654402

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654402 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Machine Gun Corps. 4th Battalion

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Daniel Sullivan

Born 1894

British Army 3/11113 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11113 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Patrick Sullivan

Died 1915

British Army 10997 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Michael Sullivan

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 7225 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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