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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [15]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Londonderry (Derry) [6]

Cork [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Yarram Victoria [5]

Dublin [4]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4]

London England [4]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [4]

Charlton Victoria [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bungendore New South Wales [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Donald Victoria [2]

Donegal [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Glenora Tasmania [2]

Murrurundi New South Wales [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Singleton New South Wales [2]

Smithtown New South Wales [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Achidl Island [1]

Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Ardglass, Down [1]

Auckland [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballinasloe [1]

Ballydehob, Cork [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrington Tasmania [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Boneden Western Australia [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bothwell, Lanark [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [877]

Gunner [65]

Driver [50]

Sapper [50]

Serjeant [43]

Corporal [36]

Lance Corporal [19]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Worker [6]

Rifleman [5]

Guardsman [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [3]

Able Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal/Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Naik [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Saddler/Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [136]

Royal Engineers [68]

Royal Field Artillery [66]

Highland Light Infantry [55]

Army Service Corps [54]

Connaught Rangers [54]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

Royal Irish Regiment [33]

Royal Scots [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Lancashire Fusiliers [31]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [30]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [29]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [27]

Scottish Rifles [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Irish Rifles [21]

Irish Guards [20]

Leinster Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [11]

Gordon Highlanders [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1174]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [155]

Australian Imperial Force [110]

Royal Navy [89]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

S [1657]

M [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1596]

Merchant Navy [60]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [15] London, Middlesex, England [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Londonderry (Derry) [6] Cork [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Yarram Victoria [5] Dublin [4] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4] London England [4] Muswellbrook New South Wales [4] Charlton Victoria [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bungendore New South Wales [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Donald Victoria [2] Donegal [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Glenora Tasmania [2] Murrurundi New South Wales [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Singleton New South Wales [2] Smithtown New South Wales [2] Aberdeen [1] Achidl Island [1] Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Ardglass, Down [1] Auckland [1] Ayrshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballinasloe [1] Ballydehob, Cork [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrington Tasmania [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Boneden Western Australia [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bothwell, Lanark [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford [1] Brisbane Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [877] Gunner [65] Driver [50] Sapper [50] Serjeant [43] Corporal [36] Lance Corporal [19] Pioneer [13] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Worker [6] Rifleman [5] Guardsman [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [3] Able Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Corporal/Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Naik [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Saddler/Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [136] Royal Engineers [68] Royal Field Artillery [66] Highland Light Infantry [55] Army Service Corps [54] Connaught Rangers [54] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] Royal Irish Regiment [33] Royal Scots [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Lancashire Fusiliers [31] Liverpool Regiment [30] Royal Irish Fusiliers [30] Royal Munster Fusiliers [29] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [27] Scottish Rifles [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] Royal Fusiliers [23] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Scots Fusiliers [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] London Regiment [21] Royal Irish Rifles [21] Irish Guards [20] Leinster Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Defence Corps [16] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Canadian Infantry [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Naval Division [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Royal Highlanders [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Seaforth Highlanders [11] Gordon Highlanders [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1174] Canadian Expeditionary Force [155] Australian Imperial Force [110] Royal Navy [89] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

S [1657] M [4]

Contribution

Military Service [1596] Merchant Navy [60]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

James Sweeney

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20527

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Frederick Charles Sweeney

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39082

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James Sweeney

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284346

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Michael Sweeney

Born 1897

Died 1949

British Army 5572 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 5572 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 1st Batallion

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Hugh Sweeney

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420355

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420355 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Patrick Sweeney

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 4776B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4776B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Charles W Sweeney

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 1644 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur George Sweeney

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 14963 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Daniel Sweeney

Died 1918

British Army 266699 Private Kent Cyclist Battalion

British Army 228634 Private London Regiment

British Army 228634 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1st (City of London) Battalion

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Fitzgerald Sweeney

Born 1898

British Army 11671 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Edward Joseph Sweeney

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228195

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Edward Sweeney

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army T/25543 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/25543 Lance Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

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Michael Sweeney

Died 1919

British Army SS/12629 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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William Sweeney

Died 1916

British Army 5602 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Arthur Sweeney

Born 1894

Died 1969

British Army 16319 Private South Wales Borderers

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F Sweeney

Died 1916

British Army 5703 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Peter Sweeney

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279462

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Thomas Sweeney

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98831

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John Leonard Sweeney

Australian Imperial Force 4915

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Henry Joseph Sweeney

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104465

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