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Sydney New South Wales [48]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [38]

Wexford [21]

Waterford [18]

Melbourne Victoria [17]

Cork [16]

Liverpool, Lancashire [15]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [13]

Ballarat Victoria [10]

Brisbane Queensland [10]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Rockhampton Queensland [8]

Galway [7]

Inverell New South Wales [7]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Blackburn, Lancashire [6]

Brunswick New South Wales [6]

Cloyne, Cork [6]

Warrnambool Victoria [6]

Deloraine Tasmania [5]

Dublin [5]

Liverpool England [5]

London England [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Accrington, Lancashire [4]

Aghada, Cork [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Carlton Victoria [4]

Goulburn New South Wales [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Paddington New South Wales [4]

Richmond Victoria [4]

Sheerness, Kent [4]

Townsville Queensland [4]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [4]

West Maitland New South Wales [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Cork, Ireland [3]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Queenstown, Cork [3]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [3110]

Gunner [333]

Driver [235]

Corporal [227]

Sapper [179]

Serjeant [165]

Lance Corporal [108]

Lieutenant [63]

Second Lieutenant [54]

Pioneer [53]

Captain [50]

Acting Serjeant [44]

Acting Corporal [40]

Bombardier [36]

Rifleman [24]

Major [21]

Staff Serjeant [14]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Trooper [7]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Sister [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Sub Conductor [6]

Worker [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Drummer [4]

Guardsman [4]

Nurse [4]

Reverend [4]

Stoker [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Bandsman [3]

Commander [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [403]

Royal Field Artillery [378]

Royal Engineers [293]

Army Service Corps [219]

Royal Garrison Artillery [201]

Royal Irish Regiment [192]

Liverpool Regiment [188]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [158]

Manchester Regiment [142]

Lancashire Fusiliers [141]

East Lancashire Regiment [139]

Royal Army Medical Corps [137]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [127]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [120]

Royal Irish Rifles [111]

Connaught Rangers [110]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [97]

Machine Gun Corps [95]

Leinster Regiment [82]

Irish Guards [81]

London Regiment [81]

South Lancashire Regiment [77]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [76]

Cheshire Regiment [72]

Northumberland Fusiliers [68]

Royal Defence Corps [64]

West Riding Regiment [63]

Royal Fusiliers [60]

West Yorkshire Regiment [56]

Royal Army Service Corps [51]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [51]

Welsh Regiment [48]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [45]

Border Regiment [42]

York and Lancaster Regiment [42]

Canadian Infantry [40]

East Yorkshire Regiment [39]

Rifle Brigade [39]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [35]

Durham Light Infantry [32]

Royal Naval Division [31]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

Hampshire Regiment [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26]

South Wales Borderers [26]

Devonshire Regiment [25]

Army Ordnance Corps [22]

Army Veterinary Corps [21]

Service

British Army [4531]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [529]

Australian Imperial Force [503]

Royal Navy [345]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [209]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [120]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

W [6430]

P [9]

H [2]

B [1]

C [1]

L [1]

M [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6224]

Merchant Navy [183]

Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [94]

Ireland [5]

Australia [2]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [48] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [38] Wexford [21] Waterford [18] Melbourne Victoria [17] Cork [16] Liverpool, Lancashire [15] Dublin, Suffolk, England [13] Ballarat Victoria [10] Brisbane Queensland [10] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Rockhampton Queensland [8] Galway [7] Inverell New South Wales [7] Adelaide South Australia [6] Blackburn, Lancashire [6] Brunswick New South Wales [6] Cloyne, Cork [6] Warrnambool Victoria [6] Deloraine Tasmania [5] Dublin [5] Liverpool England [5] London England [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Accrington, Lancashire [4] Aghada, Cork [4] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Carlton Victoria [4] Goulburn New South Wales [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Paddington New South Wales [4] Richmond Victoria [4] Sheerness, Kent [4] Townsville Queensland [4] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [4] West Maitland New South Wales [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Cork, Ireland [3] Goole, Yorkshire, England [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Queenstown, Cork [3] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Ararat Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [3110] Gunner [333] Driver [235] Corporal [227] Sapper [179] Serjeant [165] Lance Corporal [108] Lieutenant [63] Second Lieutenant [54] Pioneer [53] Captain [50] Acting Serjeant [44] Acting Corporal [40] Bombardier [36] Rifleman [24] Major [21] Staff Serjeant [14] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Company Serjeant Major [13] Lance Serjeant [11] Able Seaman [10] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Voluntary Aid Detachment [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Acting Lance Corporal [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Trooper [7] Warrant Officer Class 1 [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Sister [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Sub Conductor [6] Worker [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Petty Officer [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Drummer [4] Guardsman [4] Nurse [4] Reverend [4] Stoker [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Bandsman [3] Commander [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [403] Royal Field Artillery [378] Royal Engineers [293] Army Service Corps [219] Royal Garrison Artillery [201] Royal Irish Regiment [192] Liverpool Regiment [188] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [158] Manchester Regiment [142] Lancashire Fusiliers [141] East Lancashire Regiment [139] Royal Army Medical Corps [137] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [127] Royal Munster Fusiliers [120] Royal Irish Rifles [111] Connaught Rangers [110] Royal Irish Fusiliers [97] Machine Gun Corps [95] Leinster Regiment [82] Irish Guards [81] London Regiment [81] South Lancashire Regiment [77] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [76] Cheshire Regiment [72] Northumberland Fusiliers [68] Royal Defence Corps [64] West Riding Regiment [63] Royal Fusiliers [60] West Yorkshire Regiment [56] Royal Army Service Corps [51] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [51] Welsh Regiment [48] Royal Lancaster Regiment [45] Border Regiment [42] York and Lancaster Regiment [42] Canadian Infantry [40] East Yorkshire Regiment [39] Rifle Brigade [39] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [35] Durham Light Infantry [32] Royal Naval Division [31] Middlesex Regiment [29] Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] Hampshire Regiment [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26] South Wales Borderers [26] Devonshire Regiment [25] Army Ordnance Corps [22] Army Veterinary Corps [21]

Service

British Army [4531] Canadian Expeditionary Force [529] Australian Imperial Force [503] Royal Navy [345] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [209] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [120] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

W [6430] P [9] H [2] B [1] C [1] L [1] M [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6224] Merchant Navy [183] Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [94] Ireland [5] Australia [2] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Joseph Anthony Walsh

Born 1894

Died 1966

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477958 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Douglas John Walsh

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Infantry

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J H Walsh

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 678 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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Patrick Walsh

Died 1914

British Army 5427 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Leo Daniel Walsh

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 316920 Sapper Royal Engineers Bedford "B" Signal Depot

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Frederick William Walsh

Born 1878

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4936 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Patrick Walsh

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290598

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James Walsh

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46914

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Leonard William Walsh

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314420

Royal Navy 216213 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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John Walsh

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277969

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Christopher Walsh

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290272

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Richard Walsh

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288002

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Ernest John Walsh

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37624

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James Walsh

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282745

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William Gordon Walsh

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150163

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John Walsh

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121654

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James Henry Walsh

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43739

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John Walsh

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57687

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James William Walsh

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122926

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Henry Walsh

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49757

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