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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Buchan Victoria [5]

Dublin [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [5]

Eden New South Wales [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Kingstown, Dublin [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Hackney, London [3]

Kingstown, Cumberland, England [3]

Limerick [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

North Melbourne Victoria [3]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [3]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [3]

West Melbourne Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Colebrook Tasmania [2]

Coomera Queensland [2]

Creswick Victoria [2]

Galway [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Mullumbimby New South Wales [2]

Oatlands Tasmania [2]

Paddington New South Wales [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Wasleys South Australia [2]

Wexford [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Auckland [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Ballingarry, Co. Tippeary [1]

Beaufort Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bodalla New South Wales [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Burr [1]

Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Cape Town [1]

Carngham Victoria [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chiswick [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Clare [1]

Cleatormoor, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [655]

Gunner [79]

Corporal [56]

Serjeant [54]

Driver [49]

Lance Corporal [27]

Sapper [27]

Captain [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Worker [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal Private [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Serjeant Major [1]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Serjeant [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Labourer [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Private, Lance Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [106]

Royal Field Artillery [89]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [82]

Royal Engineers [60]

Royal Irish Regiment [54]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Irish Rifles [43]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [26]

Irish Guards [25]

Leinster Regiment [25]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [23]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Connaught Rangers [18]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Welsh Regiment [16]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Hussars [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [968]

Australian Imperial Force [106]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Royal Navy [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [1298]

Contribution

Military Service [1249]

Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Ireland [3]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Buchan Victoria [5] Dublin [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [5] Eden New South Wales [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Kingstown, Dublin [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Hackney, London [3] Kingstown, Cumberland, England [3] Limerick [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] North Melbourne Victoria [3] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [3] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [3] West Melbourne Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Colebrook Tasmania [2] Coomera Queensland [2] Creswick Victoria [2] Galway [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Mullumbimby New South Wales [2] Oatlands Tasmania [2] Paddington New South Wales [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Wasleys South Australia [2] Wexford [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Auckland [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Ballingarry, Co. Tippeary [1] Beaufort Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bodalla New South Wales [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bristol England [1] Burr [1] Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Cape Town [1] Carngham Victoria [1] Cheshire [1] Chiswick [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Clare [1] Cleatormoor, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [655] Gunner [79] Corporal [56] Serjeant [54] Driver [49] Lance Corporal [27] Sapper [27] Captain [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [13] Pioneer [10] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Worker [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal Private [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Serjeant Major [1] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal /Serjeant [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Drummer [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Labourer [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Private, Lance Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Second Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [106] Royal Field Artillery [89] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [82] Royal Engineers [60] Royal Irish Regiment [54] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Irish Rifles [43] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Liverpool Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Royal Munster Fusiliers [26] Irish Guards [25] Leinster Regiment [25] Royal Irish Fusiliers [23] Manchester Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Connaught Rangers [18] Machine Gun Corps [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Welsh Regiment [16] London Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Border Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Hussars [6] South Wales Borderers [6] West Riding Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [968] Australian Imperial Force [106] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Royal Navy [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [1298]

Contribution

Military Service [1249] Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Ireland [3] India [1]

Christopher Whelan

Born 1881

British Army 6817 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 6817 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (embarkation for France to join BEF)

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Michael Whelan

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7389 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Stephen Whelan

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6279 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Michael Whelan

Born 1878

British Army 27988 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Postal Section Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 27988 Serjeant Postal Section Royal Engineers Postal Section attached to 47th Division

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Thomas Whelan

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 7476 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Percival T Whelan

Born 1897

Died 1969

British Army S 1912 Private Rifle Brigade

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John Percy Whelan

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Irish Rifles attached Royal Irish Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Irish Rifles

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Michael Whelan

Born 1878

British Army 660947 Private Labour Corps

British Army 6041 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Michael Whelan

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8917 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Michael Whelan

Died 1916

British Army 371322 Private London Regiment

British Army 3478 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371322 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Whelan

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301122

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Dan Whelan

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106671

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William Whelan

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284606

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William Whelan

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306002

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John Whelan

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267149

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John Whelan

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61538

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James Whelan

Born 1867

Died 1919

British Army 74 Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 315562 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 1509 Private, Lance Corporal Kings Shropshire Light Infantry

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Matthew Whelan

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 26/1297 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 26th Battalion (Tyneside Irish)

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Edward Whelan

Died 1918

British Army 12309 Private Irish Guards

British Army 12309 Private Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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John Whelan

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285788

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