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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]

George Whelan

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 8426 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Peter Whelan

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 6965 Private Irish Guards

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James Whelan

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3560 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Peter Whelan

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 235147 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Michael Whelan

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 3282 Private Leinster Regiment

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Joseph Whelan

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 30247 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Maurice Whelan

Died 1918

British Army 80425 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Whelan

Died 1918

British Army 11422 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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John Whelan

Died 1915

British Army 9571 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

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Martin Whelan

Died 1915

British Army 3323 Private Irish Guards

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Michael Whelan

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 3938 Private Connaught Rangers

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John Whelan

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 18233 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Whelan

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7227 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 7227 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Frank Whelan

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 4421 Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards

British Army 4421 Private Coldstream Guards

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Richard Whelan

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 6094 Private Irish Guards

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Joseph Whelan

Died 1915

British Army 12194 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Frank William George Whelan

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 18485 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Whelan

Died 1917

British Army 19893 Private Coldstream Guards

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John Whelan

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 543 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 201722 Sapper Tank Corps

British Army 201722 Serjeant Tank Corps

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Patrick Whelan

Died 1916

British Army G/1138 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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