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Belfast [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Dromore, Co. Down [1]

Dublin [1]

Killorglin, Co. Kerry, [1]

Laghey, Co. Donegal [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Rathmines, Dublin [1]

Rusper, Sussex [1]

Shankill, Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Rank

Private [478]

Lance Corporal [32]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Captain [13]

Major [8]

Rifleman [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Bugler [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Lance Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lt. [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 Serjeant [1]

rank [1]

Unit

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [479]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [44]

Royal Irish Regiment [44]

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Irish Rifles [25]

2nd Royal Irish Rifles [21]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [15]

2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9]

2nd Royal Irish Regiment [9]

2nd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Army Service Corps [5]

Leinster Regiment [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [5]

664th Employment Company [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

3rd Garrison Battalion [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

1st Royal Irish Rifles [2]

2nd Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

2nd Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [2]

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

2nd Leinster Regiment [2]

8th Hussars [2]

8th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

10th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

11th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

13th Irish Rifles [1]

174th L Company Labour Corps [1]

184th Company Labour Corps [1]

1st Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

1st Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [558]

Last name first letter

C [185]

B [136]

G [98]

H [39]

F [36]

A [31]

D [28]

E [4]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [558]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Belfast [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Dromore, Co. Down [1] Dublin [1] Killorglin, Co. Kerry, [1] Laghey, Co. Donegal [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Rathmines, Dublin [1] Rusper, Sussex [1] Shankill, Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Rank

Private [478] Lance Corporal [32] Serjeant [23] Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [16] Captain [13] Major [8] Rifleman [8] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [4] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Bugler [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandmaster [1] Commander [1] Corporal Lance Corporal [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lt. [1] Private Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 Serjeant [1] rank [1]

Unit

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [479] Royal Irish Fusiliers [44] Royal Irish Regiment [44] Labour Corps [30] Royal Irish Rifles [25] 2nd Royal Irish Rifles [21] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [15] 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers [14] Royal Engineers [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9] 2nd Royal Irish Regiment [9] 2nd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Army Service Corps [5] Leinster Regiment [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Munster Fusiliers [5] 664th Employment Company [4] Connaught Rangers [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] 3rd Garrison Battalion [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] 1st Royal Irish Rifles [2] 2nd Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] 2nd Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [2] 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [2] 2nd Leinster Regiment [2] 8th Hussars [2] 8th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] 10th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 11th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 13th Irish Rifles [1] 174th L Company Labour Corps [1] 184th Company Labour Corps [1] 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [558]

Last name first letter

C [185] B [136] G [98] H [39] F [36] A [31] D [28] E [4] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [558]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Robert Davidson

Died 1915

British Army 7186 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 7186 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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The Hon Hector John Atkinson

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army Captain 2nd 4th 6th Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Burns

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 9945 Lance Serjeant 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 9945 Corporal 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 9945 Lance Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles

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John Hanna

Died 1916

British Army 4/6774 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 6774 Private Royal Irish Rifles 4th Battalion.

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Michael John Furnell

British Army Major 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Fusiliers

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J Comber

British Army 7214 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Arthur Hade

British Army 2/7628 Lance Corporal 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Samuel Cosby

British Army 5590 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Lawrence Fullerton

British Army 7704 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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James Carberry

British Army 10311 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Alfred Harding

British Army 8734 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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John Green

British Army 9928 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Chilcott

British Army 6627 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Gerald Condron

British Army 10200 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Harry Gault

British Army 8801 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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James D Close

British Army 8879 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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W Cummins

British Army 5851 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Francis Fisher

British Army 8149 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Patrick Corbett

British Army 8024 Lance Corporal 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Stephen Carr

British Army 7925 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

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