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Place of birth

London [7]

Dublin [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Aherlow, County Tipperary [2]

Ballydehob, Co. Cork [2]

Cork [2]

Donegal Town, Co. Donegal [2]

Galway [2]

Gowran, Kilkenny [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Londonderry [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

2 Crosby Place, Steven Street, Stretford Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Abergavenny, Wales [1]

Alby, Norfolk [1]

Allerston [1]

Aran Islands, Galway [1]

Astley Hall, Worcestershire [1]

Attyduff, Co. Monaghan [1]

Aughrim, Co. Wicklow [1]

Ballinafad, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland [1]

Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim [1]

Ballinasloe [1]

Ballinasloe, Co. Galway [1]

Ballmacroy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland [1]

Ballya Mcelligott, Tralee, Kerry [1]

Ballybunion, County Kerry [1]

Ballydehob, County Cork [1]

Ballyhaunis, Co. Roscommon [1]

Ballymahon, County Longford [1]

Ballymoney [1]

Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare [1]

Banford, Cork, Ireland [1]

Bardon Hill, Leicestershire [1]

Barrhead, Parish of Neilston [1]

Bayswater [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belgrave Square, Monkston [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birr [1]

Blessington aka Ballycomeen, County Wicklow, Ireland [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Borness, Mountmellick, Co Laois [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brannockstown, Trim, Meath [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Bromley, Kent. [1]

Buncrana, County Donegal,Ireland [1]

Rank

Private [7642]

Guardsman [447]

Serjeant [443]

Lance Corporal [375]

Corporal [366]

Second Lieutenant [259]

Lieutenant [207]

Lance Serjeant [160]

Captain [144]

Major [56]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [56]

Company Serjeant Major [33]

Sapper [30]

Colour Serjeant [29]

Lieutenant Colonel [28]

Trooper [20]

Driver [15]

Private Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Gunner [11]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Drummer [9]

Pioneer [9]

Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Serjeant Major [8]

Temporary Captain [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Boy [6]

Private /Lance Corporal [6]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Honorary Lieutenant [5]

Sergeant [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [4]

Brigadier General [4]

Company Sergeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Drill Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [4]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [4]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Captain [3]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Major [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Bandsman [2]

Unit

Irish Guards [8989]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [164]

Royal Engineers [125]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [75]

Labour Corps [70]

Dragoon Guards [65]

4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) [63]

Royal Irish Rifles [54]

Grenadier Guards [47]

Royal Irish Regiment [44]

Scots Guards [40]

4th Dragoon Guards [36]

Army Service Corps [33]

Military Foot Police [30]

Coldstream Guards [27]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [25]

Royal Air Force [24]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [22]

Guards [20]

Leinster Regiment [20]

Connaught Rangers [17]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Guards Machine Gun Battalion [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15]

1st Irish Guards [14]

Household Battalion [14]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Irish Dragoon Guards [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

2nd Irish Guards [9]

Life Guards [8]

Machine Gun Guards [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

South Irish Horse [8]

1st Battalion Irish Guards [7]

Corps of Dragoons [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

6th Dragoon Guards [6]

Grenadiers [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Special Reserve/ Irish Guards [6]

Service

British Army [9304]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Royal Navy [3]

Indian Army [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1621]

C [911]

B [708]

D [703]

H [642]

S [596]

O [521]

R [483]

K [458]

W [439]

G [421]

F [395]

L [375]

P [242]

T [209]

N [163]

A [102]

E [102]

J [83]

Q [53]

V [25]

Y [23]

I [22]

U [8]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9287]

Country

United Kingdom [62]

Ireland [53]

South Africa [3]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Italy [1]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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London [7] Dublin [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Aherlow, County Tipperary [2] Ballydehob, Co. Cork [2] Cork [2] Donegal Town, Co. Donegal [2] Galway [2] Gowran, Kilkenny [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Liverpool [2] Londonderry [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] 2 Crosby Place, Steven Street, Stretford Manchester, Lancashire [1] Abergavenny, Wales [1] Alby, Norfolk [1] Allerston [1] Aran Islands, Galway [1] Astley Hall, Worcestershire [1] Attyduff, Co. Monaghan [1] Aughrim, Co. Wicklow [1] Ballinafad, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland [1] Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim [1] Ballinasloe [1] Ballinasloe, Co. Galway [1] Ballmacroy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland [1] Ballya Mcelligott, Tralee, Kerry [1] Ballybunion, County Kerry [1] Ballydehob, County Cork [1] Ballyhaunis, Co. Roscommon [1] Ballymahon, County Longford [1] Ballymoney [1] Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare [1] Banford, Cork, Ireland [1] Bardon Hill, Leicestershire [1] Barrhead, Parish of Neilston [1] Bayswater [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belgrave Square, Monkston [1] Birmingham [1] Birr [1] Blessington aka Ballycomeen, County Wicklow, Ireland [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Borness, Mountmellick, Co Laois [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brannockstown, Trim, Meath [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Bromley, Kent. [1] Buncrana, County Donegal,Ireland [1]

Rank

Private [7642] Guardsman [447] Serjeant [443] Lance Corporal [375] Corporal [366] Second Lieutenant [259] Lieutenant [207] Lance Serjeant [160] Captain [144] Major [56] Warrant Officer Class 2 [56] Company Serjeant Major [33] Sapper [30] Colour Serjeant [29] Lieutenant Colonel [28] Trooper [20] Driver [15] Private Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [11] Gunner [11] Corporal Lance Serjeant [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Drummer [9] Pioneer [9] Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Serjeant Major [8] Temporary Captain [7] Acting Captain [6] Boy [6] Private /Lance Corporal [6] Warrant Officer Class 1 [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Honorary Lieutenant [5] Sergeant [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [4] Brigadier General [4] Company Sergeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Drill Serjeant [4] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [4] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [4] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Captain [3] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Acting Major [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Bandsman [2]

Unit

Irish Guards [8989] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [164] Royal Engineers [125] Royal Irish Fusiliers [75] Labour Corps [70] Dragoon Guards [65] 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) [63] Royal Irish Rifles [54] Grenadier Guards [47] Royal Irish Regiment [44] Scots Guards [40] 4th Dragoon Guards [36] Army Service Corps [33] Military Foot Police [30] Coldstream Guards [27] Machine Gun Corps [25] Royal Munster Fusiliers [25] Royal Air Force [24] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [22] Guards [20] Leinster Regiment [20] Connaught Rangers [17] London Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Guards Machine Gun Battalion [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15] 1st Irish Guards [14] Household Battalion [14] Liverpool Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Royal Irish Dragoon Guards [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] 2nd Irish Guards [9] Life Guards [8] Machine Gun Guards [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] South Irish Horse [8] 1st Battalion Irish Guards [7] Corps of Dragoons [7] Essex Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] 6th Dragoon Guards [6] Grenadiers [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Special Reserve/ Irish Guards [6]

Service

British Army [9304] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Other Empire Force [3] Royal Navy [3] Indian Army [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1621] C [911] B [708] D [703] H [642] S [596] O [521] R [483] K [458] W [439] G [421] F [395] L [375] P [242] T [209] N [163] A [102] E [102] J [83] Q [53] V [25] Y [23] I [22] U [8] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9287]

Country

United Kingdom [62] Ireland [53] South Africa [3] Egypt [1] India [1] Italy [1] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1]

Andrew Scott

Born 1886

Died 1967

British Army 11531 Private Irish Guards

British Army 11531 Private Irish Guards

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John Kipling

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Irish Guards Reserve Bn.

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Irish Guards 2nd Bn.

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards. 2nd Battalion

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Harold F Marion-Crawford

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards Special Reserve attd. 2nd Bn

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Guy Sidney Raftery

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3763 Private Irish Guards 1st Battalion

British Army Private Irish Guards Reserves

British Army 3763 Private Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Timothy Killeen

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 10511 Private Irish Guards

British Army 10511 Guardsman Irish Guards Second Battallion

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Edward Graham Mylne

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Francis James Keown

Born 1887

Died 1958

British Army 2807 Serjeant Irish Guards

British Army 2807 Irish guards 1st Battalion

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Walter Douglas Faulkner

Born 1898

Died 1940

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Richard Guy Cecil Yerburgh

Born 1892

Died 1926

British Army Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Irish Guards 1st Battalion

British Army Temporary Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Joseph Bergin

Born 1888

Died 1968

British Army 6267 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 6267 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

British Army 6267 Private Irish Guards 2nd Battalion

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John Gordon

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 6996 Private Irish Guards

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George Valentine Williams

Born 1882

Died 1946

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards

British Army Captain Irish Guards

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Desmond Clere Parsons

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Irish Guards

British Army Captain Irish Guards 2nd Battalion

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Owen William Wellspring

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 5099 Sergeant Irish Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 5099 Serjeant Irish Guards

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Leopold Reginald Hargreaves

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards

British Army Captain Irish Guards

British Army Lieut Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Thomas Woodcock

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 8387 Private Irish Guards 2nd Battalion

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Nicholas Dreeling

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 7071 Private Irish Guards

British Army 7071 Private 2nd Irish Guards

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George William Twamley

Born 1904

Died 1919

British Army 4899 Private Irish Guards

British Army 4899 Guardsman Irish Guards 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Patrick Meara

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 4211 Private Irish Guards

British Army 4211 Lance Corporal Irish Guards

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Edward Charles Stafford-King-Harman

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards

British Army Captain Irish Guards

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