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Dublin [4]

Belfast [2]

Mountrath, Queen's County [2]

Antrim [1]

Bagnalstown [1]

Ballinameale, Co. Waterford [1]

Ballycahill [1]

Ballymasloe, Galway [1]

Ballymoney, County Antrim [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Birr [1]

Broadway, County Antrim [1]

Canterbury [1]

Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Clapham, Middlesex [1]

Clonmel, Tipperary [1]

Co Galway [1]

Colchester [1]

Coleraine N Ireland [1]

Cookstown, Co. Tyrone [1]

County Antrim [1]

County Down [1]

County Leitrim [1]

Crowhill Williamstown, Roscommon, Co Galway [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Dunadry, Co Antrim [1]

Dunmoyle County Tyrone [1]

Fermanagh [1]

Gortin, Ireland [1]

Hackballs Cross, County Louth [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Kettering, Northants [1]

Kinsale(?) County Cork [1]

Knockduff House, Co Armagh [1]

Ligoniel,Belfast,Antrim. [1]

Lisbellaw, Co. Fermanagh [1]

Listowel, County Kerry [1]

Little Moyle, Co. Carlow [1]

Liverpool [1]

London [1]

Louth [1]

Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1]

Meath [1]

Milverton, Somerset [1]

Nenagh, County Tipperary [1]

Palmyra Park, Galway [1]

Slane, Co Meath [1]

Stoke on Trent [1]

Rank

Private [2843]

Second Lieutenant [324]

Corporal [226]

Serjeant [223]

Lieutenant [176]

Lance Corporal [127]

Captain [91]

Major [38]

Shoeing Smith [24]

Trooper [24]

Acting Corporal [21]

Sapper [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Lance Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Staff Serjeant Major [13]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Driver [6]

Saddler [6]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Farrier Serjeant [4]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [4]

Squadron Serjeant Major [4]

Trumpeter [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Boy [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant and Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

North Irish Horse [1776]

South Irish Horse [1662]

Corps of Hussars [1143]

Royal Irish Regiment [684]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [425]

Labour Corps [135]

Royal Irish Rifles [97]

Machine Gun Corps [74]

Royal Engineers [72]

Tank Corps [62]

Army Service Corps [56]

Military Mounted Police [56]

Hussars [42]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [38]

Leinster Regiment [35]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [31]

Army Cyclist Corps [29]

Irish Horse [27]

Royal Irish Horse [25]

Royal Flying Corps [22]

Corps of Lancers [21]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [21]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Corps of Dragoons [20]

Royal Air Force [20]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [16]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

9th Royal Irish Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Lancers [13]

Connaught Rangers [11]

3rd Hussars [10]

Military Foot Police [10]

Northumberland Hussars [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Sherwood Rangers [10]

8th Hussars [9]

8th Irish Horse [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Dorset Yeomanry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

19th Hussars [6]

Company of Dragoons [6]

Service

British Army [3617]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Royal Navy [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [595]

C [334]

B [317]

H [275]

S [257]

W [225]

R [173]

D [164]

L [152]

G [149]

K [147]

F [144]

A [106]

P [105]

T [101]

J [100]

O [95]

E [68]

N [63]

I [13]

Q [11]

Y [10]

V [8]

U [4]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3611]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Ireland [12]

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Dublin [4] Belfast [2] Mountrath, Queen's County [2] Antrim [1] Bagnalstown [1] Ballinameale, Co. Waterford [1] Ballycahill [1] Ballymasloe, Galway [1] Ballymoney, County Antrim [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Birr [1] Broadway, County Antrim [1] Canterbury [1] Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Clapham, Middlesex [1] Clonmel, Tipperary [1] Co Galway [1] Colchester [1] Coleraine N Ireland [1] Cookstown, Co. Tyrone [1] County Antrim [1] County Down [1] County Leitrim [1] Crowhill Williamstown, Roscommon, Co Galway [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Dunadry, Co Antrim [1] Dunmoyle County Tyrone [1] Fermanagh [1] Gortin, Ireland [1] Hackballs Cross, County Louth [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Kettering, Northants [1] Kinsale(?) County Cork [1] Knockduff House, Co Armagh [1] Ligoniel,Belfast,Antrim. [1] Lisbellaw, Co. Fermanagh [1] Listowel, County Kerry [1] Little Moyle, Co. Carlow [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] Louth [1] Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1] Meath [1] Milverton, Somerset [1] Nenagh, County Tipperary [1] Palmyra Park, Galway [1] Slane, Co Meath [1] Stoke on Trent [1]

Rank

Private [2843] Second Lieutenant [324] Corporal [226] Serjeant [223] Lieutenant [176] Lance Corporal [127] Captain [91] Major [38] Shoeing Smith [24] Trooper [24] Acting Corporal [21] Sapper [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Lance Serjeant [14] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Staff Serjeant Major [13] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Driver [6] Saddler [6] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Farrier Serjeant [4] Shoeing Smith Corporal [4] Squadron Serjeant Major [4] Trumpeter [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Boy [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Farrier Staff Serjeant [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant and Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

North Irish Horse [1776] South Irish Horse [1662] Corps of Hussars [1143] Royal Irish Regiment [684] Royal Irish Fusiliers [425] Labour Corps [135] Royal Irish Rifles [97] Machine Gun Corps [74] Royal Engineers [72] Tank Corps [62] Army Service Corps [56] Military Mounted Police [56] Hussars [42] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [38] Leinster Regiment [35] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [31] Army Cyclist Corps [29] Irish Horse [27] Royal Irish Horse [25] Royal Flying Corps [22] Corps of Lancers [21] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [21] Royal Field Artillery [21] Corps of Dragoons [20] Royal Air Force [20] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [16] Royal Munster Fusiliers [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Lancers [13] Connaught Rangers [11] 3rd Hussars [10] Military Foot Police [10] Northumberland Hussars [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Sherwood Rangers [10] 8th Hussars [9] 8th Irish Horse [9] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Dorset Yeomanry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] 19th Hussars [6] Company of Dragoons [6]

Service

British Army [3617] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Royal Navy [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [595] C [334] B [317] H [275] S [257] W [225] R [173] D [164] L [152] G [149] K [147] F [144] A [106] P [105] T [101] J [100] O [95] E [68] N [63] I [13] Q [11] Y [10] V [8] U [4] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3611]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Ireland [12]

William Ewart Gladstone Lockhart

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army 346 Serjeant North Irish Horse

British Army 9/41543 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Arthur Ernest Dallas

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army 1332 Corporal North Irish Horse

British Army Second Lieutenant North Irish Horse

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Arnold Vesey Fitzherbert

Born 1878

Died 1922

British Army Lieutenant South Irish Horse

British Army Captain South Irish Horse

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Robert Smyth

Born 1885

Died 1952

British Army Lieutenant South Irish Horse

British Army Major South Irish Horse

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George Chaigneau Colvill

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant South Irish Horse

British Army Captain South Irish Horse

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Isaac William Burns Lindow

Born 1868

Died 1946

British Army Major South Irish Horse

British Army Lieutenant Colonel South Irish Horse

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James Cunningham Gordon Kirkpatrick

Born 1891

Died 1970

British Army Lieutenant North Irish Horse

British Army Captain North Irish Horse

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Edward Buchanan

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 686 Corporal North Irish Horse

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George Harper

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 890 Private North Irish Horse

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Edward Arthur Atkinson

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114760 Serjeant

British Army Lieutenant North Irish Horse

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Victor George Henry Francis Conyngham

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant South Irish Horse

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Samuel Banbour Combe

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant North Irish Horse

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Michael Reilly

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 1849 Shoeing Smith South Irish Horse

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Richard Moore

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2206 Private North Irish Horse

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Richard Arthur Grove Annesley

Born 1879

Died 1966

British Army Lieutenant North Irish Horse

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William Rawlins

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 1342 Serjeant South Irish Horse

British Army 1342 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

British Army 1342 Sergeant Royal Irish Regient 7th Battalion South Irish Horse

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Francis Farrell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1074 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Irish Horse

British Army 25262 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 25262 Company Serjeant Major Royal Irish Regiment

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Ralph Edwin West

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army 1049 Corporal South Irish Horse

British Army 73082 Corporal Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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Bryan Bertram Bellew

Born 1890

Died 1981

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant South Irish Horse

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

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Alfred Corrigan

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1532 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 1532 Private South Irish Horse

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