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London [2]

Birmingham [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Bromley, Kent. [1]

Calcutta [1]

Castlecomer Co.Kilkenny [1]

Chaddesden, Derbyshire [1]

Charlton, Worcestershire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chester [1]

Colchester [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Cork [1]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Galway [1]

Halsall, Lancashire [1]

Hamilton, Scotland [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Laghey, Co. Donegal [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Monks Coppenhall, now Crewe [1]

Naas [1]

Rock Ferry, Birkenhead [1]

Somerset [1]

St. George Hanover Square, London [1]

Strasbourg [1]

Wexford [1]

Writtle, Essex [1]

isle of wight hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [384]

Second Lieutenant [80]

Lieutenant [52]

Lance Corporal [40]

Serjeant [39]

Sapper [26]

Corporal [25]

Captain [24]

Major [12]

Gunner [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Pioneer [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Guardsman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Driver [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal Private [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Adjutant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Colour and Drill Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Fusilier [1]

Garrison Serjeant Major [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Irish Guards [337]

Royal Engineers [125]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [75]

4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) [63]

Dragoon Guards [61]

Royal Irish Rifles [54]

Royal Irish Regiment [44]

4th Dragoon Guards [36]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [25]

Royal Air Force [24]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [22]

Coldstream Guards [19]

Grenadier Guards [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15]

Labour Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Irish Dragoon Guards [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Welsh Guards [6]

6th Dragoon Guards [5]

Army Service Corps [5]

Corps of Dragoons [5]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [5]

1st Royal Guards [4]

Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [4]

4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards [3]

4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards [3]

5th Dragoon Guards [3]

Dragoons [3]

Guards [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Irish Guards [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Irish Horse [3]

1st Battalion Irish Guards [2]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

3rd Dragoon Guards [2]

3rd Irish Guards [2]

7th Dragoon Guards [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [558]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Royal Navy [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [92]

C [60]

B [55]

G [44]

W [35]

H [34]

D [30]

L [26]

K [25]

S [25]

O [22]

F [20]

R [19]

T [14]

N [13]

P [13]

A [9]

E [8]

I [4]

J [4]

Q [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [551]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Ireland [4]

Egypt [1]

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People [559] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [2] Birmingham [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Bromley, Kent. [1] Calcutta [1] Castlecomer Co.Kilkenny [1] Chaddesden, Derbyshire [1] Charlton, Worcestershire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chester [1] Colchester [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Cork [1] Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Galway [1] Halsall, Lancashire [1] Hamilton, Scotland [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Laghey, Co. Donegal [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Monks Coppenhall, now Crewe [1] Naas [1] Rock Ferry, Birkenhead [1] Somerset [1] St. George Hanover Square, London [1] Strasbourg [1] Wexford [1] Writtle, Essex [1] isle of wight hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [384] Second Lieutenant [80] Lieutenant [52] Lance Corporal [40] Serjeant [39] Sapper [26] Corporal [25] Captain [24] Major [12] Gunner [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Pioneer [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Trooper [5] Acting Corporal [3] Guardsman [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Driver [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal Private [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Adjutant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chaplain The Reverend [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Colour and Drill Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Private [1] Flight Commander [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Officer [1] Fusilier [1] Garrison Serjeant Major [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Irish Guards [337] Royal Engineers [125] Royal Irish Fusiliers [75] 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) [63] Dragoon Guards [61] Royal Irish Rifles [54] Royal Irish Regiment [44] 4th Dragoon Guards [36] Royal Munster Fusiliers [25] Royal Air Force [24] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [22] Coldstream Guards [19] Grenadier Guards [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15] Labour Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Irish Dragoon Guards [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Scots Guards [6] Welsh Guards [6] 6th Dragoon Guards [5] Army Service Corps [5] Corps of Dragoons [5] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [5] 1st Royal Guards [4] Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [4] 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards [3] 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards [3] 5th Dragoon Guards [3] Dragoons [3] Guards [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Irish Guards [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Irish Horse [3] 1st Battalion Irish Guards [2] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] 3rd Dragoon Guards [2] 3rd Irish Guards [2] 7th Dragoon Guards [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [558] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Other Empire Force [3] Royal Navy [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [92] C [60] B [55] G [44] W [35] H [34] D [30] L [26] K [25] S [25] O [22] F [20] R [19] T [14] N [13] P [13] A [9] E [8] I [4] J [4] Q [2] V [2] Y [2] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [551]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Ireland [4] Egypt [1]

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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Harold Eyre

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army D/32868 Private Company of Dragoons

British Army 12270 Private Notts & Derbyshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army D/32868 Private 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)

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Oswald D G Thompson

Born 1890

Died 1930

British Army 5156 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 5156 Private Irish Guards

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Edward Ernest Thomas

Born 1884

Died 1939

British Army Boy Royal Horse Artillery "S" Battery

British Army 5063 Private Royal Irish Dragoon Guards 4th

British Army 47891 Private Machine Gun Corps 12th M.G.Squadron

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Charles Boyling

Born 1868

Died 1918

British Army Montgomeryshire Yeomanry

British Army 4515 Private Royal Rifle Dragoons

British Army 3221 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

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Michael Nolan

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11063 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 11063 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 5/9970 Irish Guards 10 Battalion

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Martin Joseph Mcdonnell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 7937 Corporal Lance Serjeant Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

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Thomas Lawrence Cahill

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 6475 Lance Corporal Irish Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Michael Delaney

Born 1881

Died 1921

British Army 6527 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 14429 Private Irish Guards

British Army 14429 Guardsman Irish Guards

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Leonard Lewis Kilcoin

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 2587 Private Guards

British Army 23982 Private Irish Guards

British Army 33982 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers Signal Depot

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Edward Stanley

Died 1918

British Army 10441 Private Royal Guards

British Army 10441 Private Irish Guards

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Cyril Huleatt Brew

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards

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Rupert George Boosey

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)

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Charles Frederick Clinch

Born 1891

British Army GS/8637 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army Lance-Corporal 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards

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Francis Mooney

Died 1917

British Army 5725 Lance Corporal Irish Guards

British Army 5725 Lance Serjeant Irish Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Lynch

Died 1915

British Army 954 Private Irish Guards

British Army 954 Corporal Irish Guards

British Army 86135 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Edward Murphy

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 6479 Lance Serjeant Irish Guards

British Army 6479 Serjeant Irish Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Sydney Thomas Willis

Born 1883

Died 1942

British Army 1805 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army GS/20511 Private 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)

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Roger James Ferguson Chance

Born 1893

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Royal Irish Guards

British Army Captain 4th Royal Irish Guards

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Stephen William White

Born 1984

Died 1943

British Army 6731 Acting Corporal 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards

British Army 6731 Private 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards

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