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Some Hints on Inspecting the
List
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Surnames and
forenames
Names were often
recorded by pen and in longhand some ninety years ago. Spelling
mistakes occur in certain names.
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Addresses
Over the years
many streets in Belfast have been renamed, redeveloped or
demolished entirely. Spelling here also can be a problem.
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Personal
Details
Some entries
give quite extensive information with an address, the name of
the parents, wife and sometimes a civilian occupation and even
the school attended.
Other entries
give basic information with only the places of birth, enlistment
and area of residence recorded.
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The Navy and
the Air Force
As a major port
numerous Belfast men and women made their living at sea and many
lost their lives in Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine (Merchant
Navy). Others died whilst serving the Royal Flying Corps and,
from 1 April 1918, the new Royal Air Force.
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Casualties
in Overseas Armies
We have included the names of
Belfast born servicemen who died whilst serving with the forces
of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South African forces. We
would be anxious to learn of other such individuals and indeed
those Belfast men and women who died in this period in the army
of the United States of America.
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