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Sydney New South Wales [27]

Melbourne Victoria [21]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [17]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [17]

Brisbane Queensland [10]

Glasgow Scotland [9]

Ballarat Victoria [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Belfast [6]

Belfast, Antrim [6]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Newcastle, Northumberland [6]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [6]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5]

Gympie Queensland [5]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4]

Edinburgh Scotland [4]

Lanarkshire Scotland [4]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Ascot Vale Victoria [3]

Auckland [3]

Balmain New South Wales [3]

Benalla Victoria [3]

Casterton Victoria [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Forbes New South Wales [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

South Shields, Durham [3]

St Andrews, Fife [3]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Argyllshire [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Belfast, Down [2]

Bibbenluke New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bonnie Doon Victoria [2]

Bordertown South Australia [2]

Burton Overy, Leicestershire [2]

Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Catcleugh, Northumberland [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2236]

Gunner [211]

Corporal [206]

Serjeant [175]

Driver [149]

Second Lieutenant [135]

Sapper [116]

Lance Corporal [98]

Captain [73]

Lieutenant [55]

Acting Corporal [45]

Pioneer [28]

Major [27]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Bombardier [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Sister [13]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Worker [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Nursing Sister [8]

Trooper [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Acting Captain [6]

Rifleman [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Nurse [5]

Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Stoker [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [252]

Labour Corps [231]

Royal Field Artillery [215]

Army Service Corps [201]

Highland Light Infantry [162]

Royal Scots [136]

Royal Army Medical Corps [130]

Royal Garrison Artillery [126]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [125]

Machine Gun Corps [124]

Royal Highlanders [113]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [107]

Gordon Highlanders [92]

Seaforth Highlanders [90]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [88]

Northumberland Fusiliers [86]

Scottish Rifles [72]

Cameron Highlanders [66]

Royal Irish Rifles [64]

Durham Light Infantry [59]

London Regiment [59]

Canadian Infantry [52]

Royal Fusiliers [51]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [47]

Royal Naval Division [42]

Army Ordnance Corps [36]

Border Regiment [36]

Liverpool Regiment [36]

Scots Guards [36]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [31]

Manchester Regiment [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [30]

Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [26]

Royal Air Force [26]

Tank Corps [23]

British West Indies Regiment [22]

Army Veterinary Corps [21]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Royal Flying Corps [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Service

British Army [3418]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [591]

Australian Imperial Force [357]

Royal Navy [290]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [273]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [132]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [5239]

A [2]

N [2]

C [1]

D [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5076]

Merchant Navy [139]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [96]

Canada [2]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [27] Melbourne Victoria [21] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [17] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [17] Brisbane Queensland [10] Glasgow Scotland [9] Ballarat Victoria [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Belfast [6] Belfast, Antrim [6] Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Newcastle, Northumberland [6] Paisley, Renfrewshire [6] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5] Gympie Queensland [5] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4] Edinburgh Scotland [4] Lanarkshire Scotland [4] North Shields, Northumberland, England [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Ascot Vale Victoria [3] Auckland [3] Balmain New South Wales [3] Benalla Victoria [3] Casterton Victoria [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Forbes New South Wales [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] South Shields, Durham [3] St Andrews, Fife [3] Whitehaven, Cumberland [3] Aberdeen [2] Argyllshire [2] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Belfast, Down [2] Bibbenluke New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bonnie Doon Victoria [2] Bordertown South Australia [2] Burton Overy, Leicestershire [2] Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Catcleugh, Northumberland [2] Collingwood Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2236] Gunner [211] Corporal [206] Serjeant [175] Driver [149] Second Lieutenant [135] Sapper [116] Lance Corporal [98] Captain [73] Lieutenant [55] Acting Corporal [45] Pioneer [28] Major [27] Acting Serjeant [23] Bombardier [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Sister [13] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Worker [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Nursing Sister [8] Trooper [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Acting Captain [6] Rifleman [6] Temporary Captain [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Nurse [5] Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Deck Hand [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Staff Nurse [4] Stoker [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [252] Labour Corps [231] Royal Field Artillery [215] Army Service Corps [201] Highland Light Infantry [162] Royal Scots [136] Royal Army Medical Corps [130] Royal Garrison Artillery [126] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [125] Machine Gun Corps [124] Royal Highlanders [113] King's Own Scottish Borderers [107] Gordon Highlanders [92] Seaforth Highlanders [90] Royal Scots Fusiliers [88] Northumberland Fusiliers [86] Scottish Rifles [72] Cameron Highlanders [66] Royal Irish Rifles [64] Durham Light Infantry [59] London Regiment [59] Canadian Infantry [52] Royal Fusiliers [51] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [47] Royal Naval Division [42] Army Ordnance Corps [36] Border Regiment [36] Liverpool Regiment [36] Scots Guards [36] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [31] Manchester Regiment [30] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Royal Irish Fusiliers [30] Leicestershire Regiment [27] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [26] Royal Air Force [26] Tank Corps [23] British West Indies Regiment [22] Army Veterinary Corps [21] Cheshire Regiment [21] Rifle Brigade [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Royal Flying Corps [18] Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Defence Corps [15]

Service

British Army [3418] Canadian Expeditionary Force [591] Australian Imperial Force [357] Royal Navy [290] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [273] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [132] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [5239] A [2] N [2] C [1] D [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5076] Merchant Navy [139] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [96] Canada [2] Ireland [1]

William Black

Born 1890

British Army WR/554042 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army 3721 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 317591 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Black

Born 1884

British Army 8725 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 8725 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8725 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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David Hillocks Paterson Black

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1894 Flight Serjeant Royal Air Force

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Gavin Hamilton Black

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 200410 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6933 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6933 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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William Black

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service

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Donald Walter Bryce Black

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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John Irving Black

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192447

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192447 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Black

Born 1891

Died 1941

British Army 52528 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army WR.295778 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 130765 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Hugh Black

Born 1889

Died 1930

British Army 17181 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 88805 Corporal Royal Defence Corps

British Army 12 / 17181 CORPORAL ROYAL IRISH RIFLES 12TH (SERVICE) BATTALION

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Charles Black

Died 1918

British Army 15316 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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Frederick Samuel Black

Died 1916

British Army 846 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 846 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion

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Harold Black

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 34656 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 34656 Private Labour Corps

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Benjamin William Black

Died 1916

British Army 2983 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2983 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2983 Company Serjeant Major Durham Light Infantry

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George Balfour Black

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant 17th Lancers

British Army Lieutenant 17th Lancers attached Tank Corps

British Army Temporary Captain 17th Lancers attached Tank Corps

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William Black

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army S/5192 Private Royal Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army S/5192 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Black

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45420

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Alexander Black

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 6400 Lance Serjeant Scots Guards

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Nelson Whitfield Black

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170691

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Albert Edward Black

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43647

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Alfred Black

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310291

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