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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 Young Black

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45428

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William Eglantine Black

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281362

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James Campbell Black

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24525

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William Edward Black

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306842

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James Dow Black

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42426

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John William Black

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68422

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James Thompson Black

Born 1856

Died 1939

Canadian Expeditionary Force 288008

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Albert James Black

Born 1887

Died 1959

Royal Navy 10922 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 15652 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Neil Black

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307463

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Peter Black

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140672

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Edwin Stanley Black

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59220

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James Black

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115093

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John William Black

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265332

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George Davidson Black

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130022

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David Black

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101352

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William Leslie Caufauld Black

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17638

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William Black

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261470

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Frederick William Black

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60173

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James M Black

Born 1886

Died 1955

British Army 32901 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army M/427370 Private Army Service Corps

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Peter C Black

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66738

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