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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Ramsgate, Kent [7]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Broadstairs, Kent [5]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Colne, Lancashire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Nelson, Lancashire [4]

York, Yorkshire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brighouse [3]

Glasgow [3]

Leigh, Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Durham [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kew Victoria [2]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lancashire [2]

Lincoln [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Ainsdale, Durham, England [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balwyn Victoria [1]

Barony, Glasgow [1]

Barrowford, Lancs [1]

Bedale, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1265]

Gunner [151]

Driver [112]

Corporal [91]

Serjeant [75]

Sapper [70]

Lance Corporal [47]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Pioneer [23]

Acting Corporal [21]

Captain [19]

Lieutenant [18]

Bombardier [16]

Major [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Reverend [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Boy [2]

Bugler [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Saddler [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [177]

Labour Corps [163]

Royal Engineers [146]

Army Service Corps [126]

Royal Garrison Artillery [78]

West Yorkshire Regiment [72]

Royal Army Medical Corps [66]

Northumberland Fusiliers [62]

West Riding Regiment [55]

Liverpool Regiment [53]

Machine Gun Corps [51]

Lancashire Fusiliers [47]

London Regiment [47]

Manchester Regiment [46]

Durham Light Infantry [45]

Lincolnshire Regiment [44]

Royal Fusiliers [42]

Cheshire Regiment [34]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [33]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [33]

Yorkshire Regiment [33]

East Lancashire Regiment [32]

York and Lancaster Regiment [31]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

East Yorkshire Regiment [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

Royal Naval Division [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Border Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [16]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Royal Scots [10]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Service

British Army [1897]

Royal Navy [164]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [142]

Australian Imperial Force [66]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [2486]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2436]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [68]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Ramsgate, Kent [7] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Broadstairs, Kent [5] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Colne, Lancashire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Nelson, Lancashire [4] York, Yorkshire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brighouse [3] Glasgow [3] Leigh, Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Durham [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kew Victoria [2] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lancashire [2] Lincoln [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Ainsdale, Durham, England [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balwyn Victoria [1] Barony, Glasgow [1] Barrowford, Lancs [1] Bedale, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1265] Gunner [151] Driver [112] Corporal [91] Serjeant [75] Sapper [70] Lance Corporal [47] Second Lieutenant [44] Pioneer [23] Acting Corporal [21] Captain [19] Lieutenant [18] Bombardier [16] Major [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Reverend [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Boy [2] Bugler [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Leading Seaman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Saddler [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Corporal [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [177] Labour Corps [163] Royal Engineers [146] Army Service Corps [126] Royal Garrison Artillery [78] West Yorkshire Regiment [72] Royal Army Medical Corps [66] Northumberland Fusiliers [62] West Riding Regiment [55] Liverpool Regiment [53] Machine Gun Corps [51] Lancashire Fusiliers [47] London Regiment [47] Manchester Regiment [46] Durham Light Infantry [45] Lincolnshire Regiment [44] Royal Fusiliers [42] Cheshire Regiment [34] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [33] Royal Lancaster Regiment [33] Yorkshire Regiment [33] East Lancashire Regiment [32] York and Lancaster Regiment [31] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] East Yorkshire Regiment [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] Royal Naval Division [19] South Lancashire Regiment [19] Essex Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Border Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [17] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [16] Norfolk Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Army Veterinary Corps [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Royal Scots [10] Coldstream Guards [9]

Service

British Army [1897] Royal Navy [164] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145] Canadian Expeditionary Force [142] Australian Imperial Force [66] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [2486] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2436] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [68] New Zealand [1]

Norman William George Blackburn

Born 1895

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temp Flight Sub-Lieutenant 132 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Lieutenant

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Joseph Blackburn

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 46827 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 46829 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 28869 Private Labour Corps 49th Company

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Eric Blackburn

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2099 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army private Liverpool Regiment 6th battalion

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Benjamin Thomas Sutcliffe Blackburn

Born 1893

Died 1947

British Army 307239 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 578019 Private Labour Corps

British Army GS/102892 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Wilfred Blackburn

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2236 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240469 Private East Lancashire Regiment 7th

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Katherine Sarah Blackburn

Born 1879

Died 1957

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Staff Nurse 48 General Hospital, Salonika

British Army Staff Nurse Manchester Regiment 2nd west Battalion

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Byron Blackburn

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 201041 Private West Riding Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

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Gilbert Blackburn

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 27145 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 27145 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William Blackburn

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127270

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Arthur Blackburn

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199952

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David Blackburn

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 119992 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 119992 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Henry Blackburn

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296324

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Ernest Badger Blackburn

Born 1894

Died 1920

Royal Navy RMA/13311 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Crescent

Royal Navy 13311 Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Crescent

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Percy Blackburn

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235512

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Arthur Blackburn

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264906

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Robert Charles Blackburn

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187244

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George Frederick Blackburn

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army GS/4158 Private Kent Regiment 8th royal west Battalion

British Army G/4158 Lance Corporal Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion

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William John Blackburn

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68864

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William Blackburn

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287396

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Edwin Blackburn

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31690

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