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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Sale Victoria [3]

Deal, Kent [2]

Leicester [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Bannockburn Victoria [1]

Barnsbury, Middlesex [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Batterers, London [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Cheshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Freiburg Im Breisgau [1]

Goole [1]

Grappenhall, Cheshire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Liversedge, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rowsley Victoria [1]

Scaftworth Hall, Bawtry, Yorkshire [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England [1]

Sunderland [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wilcannia New South Wales [1]

Willunga South Australia [1]

Wurruck Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [11]

Captain [10]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Driver [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Sapper [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

S/Serjeant [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Indian Ordnance Department [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

150th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

16th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

1st Guides [1]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

1st Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) [1]

27th Provisional Battalion [1]

36th Jacob's Horse [1]

44th Infantry Reserve Battalion [1]

5th Dragoons Guards [1]

5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

9th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Engineers [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [153]

Royal Navy [18]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [211]

Contribution

Military Service [209]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Sale Victoria [3] Deal, Kent [2] Leicester [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Bannockburn Victoria [1] Barnsbury, Middlesex [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Batterers, London [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Cheshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Freiburg Im Breisgau [1] Goole [1] Grappenhall, Cheshire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Liversedge, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Rowsley Victoria [1] Scaftworth Hall, Bawtry, Yorkshire [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England [1] Sunderland [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wilcannia New South Wales [1] Willunga South Australia [1] Wurruck Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [82] Gunner [11] Serjeant [11] Captain [10] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Driver [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Sapper [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Cooper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] S/Serjeant [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13] Labour Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Army Service Corps [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Rifle Brigade [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Indian Ordnance Department [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 150th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1] 16th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 1st Guides [1] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 1st Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) [1] 27th Provisional Battalion [1] 36th Jacob's Horse [1] 44th Infantry Reserve Battalion [1] 5th Dragoons Guards [1] 5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Engineers [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [153] Royal Navy [18] Australian Imperial Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [211]

Contribution

Military Service [209] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Robert Blacker

Born 1892

Died 1963

British Army 141176 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4 B Reserve Brigade

British Army 141176 Driver Royal Field Artillery 114 Brigade

British Army 141176 Driver Royal Field Artillery 114 Brigade

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William Blacker

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 30156 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 40488 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Bn

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Carlos Paton Blacker

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

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John Robin Blacker

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Cecil Francis Blacker

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers

British Army Lieutenant Connaught Rangers 2nd Battalion

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Henry Blacker

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83497

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Arthur Blacker

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31486

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S Blacker

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 14/1157 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker

Born 1887

Died 1964

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Indian Army Captain 1st Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's)

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William Frederick Blacker

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 9971 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 9971 Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Albert Victor Blacker

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34361

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George Frederick Blacker

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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George Blacker

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251651

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George Blacker

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 3/7862 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Albert Blacker

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army G/5198 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Philip Blacker

Died 1918

British Army 266008 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Frank Blacker

Died 1918

British Army 1495 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 165592 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

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Reginald Blacker

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2327 Private 1st Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2327 Rifleman Monmouthshire Regiment

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William Fredrick Blacker

Australian Imperial Force 4753

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Charles Blacker

Australian Imperial Force 5150

Australian Imperial Force 1209

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