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Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Coonamble New South Wales [2]

Durham [2]

Fakenham Norfolk [2]

London [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bradford [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Devonport Tasmania [1]

Dulwich Surrey [1]

Durham England [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Evenwood [1]

Fenton, Staffordshire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Kelmarsh, Northants [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lancashire England [1]

London England [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Nelson [1]

Newcastle [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle On Tyne England [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, England [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Saint Sepulchre, London [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Skocton on Tees, Durham [1]

South Kensington, London [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St. John [1]

Stockton New South Wales [1]

Stockwell London [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thorpe, Surrey [1]

Whitley, Northumberland [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [124]

Driver [13]

Sapper [12]

Serjeant [12]

Captain [9]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Gunner [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Admiral [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colonel [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Fitter Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Royal Engineers [20]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Northumberland Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Border Regiment [5]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1/73nd Infantry [1]

8th Hussars [1]

9th Royal Scots [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Canterbury Regiment New Zealand Mounted Rifles [1]

Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [206]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [288]

Contribution

Military Service [284]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Guyana [1]

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Place of birth

Bathurst New South Wales [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Coonamble New South Wales [2] Durham [2] Fakenham Norfolk [2] London [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bradford [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Devonport Tasmania [1] Dulwich Surrey [1] Durham England [1] Durham, Durham [1] Evenwood [1] Fenton, Staffordshire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Kelmarsh, Northants [1] Kensington, London [1] Lancashire England [1] London England [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Nelson [1] Newcastle [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle On Tyne England [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne, England [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Saint Sepulchre, London [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Skocton on Tees, Durham [1] South Kensington, London [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St. John [1] Stockton New South Wales [1] Stockwell London [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thorpe, Surrey [1] Whitley, Northumberland [1] Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [124] Driver [13] Sapper [12] Serjeant [12] Captain [9] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Gunner [7] Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Admiral [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colonel [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Fitter Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Royal Engineers [20] Durham Light Infantry [19] Royal Field Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [13] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Labour Corps [10] Northumberland Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Border Regiment [5] British West Indies Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1/73nd Infantry [1] 8th Hussars [1] 9th Royal Scots [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Canterbury Regiment New Zealand Mounted Rifles [1] Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1] County of London Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [206] Australian Imperial Force [28] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [288]

Contribution

Military Service [284] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Guyana [1]

John Thomas Blackett

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 7208 Private Dorsetshire Regiment Depot

British Army 7208 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7208 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Cuthbert Blackett

Born 1860

Died 1935

British Army Colonel Durham Volunteer Corps

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Frederick William Blackett

Born 1887

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11354

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William Stewart Burdett Blackett

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 3rd battalion

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards 3rd battalion

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Joseph Blackett

Born 1891

Other Empire Force 11054 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 11831 Private British West Indies Regiment 9th Battalion

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Geoffrey Elliot Blackett

Born 1893

Died 1979

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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James Blackett

Born 1888

British Army 46843 Driver L Battery Royal Horse Artillery

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Basil John Blackett

Born 1886

Died 1927

Australian Imperial Force 2/Lieut 700 2nd Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps

Australian Imperial Force 2/Lieut 700 Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps

Australian Imperial Force 700 Lance Corporal Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) 'F' Company

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James Godfrey Blackett

Born 1899

Died 1979

British Army 28/490 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 28/490 Lance Sergeant Northumberland Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Thomas Blackett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305569

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Burt Peter Blackett

Born 1893

British Army 70595(Incomplete) Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 70595 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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Ernest James Blackett

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 84591 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers Base records G.H.Q.3rd Echelon

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Flenwick Blackett

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225808

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Harold Frank Blackett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226523

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Thomas Blackett

Died 1916

British Army 14111 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14111 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14111 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 7th Bn

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Frederick William Blackett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31112

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Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett

Born 1897

Died 1974

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS BARHAM

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Ernest Beetham Blackett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250017

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John Thomas Blackett

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 7208 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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George Blackett

Died 1916

British Army 6/2579 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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