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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]

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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]

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B [288]

Contribution

Military Service [284]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Guyana [1]

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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]

John Blackett

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 15185 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John S. Blackett

Died 1918

British Army 30698 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Blackett

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 350736 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 205537 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 205537 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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William Arthur Bethell Blackett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193861

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Walter Edwin Blackett

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74981

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Henry Blackett

Born 1867

Died 1952

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Captain HMS Duke of Edinburgh

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John Turnbull Blackett

Australian Imperial Force 6175

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Charles Edward Blackett

Australian Imperial Force 368

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William Arthur Mordey Blackett

Australian Imperial Force 16233

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Ralph Henry Blackett

Australian Imperial Force 369

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Basil John Blackett

Australian Imperial Force 2

Australian Imperial Force 700

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Claude Edward Blackett

Australian Imperial Force 634

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Ralph Nixon Blackett

Australian Imperial Force 1885B

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Robert Blackett

Australian Imperial Force 2558

Australian Imperial Force 21690

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Arthus Blackett

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 104134 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Fred Blackett

Died 1918

British Army 205088 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Wilson Blackett

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 14070 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 14070 Private Border Regiment

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Edwin J. H. Blackett

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 26207 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Blackett

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 9426 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 284768 Private Labour Corps

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Michael Blackett

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 21/257 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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