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Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Brighton, Sussex [6]

Farnham, Surrey [5]

Mudgee New South Wales [5]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Hythe, Kent [3]

Malvern Victoria [3]

Rochester England [3]

Barnsbury, London [2]

Caterham, Surrey [2]

Chatham England [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Eastbourne [2]

Gayndah Queensland [2]

Hampstead London [2]

Kent England [2]

Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Miners Rest Victoria [2]

Northfleet, Kent, England [2]

Port Lincoln South Australia [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Smithfield South Australia [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Strood, Kent [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Alverstoke [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barcombe, Lewes, Sussex [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Bermagui New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, South London [1]

Bigga New South Wales [1]

Binnaway New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Brighton [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brompton South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [453]

Gunner [65]

Serjeant [38]

Driver [35]

Sapper [35]

Corporal [34]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [10]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Rifleman [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Captain [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

4th Class Chaplain to the Force [1]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [63]

Royal Engineers [58]

Labour Corps [52]

Army Service Corps [48]

Royal Sussex Regiment [44]

London Regiment [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

East Kent Regiment [26]

Royal West Kent Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

British West Indies Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Kent Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Service

British Army [696]

Royal Navy [121]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [52]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1023]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [990]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Guyana [1]

Malta [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Brighton, Sussex [6] Farnham, Surrey [5] Mudgee New South Wales [5] Maidstone, Kent [4] Hythe, Kent [3] Malvern Victoria [3] Rochester England [3] Barnsbury, London [2] Caterham, Surrey [2] Chatham England [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Coonabarabran New South Wales [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Eastbourne [2] Gayndah Queensland [2] Hampstead London [2] Kent England [2] Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Miners Rest Victoria [2] Northfleet, Kent, England [2] Port Lincoln South Australia [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Ramsgate, Kent, England [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Smithfield South Australia [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Strood, Kent [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Alverstoke [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barcombe, Lewes, Sussex [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Bermagui New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, South London [1] Bigga New South Wales [1] Binnaway New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Brighton [1] Brixton, London [1] Brompton South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [453] Gunner [65] Serjeant [38] Driver [35] Sapper [35] Corporal [34] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [10] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Rifleman [7] Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Able Seaman [4] Captain [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 4th Class Chaplain to the Force [1] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Chief Gunner [1] Commander [1] Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [63] Royal Engineers [58] Labour Corps [52] Army Service Corps [48] Royal Sussex Regiment [44] London Regiment [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] East Kent Regiment [26] Royal West Kent Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Hampshire Regiment [21] Middlesex Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] East Surrey Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Essex Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [10] Wiltshire Regiment [10] British West Indies Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Devonshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Kent Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Tank Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3]

Service

British Army [696] Royal Navy [121] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59] Australian Imperial Force [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [52] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1023] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [990] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Guyana [1] Malta [1]

Jacob Blackman

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army GSSR/583 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Daniel Blackman

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy TC 94 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 94/TC Trimmer Cook Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Ivanhoe."

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Frederick John Edward Blackman

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 290899 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Joseph Blackman

British Army M2/082580 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Blackman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119987

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Constant Edward George Blackman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4874

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George David Blackman

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy 194340 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Victory"

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Alfred Hubert Blackman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209742

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Frank Blackman

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286676

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Victor Haines Blackman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18630

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George Blackman

Born 1894

Died 1976

British Army 8298 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 10117 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 4/1st Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 88819 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps No3 B G Hospital

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Thomas Albert Blackman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245270

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James Samuel Blackman

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 1338 Private East Kent Regiment 5th east Battalion

British Army 240257 Private East Kent Regiment 5th east Battalion

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James Thomas Blackman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244951

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James Spencer Blackman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182

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Albert Edward Thomas Blackman

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126451

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Bertie B Blackman

Died 1917

British Army 89922 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry Blackman

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army G/12815 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/12815 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Frederick J Blackman

Died 1918

British Army G/11464 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Percy Blackman

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 22810 Sapper Royal Engineers 5th Company

British Army 22810 Sapper Royal Engineers

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