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Bristol, Gloucestershire [9]

Exeter, Devon [8]

Andover, Hampshire [6]

Maldon Victoria [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [5]

London England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Taunton, Somerset [4]

Bideford, Devon [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bristol England [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Dawlish, Devon [3]

Honiton, Devon [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Wellington, Somerset [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Devon [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Exeter [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Nowra New South Wales [2]

Pewsey, Wiltshire [2]

Rahoon, Galway [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Andover, Hampshire, England [1]

Ansley, Devon [1]

Arthur River Western Australia [1]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bally Castle,Co.Antrim. [1]

Ballymacarret,Co.Down. [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Barnstaple England [1]

Bath England [1]

Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bilton North Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bitton, Gloucestershire [1]

Brighton England [1]

Bristol [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Brompton Regis, Somerset [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Rank

Private [460]

Corporal [56]

Driver [56]

Gunner [51]

Sapper [40]

Serjeant [32]

Lance Corporal [19]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lieutenant [16]

Acting Corporal [11]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

/ / / Musician/ Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Acting Warrant Offiver Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Sergeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain (4th Class) The Reverend [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [91]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Devonshire Regiment [55]

Army Service Corps [49]

Labour Corps [46]

London Regiment [33]

Somerset Light Infantry [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Hampshire Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [764]

Royal Navy [118]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Australian Imperial Force [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Last name first letter

B [1079]

Contribution

Military Service [1035]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Ireland [2]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [9] Exeter, Devon [8] Andover, Hampshire [6] Maldon Victoria [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [5] London England [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Taunton, Somerset [4] Bideford, Devon [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bristol England [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Dawlish, Devon [3] Honiton, Devon [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Wellington, Somerset [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Devon [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Exeter [2] Fulham, London [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Nowra New South Wales [2] Pewsey, Wiltshire [2] Rahoon, Galway [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Andover, Hampshire, England [1] Ansley, Devon [1] Arthur River Western Australia [1] Aston Warwickshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bally Castle,Co.Antrim. [1] Ballymacarret,Co.Down. [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Barnstaple England [1] Bath England [1] Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bilton North Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bitton, Gloucestershire [1] Brighton England [1] Bristol [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Brompton Regis, Somerset [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Rank

Private [460] Corporal [56] Driver [56] Gunner [51] Sapper [40] Serjeant [32] Lance Corporal [19] Second Lieutenant [18] Lieutenant [16] Acting Corporal [11] Pioneer [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Company Serjeant Major [6] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] / / / Musician/ Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Acting Warrant Offiver Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Sergeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain (4th Class) The Reverend [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [91] Royal Field Artillery [68] Devonshire Regiment [55] Army Service Corps [49] Labour Corps [46] London Regiment [33] Somerset Light Infantry [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Hampshire Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Welsh Regiment [12] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11] Essex Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [764] Royal Navy [118] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Australian Imperial Force [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Last name first letter

B [1079]

Contribution

Military Service [1035] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Ireland [2]

Arthur James Cyril Blackmore

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3385 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 3385 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

British Army 3385 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/6th. Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Reginald James Blackmore

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41648 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

British Army 46142 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 41648 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Blackmore

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3/10417 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Pratt Blackmore

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 15912 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Samuel John Blackmore

Born 1859

Died 1950

British Army 533 Armament Sergeant Major Army Ordnance Corps

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Sidney Thomas Blackmore

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122093

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William James Blackmore

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207649

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Ernest Blackmore

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127601

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William Henry Blackmore

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111232

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James Blackmore

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109488

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Edwin Blackmore

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company

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Thomas Robert Blackmore

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36856

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William Ernest Blackmore

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22187

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Russell Henry Blackmore

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 6287 Private Connaught Rangers 5th Battalion

British Army 6287 Private Connaught Rangers

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Ernest George Blackmore

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93058

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Harry Blackmore

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261477

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Daniel Joseph Blackmore

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261570

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William George Blackmore

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3125

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Edwin Blackmore

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29187

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Albert Robert Blackmore

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5990 Private Australian Infantry 12th Battalion

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