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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]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [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] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [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]

John Blackmore

Born 1867

Died 1917

Royal Navy DA 16359 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 16359DA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "James Seckar."

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Arthur Blackmore

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14162

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William Blackmore

Born 1876

Died 1932

British Army 10834 Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Sidney Francis Blackmore

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 26775 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Arthur William Thomas Blackmore

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50315 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Blackmore

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 170985 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 170985 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick William Blackmore

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 6/7981 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 267435 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Bertie Blackmore

Died 1915

British Army S/6489 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/6489 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Frederick John Blackmore

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 121243 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Blackmore

Died 1918

British Army 240945 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Ernest George Blackmore

Died 1917

British Army 40193 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Ernest Blackmore

Died 1915

British Army 16193 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Edward C Blackmore

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 3325 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 651135 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 614653 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

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William Blackmore

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 923 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 923 Private Corps of Hussars

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William Blackmore

Died 1918

British Army 580 Private Welsh Guards

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Alfred T Blackmore

Died 1917

British Army 205798 The Queen's Regiment

British Army 245290 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Arthur Blackmore

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 9541 Private Scots Guards

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William Henry Blackmore

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army WR/552013 Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

British Army WR/552013 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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Alfred Earnest Blackmore

Born 1873

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186023

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186023 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Richard Blackmore

Born 1892

Died 1964

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129212

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