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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Rotherham England [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Pitsmoor, Yorkshire [1]

Shoreditch [1]

Stapleford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Yarram Victoria [1]

Young New South Wales [1]

Yoxhall, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [186]

Gunner [25]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Tank Corps [2]

107th Training Regiment Battalion [1]

19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

26th Provisional Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [265]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

B [317]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [309]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [318] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Sydney New South Wales [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Rotherham England [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cheshire England [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Pitsmoor, Yorkshire [1] Shoreditch [1] Stapleford, Nottinghamshire [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Streatham, London [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Yarram Victoria [1] Young New South Wales [1] Yoxhall, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [186] Gunner [25] Driver [15] Serjeant [11] Corporal [10] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [6] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Major [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain/Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25] Manchester Regiment [20] Labour Corps [19] Royal Engineers [19] Army Service Corps [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Scots Guards [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Tank Corps [2] 107th Training Regiment Battalion [1] 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 26th Provisional Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [265] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

B [317] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [309] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Joseph Blackshaw

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army R 10137 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Samuel Edwin Blackshaw

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 7269 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 7th Battalion

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John Albert Blackshaw

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119131

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Sydney Blackshaw

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 36356 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Robert Blackshaw

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289788

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John Blackshaw

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138818

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Charles Lakin Blackshaw

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121206

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Joseph Blackshaw

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138471

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Henry Malcolm Blackshaw

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63827

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Arthur Blackshaw

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army L/17986 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "X" 37th Trench Mortar Battery.

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Herbert Blackshaw

Died 1918

British Army 63992 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 63992 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Henry Blackshaw

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241183

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George Blackshaw

Died 1918

British Army 14/1439 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14/1439 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Blackshaw

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2833 Private 5/6th Battalion Royal Scots

British Army 275734 Private 5/6th Battalion Royal Scots

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John Charles Blackshaw

Born 1900

Died 1940

Royal Navy J44373 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J44373 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy P/J44373 Able Seaman HMS Acasta

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Charles Frederick Blackshaw

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4794 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

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Alexander Raymond Blackshaw

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122720

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Frederick Blackshaw

Died 1918

British Army 1617 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 300106 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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Alexander Blackshaw

Died 1916

British Army 4591 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 22056 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 4591 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Robert Blackshaw

Died 1915

British Army 28082 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 28082 Private Cheshire Regiment

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