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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Singleton New South Wales [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Kempton Tasmania [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Auckland [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Kurri Kurri New South Wales [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Northamptonshire England [2]

Polegate [2]

Reading [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness [1]

Barton End, Horsley, Nailsworth [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beckenham, London [1]

Beech Pike, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Boat Harbour Tasmania [1]

Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Bradford, near Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Croydon [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Denbigh, Wales [1]

Derby [1]

Dulverton, Somerset [1]

Dundee [1]

Duxford, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [703]

Gunner [75]

Sapper [57]

Corporal [52]

Driver [52]

Serjeant [41]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [26]

Captain [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Pioneer [13]

Bombardier [10]

Major [8]

Rifleman [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Signaller [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

8th Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

CPL [1]

Captain Honourable Major [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [103]

Royal Field Artillery [92]

Labour Corps [75]

Army Service Corps [68]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Gloucestershire Regiment [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1070]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [88]

Royal Navy [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

Australian Imperial Force [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1404]

G [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1391]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [2]

China [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Singleton New South Wales [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Kempton Tasmania [3] Lambeth, London [3] Auckland [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Kurri Kurri New South Wales [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Northamptonshire England [2] Polegate [2] Reading [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Warwickshire [2] Wolverhampton [2] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barrow-in-Furness [1] Barton End, Horsley, Nailsworth [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beckenham, London [1] Beech Pike, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Boat Harbour Tasmania [1] Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Bradford, near Manchester, Lancashire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Croydon [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Denbigh, Wales [1] Derby [1] Dulverton, Somerset [1] Dundee [1] Duxford, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [703] Gunner [75] Sapper [57] Corporal [52] Driver [52] Serjeant [41] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [26] Captain [15] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Lieutenant [13] Pioneer [13] Bombardier [10] Major [8] Rifleman [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Sister [2] Signaller [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 8th Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] CPL [1] Captain Honourable Major [1] Chief Gunner [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [103] Royal Field Artillery [92] Labour Corps [75] Army Service Corps [68] London Regiment [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [32] Gloucestershire Regiment [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] Royal Fusiliers [26] Middlesex Regiment [21] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Essex Regiment [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Durham Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1070] Canadian Expeditionary Force [88] Royal Navy [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] Australian Imperial Force [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1404] G [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1391] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [2] China [1] Zimbabwe [1]

William Blackwell

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 7660 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 7660 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frederick George Blackwell

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K16517 Stoker 1st Class HMS INVINCIBLE

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Edward Blackwell

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4150 Private London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 4150 Rifleman London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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Arthur James Blackwell

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10296 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Harold Ernest R Blackwell

Born 1889

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 186 Private Australian Infantry

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James Hay Blackwell

Born 1857

Died 1937

British Army Temporary Captain 11th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Temporary Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 11th Battalion

British Army Temporary Captain Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Blackwell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115653

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Thomas Blackwell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107082

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Ernest James Blackwell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48882

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John Thomas Blackwell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123300

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James Blackwell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36487

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William Blackwell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123302

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Percy Leonard Blackwell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58221

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John Blackwell

Died 1915

British Army 2425 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 2425 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Clarence Douglas Blackwell

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826 Private Royal Canadian Dragoons

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Bertie Cyril Blackwell

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 742582 Private London Regiment (Cyclists)

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Henry Herbert Blackwell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122839

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Thomas Blackwell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139866

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William Blackwell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262353

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Alfred Edward Blackwell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166084

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