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Kettering, Northamptonshire [3]

Stamford Lincolnshire [2]

Askrigg, Yorkshire [1]

Aysgarth [1]

Bassingham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethungra New South Wales [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Cardross, Renton, Dunbartonshire [1]

Caverswall, Staffordshire [1]

Darlington, Durham, England [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dundalk [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Garsdale [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gateshead, Northumberland [1]

Georgetown, Demerara [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

London England [1]

Middleham England [1]

Newbigging Hill, Lasswade, Scotland [1]

Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Rillington, Yorkshire [1]

Sedbergh [1]

Stanford, Lancashire [1]

Stow, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Stow, Willingham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Suffolk [1]

Thrapston, Northamptonshire [1]

Wellington [1]

Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Yarwell, Northampton [1]

Rank

Private [176]

Driver [19]

Sapper [17]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Bombardier [1]

Commissary and Honorary Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Major and Commanding Officer [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Waggoner; Wagoner [1]

Wagoner [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27]

Army Service Corps [26]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Depot [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [265]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [340]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [333]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [341] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kettering, Northamptonshire [3] Stamford Lincolnshire [2] Askrigg, Yorkshire [1] Aysgarth [1] Bassingham, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethungra New South Wales [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Cardross, Renton, Dunbartonshire [1] Caverswall, Staffordshire [1] Darlington, Durham, England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dundalk [1] Durham, Durham [1] Garsdale [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gateshead, Northumberland [1] Georgetown, Demerara [1] Hoxton, London [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] London England [1] Middleham England [1] Newbigging Hill, Lasswade, Scotland [1] Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Rillington, Yorkshire [1] Sedbergh [1] Stanford, Lancashire [1] Stow, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England [1] Stow, Willingham, Lincolnshire, England [1] Suffolk [1] Thrapston, Northamptonshire [1] Wellington [1] Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [1] Yarwell, Northampton [1]

Rank

Private [176] Driver [19] Sapper [17] Gunner [15] Serjeant [12] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Company Serjeant Major [3] Staff Nurse [3] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sister [1] Bombardier [1] Commissary and Honorary Major [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Major and Commanding Officer [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Temporary Major [1] Waggoner; Wagoner [1] Wagoner [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27] Army Service Corps [26] Labour Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Durham Light Infantry [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Ordnance Depot [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [265] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [340] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [333] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Thomas R Blades

British Army 203245 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Ernest Blades

British Army 37356 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur H Blades

British Army 87854 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 1421 Sapper West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army WR/251816 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Blades

British Army 3/8930 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Bert H Blades

British Army 1256 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 27359 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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George Blades

British Army T/022814 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army S/18313 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Thomas Paw Blades

British Army Lieutenant Army Cyclist Corps

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Thomas W S Blades

British Army 38785 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 448966 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 351063 Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force

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James Blades

British Army 5981 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Oswald Blades

British Army 10628 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Arthur Blades

British Army 22803 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 532850 Private Labour Corps

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William H Blades

British Army 34313 Driver Royal Engineers

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John Blades

British Army S4/110359 Private Army Service Corps

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John Blades

British Army 161196 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army T/419240 Driver Army Service Corps

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George William Blades

British Army 196390 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Bill Blades

British Army T4/232428 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Blades

British Army 76271 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Michael Blades

British Army DM2/179399 Private Army Service Corps

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Edgar Blades

British Army 9225 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21509 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Richard Blades

British Army 242750 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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