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Sydney New South Wales [21]

London England [19]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [14]

Melbourne Victoria [13]

Devonport, Devon [9]

Southampton, Hampshire [9]

Islington, London [8]

Norwich, Norfolk [8]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Bothwell Tasmania [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [3]

Gawler South Australia [3]

Highgate, London [3]

Kensington, London [3]

King's Cliffe, Northants [3]

Mile End, London [3]

Rushworth Victoria [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Adaminaby New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Berkshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brill, Buckinghamshire [2]

Brixham, Devon, England [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1865]

Gunner [229]

Driver [149]

Serjeant [145]

Corporal [133]

Sapper [130]

Second Lieutenant [102]

Lance Corporal [90]

Captain [71]

Lieutenant [60]

Acting Corporal [36]

Pioneer [24]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [24]

Acting Serjeant [21]

Major [20]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Rifleman [15]

Bombardier [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Regimental Serjeant Major [6]

Sergeant [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Commander [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Drummer [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Worker [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [247]

Labour Corps [241]

Royal Field Artillery [235]

Army Service Corps [188]

London Regiment [168]

Royal Garrison Artillery [120]

Royal Army Medical Corps [84]

Hampshire Regiment [79]

Middlesex Regiment [78]

Royal Fusiliers [78]

Machine Gun Corps [74]

Wiltshire Regiment [65]

Rifle Brigade [62]

Devonshire Regiment [54]

Somerset Light Infantry [46]

Gloucestershire Regiment [45]

The Queen's Regiment [44]

Royal Army Service Corps [43]

East Surrey Regiment [41]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [41]

Essex Regiment [40]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [37]

Army Ordnance Corps [36]

Durham Light Infantry [36]

Norfolk Regiment [36]

Royal West Kent Regiment [36]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

Liverpool Regiment [33]

Northamptonshire Regiment [33]

British West Indies Regiment [32]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [32]

East Kent Regiment [29]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

Bedfordshire Regiment [28]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27]

Army Veterinary Corps [25]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Dorsetshire Regiment [25]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [25]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Welsh Regiment [22]

Canadian Infantry [21]

Royal Air Force [21]

Royal Defence Corps [21]

Royal Irish Rifles [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

South Wales Borderers [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2957]

Royal Navy [403]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [234]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [225]

Australian Imperial Force [222]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47]

Other Empire Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [4214]

F [4]

J [3]

W [2]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4078]

Merchant Navy [107]

Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [87]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Belgium [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [21] London England [19] Southampton, Hampshire, England [14] Melbourne Victoria [13] Devonport, Devon [9] Southampton, Hampshire [9] Islington, London [8] Norwich, Norfolk [8] Salisbury, Wiltshire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Brisbane Queensland [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Bendigo Victoria [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [5] Lambeth, London [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Alverstoke, Hampshire [4] Battersea, London [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Ramsgate, Kent [4] Bothwell Tasmania [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [3] Gawler South Australia [3] Highgate, London [3] Kensington, London [3] King's Cliffe, Northants [3] Mile End, London [3] Rushworth Victoria [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Adaminaby New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ararat Victoria [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Berkshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brill, Buckinghamshire [2] Brixham, Devon, England [2] Brixton, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1865] Gunner [229] Driver [149] Serjeant [145] Corporal [133] Sapper [130] Second Lieutenant [102] Lance Corporal [90] Captain [71] Lieutenant [60] Acting Corporal [36] Pioneer [24] Warrant Officer Class 2 [24] Acting Serjeant [21] Major [20] Lance Serjeant [15] Rifleman [15] Bombardier [12] Able Seaman [11] Company Serjeant Major [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Stoker 1st Class [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Regimental Serjeant Major [6] Sergeant [6] Acting Captain [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Commander [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Drummer [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Worker [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [247] Labour Corps [241] Royal Field Artillery [235] Army Service Corps [188] London Regiment [168] Royal Garrison Artillery [120] Royal Army Medical Corps [84] Hampshire Regiment [79] Middlesex Regiment [78] Royal Fusiliers [78] Machine Gun Corps [74] Wiltshire Regiment [65] Rifle Brigade [62] Devonshire Regiment [54] Somerset Light Infantry [46] Gloucestershire Regiment [45] The Queen's Regiment [44] Royal Army Service Corps [43] East Surrey Regiment [41] King's Royal Rifle Corps [41] Essex Regiment [40] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [37] Army Ordnance Corps [36] Durham Light Infantry [36] Norfolk Regiment [36] Royal West Kent Regiment [36] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] Liverpool Regiment [33] Northamptonshire Regiment [33] British West Indies Regiment [32] Royal Berkshire Regiment [32] East Kent Regiment [29] Suffolk Regiment [29] Bedfordshire Regiment [28] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27] Army Veterinary Corps [25] Cheshire Regiment [25] Dorsetshire Regiment [25] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [25] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Welsh Regiment [22] Canadian Infantry [21] Royal Air Force [21] Royal Defence Corps [21] Royal Irish Rifles [19] South Lancashire Regiment [19] South Wales Borderers [19] Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2957] Royal Navy [403] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [234] Canadian Expeditionary Force [225] Australian Imperial Force [222] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47] Other Empire Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [4214] F [4] J [3] W [2] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4078] Merchant Navy [107] Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [87] India [2] Australia [1] Belgium [1] Canada [1] France [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

John Blake

Born 1887

Died 1931

Australian Imperial Force Private 14th Reinforcements 10th Light Horse

Australian Imperial Force 2001 Gunner 4th Bat

Australian Imperial Force 2001 Bombadier 4

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George Walter Blake

Born 1885

Died 1957

British Army 376111 Private Durham Light Infantry 27 Battalion

British Army 376111 Private Durham Light Infantry 25th Provisional Battery

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James Blake

Born 1896

Died 1920

Other Empire Force 15119 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 11887 Private British West Indies Regiment 9th Battalion

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Reuben Stephen Blake

Born 1894

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2298 Private 44th Australian Infantry Battalion

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William Blake

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army M2/052528 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/052528 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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John Robert Charles Blake

Born 1895

Died 1961

British Army 206025 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 43165 private Suffolk Regiment 7th

British Army 916 Private Suffolk Regiment 6th Cyclist Battalion

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Alexander Blake

Born 1897

Died 1920

British Army 2633 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 27755 Private Kings Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion

British Army 27755 Private Kings Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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David Blake

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 33779 Private Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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Arthur Sydney Blake

Born 1879

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/1746 Wellington Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Stanley George Blake

Born 1897

Died 1987

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Acting Major Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Major Devonshire Regiment

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Jeremiah Blake

Born 1896

British Army 5718 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 5718 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 5718 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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Zephaniah Nathaniel Blake

Born 1882

British Army 4416 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4416 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7048 Acting Corporal British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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James William Blake

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 2991 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240936 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

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Christopher John Jones

Died 1917

British Army S/7551 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

British Army S/7551 Private Rifle Brigade

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Henry Walter Blake

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15835 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 15835 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd

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Cecil Rodolph Blake

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 828 Private Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 10th Battalion

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William Arthur Blake

Born 1884

British Army A/2119 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 7578957 Acting Staff Serjeant East Kent Regiment royal army ordnance corps attached 1st Battalion

British Army 7470 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur Valentine Blake

Born 1895

Died 1941

British Army 26730 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant 2/4th West Riding Regiment

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George W Blake

Died 1914

British Army L/7807 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Blake

Born 1895

Died 1982

British Army 473049 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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