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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]

Maurice Frederic Blake

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Edward Algernon Cleader Blake

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 1st battalion

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

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Harry Edward Blake

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 290134 Lance Serjeant 1st Huntingdon Cyclists Battalion

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Walter Harold Blake

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 9978 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3rd Bn.

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William B Blake

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army L/7854 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frank Oliver Blake

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 11262 Lance Corporal 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 11262 Acting Serjeant 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 11262 Acting Sergeant Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment 2nd battalion

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Ralph Blake

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 350008 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 350008 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Charles Arthur Blake

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army G/2725 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 315492 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 16th (Sussex Yeomanry) Battalion

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Harry Blake

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 3092 Manchester Regiment

British Army 250793 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Joseph Blake

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 35313 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 41343 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Richard Thomas Blake

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army 17361 Sapper Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 502314 Private Royal Engineers Railway

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David Blake

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 202006 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 260419 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 12th (Service) (Bristol) Battalion

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Albert Teulon Blake

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 34442 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 63248 Private Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regt) 2nd Battalion

British Army 2748 private Yorks Regt

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Charles Sivell Blake

Died 1919

British Army 16063 Lance Serjeant Grenadier Guards

British Army 16063 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

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Charles John Blake

Died 1917

British Army 18972 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 30810 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Martin Blake

Born 1867

Australian Imperial Force 4278 Sapper Mining Corps No. 6 Tunnelling Company

Australian Imperial Force 4278 Sapper Australian Engineers 3rd Tunnelling Company

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William Henry Blake

Born 1893

Died 1921

Royal Navy Schoolmaster HMS Impregnable

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Herbert Blake

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 6678 Serjeant 7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 6678 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

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Thomas Henry Arthur Blake

Died 1918

British Army 16488 Private 12th Lancers

British Army 32445 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Arthur Blake

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27126

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