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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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Place of birth

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]

George Robert Charles Blake

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314117

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William Blake

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8079

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Francis George Blake

Born 1861

Died 1916

Royal Navy 123362 Engine Room Artificer

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant HMS Cormorant

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William Horace Stanley Blake

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/12597 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Hugh Blake

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89996

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Ellis Henry Blake

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276005

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William Blake

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118773

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Arthur Robert Blake

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300611

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Edward Blake

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101237

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Jesse Blake

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269477

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Arthur Blake

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99221

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Harry Cummings Blake

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163383

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Alfred John Blake

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22745

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Arthur Blake

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 14418 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army GS/61103 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Benjamin John Blake

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71089

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George William Blake

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27455

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William Frank Blake

Died 1917

British Army 18970 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Edward Blake

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1293 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 235192 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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Leonard Blake

Died 1917

British Army 1633 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion.

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Edward Caleb Blake

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army GS/14386 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 14386 Private Royal Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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