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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Blackheath, Staffordshire [1]

Compton, Kinver, Staffordshire [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Heath Town, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire [1]

Rushden, Northants [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Wellington New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [58]

Corporal [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sapper [4]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Gunner [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (First Class) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (Second Class) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (Third Class) [1]

Colonel [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Smith Gunner [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Army Service Corps [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

258th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

8th (King’s Royal Irish) Hussars [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Chaplains' Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army North West Frontier [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Madras Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [95]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [113]

Contribution

Military Service [112]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Egypt [1]

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People [113] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Blackheath, Staffordshire [1] Compton, Kinver, Staffordshire [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Heath Town, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Manchester England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Rowley Regis, Staffordshire [1] Rushden, Northants [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Wellington New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [58] Corporal [8] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sapper [4] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Gunner [2] Major [2] Temporary Major [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Chaplain to the Forces (First Class) [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Second Class) [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Third Class) [1] Colonel [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Smith Gunner [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [9] Army Service Corps [6] Labour Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Worcestershire Yeomanry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 258th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 8th (King’s Royal Irish) Hussars [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Chaplains' Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Indian Army North West Frontier [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Madras Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [95] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [113]

Contribution

Military Service [112] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Egypt [1]

Ralph Blakeway

British Army 2335 Serjeant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325280 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

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D B Blakeway

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Political Department

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E Blakeway

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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W Blakeway

British Army 2409 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

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Samuel Blakeway

British Army 492 Private Lanarkshire Yeomanry

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John Blakeway

British Army W297 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Walter G W Blakeway

British Army 504782 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army T987 Driver Royal Engineers

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Charles Blakeway

British Army 31527 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 61279 Private Labour Corps

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Reubin W Blakeway

British Army 69401 Shoeing Smith Royal Field Artillery 29th Brigade

British Army 69401 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 29th Brigade

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T W Blakeway

British Army Temporary Major Army Service Corps

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T W Blakeway

British Army Temporary Major Army Service Corps

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J P Blakeway

British Army Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel Royal Engineers

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George Blakeway

British Army 9317 Private 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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