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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Grimsby [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

Landport, Hampshire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Wellington New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire, England [1]

Armagh [1]

Baltimore, Cork [1]

Bath England [1]

Bath, Somersetshire [1]

Batheaston, Bath, Somerset [1]

Binbrook [1]

Brightside, Sheffield [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Cheshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunedin [1]

Durham [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Formby, Lancashire, England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Grimsby England [1]

Hampshire [1]

Headley, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [266]

Gunner [48]

Driver [26]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [23]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Shipwright [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Bugler [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter [1]

Fitter Driver [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Matron [1]

Orderley Room Serjeant and Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private/ Private/ Corporal/ Private/ Driver [1]

Rifleman [1]

Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Royal Engineers [38]

Labour Corps [26]

Lincolnshire Regiment [25]

Army Service Corps [21]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [445]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [173]

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [777]

Contribution

Military Service [747]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

Jersey [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Alton, Hampshire [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Grimsby [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Jersey, Channel Islands [2] Landport, Hampshire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Walworth, London [2] Wellington New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire, England [1] Armagh [1] Baltimore, Cork [1] Bath England [1] Bath, Somersetshire [1] Batheaston, Bath, Somerset [1] Binbrook [1] Brightside, Sheffield [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Cheshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dublin [1] Dunedin [1] Durham [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1] Formby, Lancashire, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Grimsby England [1] Hampshire [1] Headley, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [266] Gunner [48] Driver [26] Corporal [24] Serjeant [23] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Shipwright [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer [1] Assistant Matron [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Bugler [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Fitter [1] Fitter Driver [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Matron [1] Orderley Room Serjeant and Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private/ Private/ Corporal/ Private/ Driver [1] Rifleman [1] Royal Marine Gunner [1] Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49] Royal Engineers [38] Labour Corps [26] Lincolnshire Regiment [25] Army Service Corps [21] London Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [445] Canadian Expeditionary Force [173] Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [777]

Contribution

Military Service [747] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1] Jersey [1]

Frederick Thomas Blanchard

Royal Navy 176956 Royal Naval Division

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L Blanchard

British Army 13/1115 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Georgina Blanchard

British Army 639 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Lottie Blanchard

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Hilda Blanchard

British Army Assistant Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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E Blanchard

British Army 22747 Private Essex Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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John Blanchard

British Army 78084 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Blanchard

British Army 59397 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army G/53320 Private Middlesex Regiment

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F C Blanchard

British Army 5892 Serjeant Major Royal Air Force

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W A Blanchard

British Army 2523 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 2523 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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William Blanchard

British Army 214953 Gunner Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 45th Brigade

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Albert V Blanchard

British Army 11288 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 60761 Private Labour Corps

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Walter Blanchard

British Army 32666 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 30th Brigade

British Army 314943 Bombardier Tank Corps

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Arthur Blanchard

British Army 62611 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Blanchard

British Army DM2/206747 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Edward L Blanchard

British Army 109681 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR 253119 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Benjamin R Blanchard

British Army 367562 Private Labour Corps

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Augustus W Blanchard

British Army 3541 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Frederick O Blanchard

British Army 5063 Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532334 Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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William Blanchard

British Army 8442 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 80428 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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