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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [5]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Enfield, Middlesex [3]

Frances South Australia [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hampstead, London [3]

Leicester [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Alberton Victoria [2]

Baradine New South Wales [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Finsbury, London [2]

Folkingham, Lincolnshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Stockton-on-Tees England [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Woodford, Northamptonshire [2]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldwinckle, Northants [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire England [1]

Bickenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bingley, West Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackfriars, London, Middlesex [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brigstock, Northamptonshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Carisbrook Victoria [1]

Church Stretton, Shropshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Coleraine [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Doncaster Yorkshire [1]

Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [736]

Gunner [90]

Driver [74]

Corporal [58]

Serjeant [50]

Sapper [40]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [26]

Captain [17]

Acting Corporal [15]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Rifleman [6]

Worker [5]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Skipper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battalion Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drill Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Driver Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [110]

Labour Corps [87]

Army Service Corps [83]

Royal Engineers [83]

Royal Garrison Artillery [55]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

West Yorkshire Regiment [33]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

East Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

West Riding Regiment [22]

Bedfordshire Regiment [21]

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Border Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Tank Corps [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Naval Division [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Leinster Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1146]

Royal Navy [98]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1442]

Contribution

Military Service [1422]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Jersey [1]

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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [5] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Enfield, Middlesex [3] Frances South Australia [3] Hackney, London [3] Hampstead, London [3] Leicester [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Alberton Victoria [2] Baradine New South Wales [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Camberwell, London [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Finsbury, London [2] Folkingham, Lincolnshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Stockton-on-Tees England [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Woodford, Northamptonshire [2] Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldwinckle, Northants [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire England [1] Bickenhead, Cheshire [1] Bingley, West Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackfriars, London, Middlesex [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brigstock, Northamptonshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Carisbrook Victoria [1] Church Stretton, Shropshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Coleraine [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Doncaster Yorkshire [1] Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [736] Gunner [90] Driver [74] Corporal [58] Serjeant [50] Sapper [40] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [26] Captain [17] Acting Corporal [15] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [8] Lieutenant [8] Rifleman [6] Worker [5] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bandsman [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Skipper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Battalion Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drill Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Driver Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [110] Labour Corps [87] Army Service Corps [83] Royal Engineers [83] Royal Garrison Artillery [55] Machine Gun Corps [42] London Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Durham Light Infantry [37] West Yorkshire Regiment [33] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Yorkshire Regiment [26] Middlesex Regiment [25] East Yorkshire Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] West Riding Regiment [22] Bedfordshire Regiment [21] Leicestershire Regiment [21] Border Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Tank Corps [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Naval Division [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Leinster Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1146] Royal Navy [98] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Australian Imperial Force [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1442]

Contribution

Military Service [1422] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Jersey [1]

Percy Bland

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 243465 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 243465 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Horace Bland

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/19787 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Bland

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 16236 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Southron Bland

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/12093 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Bland

Died 1916

British Army 17736 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Bland

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K5658

Royal Navy Stoker HMS Excellent

Royal Navy K5658 Leading Stoker HMS Queen Mary

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George William Bland

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310810

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Charles W Bland

Died 1917

British Army 23353 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 23353 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick Bland

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 18799 Private Royal Scots

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John Bland

Died 1915

British Army 14610 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 14610 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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George Bland

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3/12826 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 3/12826 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Albert Bland

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 13514 Private Border Regiment 8th bord Battalion

British Army 13514 Private Border Regiment

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George Alfred Bland

Died 1917

British Army 30578 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18019 Private Labour Corps

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Fred Bland

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 32149 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3922 Private Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Edgar Cooper Bland

Died 1984

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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Albert Henry Bland

Died 1916

British Army 2818 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 2818 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Tom Bland

Died 1918

British Army 480137 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T 3427 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George William Bland

Died 1918

British Army 27215 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Joseph Bland

Died 1915

British Army S/3544 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/3544 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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Thomas Bland

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 5461 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242264 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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