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Devonport, Devon [2]

Cumnock, Ayrshire [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

New Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Sandy,Bedfordshire. [1]

Sheffield, Hampshire [1]

Southwark, South London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Winkfield, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [49]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Driver [6]

Gunner [5]

Captain [4]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Battalion Colonel [1]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General Retired Pay [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Canteener [1]

Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

18th Highlander Light Infantry [1]

19th Lancers [1]

19th Lancers Indian Army [1]

3rd Cameron Highlanders [1]

4th Royal Scots [1]

5th Cameron Highlanders [1]

5th Dragoon Guards Indian Army [1]

5th Royal Scottish Fusiliers [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

9th Royal Scots [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Dragoons [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [79]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [104]

Contribution

Military Service [101]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [104] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [2] Cumnock, Ayrshire [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] New Windsor, Berkshire [1] Sandy,Bedfordshire. [1] Sheffield, Hampshire [1] Southwark, South London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] West Ham, London [1] Winkfield, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [49] Second Lieutenant [8] Driver [6] Gunner [5] Captain [4] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Battalion Colonel [1] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General Retired Pay [1] Brigadier General [1] Canteener [1] Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Shipwright Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [8] Labour Corps [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Scots [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Army Service Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] 18th Highlander Light Infantry [1] 19th Lancers [1] 19th Lancers Indian Army [1] 3rd Cameron Highlanders [1] 4th Royal Scots [1] 5th Cameron Highlanders [1] 5th Dragoon Guards Indian Army [1] 5th Royal Scottish Fusiliers [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] 9th Royal Scots [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Dragoons [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [79] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [104]

Contribution

Military Service [101] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

William Blane

British Army A/5906 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Blane

British Army 240412 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Stewart Blane

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2130732

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John Blane

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 204784

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John Graham Blane

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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John Blane

Born 1899

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Henry Charles Blane

Born 1884

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Quintin Blane

Born 1885

Royal Navy J42890

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John Wilson Blane

Born 1899

Royal Navy F42647

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Thomas Douglas Blane

Born 1901

Royal Navy L13360

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Thomas William Blane

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS10189

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Ernest Victor Blane

Born 1885

Royal Navy 344399

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Ernest Victor Blane

Born 1885

Royal Navy Shipwright Lieutenant

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Elizabeth Blane

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15973

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William J Blane

British Army 2411 Private 9th Royal Scots

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Thomas William Blane

Born 1900

Royal Navy J74828

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Arthur Valentine Blane

Born 1891

Royal Navy M5881

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Hugh Blane

British Army 24190 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army 24190 Private Ayrshire Yeomanry

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William Blane

British Army 7341 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

British Army 240412 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

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Arthur Blane

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 402467

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