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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Waratah Tasmania [2]

Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland [1]

Beragh, Tyrone [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Carren, Donegal [1]

County Derry [1]

Donegal [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Down [1]

Dublin [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Islington, London [1]

Linlithgow, Scotland [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Newcastle-under-Lyme [1]

Pefferlaw, Toronto. Ontario [1]

Queensland Queensland [1]

Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [1]

Whitechapel, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [104]

Driver [9]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Band Boy [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Entertainer [1]

Fitter [1]

Head Clerk [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Engineers [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

11th Hussars [1]

2nd Garrison Machine Gun Regiment [1]

6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Black Watch [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Irish Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [128]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [200]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [187]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [201] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Waratah Tasmania [2] Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland [1] Beragh, Tyrone [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Carren, Donegal [1] County Derry [1] Donegal [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Down [1] Dublin [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Islington, London [1] Linlithgow, Scotland [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Newcastle-under-Lyme [1] Pefferlaw, Toronto. Ontario [1] Queensland Queensland [1] Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [1] Whitechapel, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [104] Driver [9] Corporal [5] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Band Boy [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Entertainer [1] Fitter [1] Head Clerk [1] Leading Stoker [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Engineers [8] Army Service Corps [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Scots [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] 11th Hussars [1] 2nd Garrison Machine Gun Regiment [1] 6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Black Watch [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] Irish Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [128] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [200] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [187] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Arthur Blaney

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 31630 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Hugh Blaney

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 82198 Driver Royal Field Artillery 45th Brigade

British Army 82198 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Blaney

Died 1918

British Army 616059 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 616059 Private London Regiment

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James Alfred Blaney

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 266788 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 235222 Private Middlesex Regiment

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James Blaney

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 6653 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Norman Blaney

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 451787

Canadian Expeditionary Force 451787 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Blaney

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292110

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John Blaney

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298796

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John Blaney

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54949

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John Joseph Blaney

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K1266 Leading Stoker HMS INDEFATIGABLE

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Pierce Edmund Blaney

Australian Imperial Force 147

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James Blaney

Australian Imperial Force 3464

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Terrance Blaney

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 13515 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Joseph Blaney

Australian Imperial Force 839

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William Blaney

Australian Imperial Force 947

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John Blaney

Born 1883

Royal Navy 12005 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Adelaide Mary Blaney

Royal Navy G5097

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George William Blaney

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2008173

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Edward Johnson Blaney

Born 1884

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213856

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Arnold Septimus Blaney

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 706294

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