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Plymouth, Devon [8]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Beachley, Gloucestershire [1]

Carcoar New South Wales [1]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Childers Queensland [1]

Consett, Durham [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Exeter [1]

Galway, Ireland [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Ipplepen, Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Meavy, Yelverton, Devon [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle, Durham [1]

Paignton, Devon [1]

Paignton, Devonshire [1]

Rockferry, Cheshire [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

Tisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

london, england [1]

newton abbot. [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [8]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [7]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Driver /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Engineer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Second Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Saddler [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

10th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

24th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

4th Devons 5th Supply Company [1]

654th Agricultural Company [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

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

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Civilians [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

Service

British Army [128]

Royal Navy [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [212]

Contribution

Military Service [204]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [212] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [8] Devonport, Devon [5] Exeter, Devon [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Beachley, Gloucestershire [1] Carcoar New South Wales [1] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Childers Queensland [1] Consett, Durham [1] Cornwall England [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Exeter [1] Galway, Ireland [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Ipplepen, Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Meavy, Yelverton, Devon [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle, Durham [1] Paignton, Devon [1] Paignton, Devonshire [1] Rockferry, Cheshire [1] Stawell Victoria [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Tisbury, Wiltshire [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] london, england [1] newton abbot. [1]

Rank

Private [85] Serjeant [9] Driver [8] Corporal [7] Gunner [7] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Driver /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Engineer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Second Serjeant [1] Serjeant Saddler [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [13] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] 10th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 24th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 4th Devons 5th Supply Company [1] 654th Agricultural Company [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Civilians [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

Service

British Army [128] Royal Navy [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [212]

Contribution

Military Service [204] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Albert Blatchford

British Army 30019 Driver Royal Field Artillery 35th Brigade

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Arthur J Blatchford

British Army 608042 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army TR/13/71896 Private Irish Rifle Brigade

British Army 76751 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Alfred Blatchford

British Army 239607 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/265475 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John A Blatchford

British Army 152381 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Sydney H Blatchford

British Army S/6145 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army S/6145 Transport Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

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William Blatchford

British Army 329882 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Blatchford

British Army 110861 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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John Blatchford

British Army 1430 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 865744 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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S G Blatchford

British Army 01680 Lance Corporal Army Ordnance Depot

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Thomas Blatchford

British Army 51961 Corporal Royal Defence Corps 6th Dragoons Company

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Edward Blatchford

British Army 20838 Private 4th Devons 5th Supply Company

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Alfred Blatchford

British Army 1939 Private 24th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

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