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Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Northam Western Australia [3]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Wigan England [2]

Acton, London [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bermagui New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burren Junction New South Wales [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Colton, Lancashire [1]

Delaneys Creek Queensland [1]

Dublin [1]

Eccles England [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Liscard, Cheshire, England [1]

Lurgan, Armagh [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

North Gower, Ontario [1]

Seacon,Antrim. [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Woodford Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Gunner [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

18th Hussars [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

283rd Company Machine Gun Corps [1]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Infantry [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

North Lancashire Regiment Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [112]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [166]

Contribution

Military Service [163]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [4] Northam Western Australia [3] Horsham Victoria [2] Wigan England [2] Acton, London [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bermagui New South Wales [1] Birkenhead [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burren Junction New South Wales [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Colton, Lancashire [1] Delaneys Creek Queensland [1] Dublin [1] Eccles England [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Liscard, Cheshire, England [1] Lurgan, Armagh [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] North Gower, Ontario [1] Seacon,Antrim. [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Woodford Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [81] Gunner [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Sister [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] 18th Hussars [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Scots [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 283rd Company Machine Gun Corps [1] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Infantry [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] North Lancashire Regiment Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [112] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [166]

Contribution

Military Service [163] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Walter Bleakley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 244883 Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 829 Cheshire Regiment 4th, 46th Provisional Battalion

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Christopher Bleakley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402642

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John Henry Bleakley

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305211

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John Thomas Bleakley

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6234 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Walter Bleakley

Died 1916

British Army 18402 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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James Franklin Bleakley

Born 1891

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 10th battalion manchest Battalion

British Army Temporary Major 283rd Company Machine Gun Corps

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Edward Bleakley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3669 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 3669 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Ernest Bleakley

Died 1916

British Army 12148 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Bleakley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army G/6333 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frederick Charles Bleakley

Born 1887

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29417

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29417 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Bleakley

Born 1883

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 121

Canadian Expeditionary Force 121 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Herbert Bleakley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59977

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Charles Bleakley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73290

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Sidney Bleakley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122999

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Wattley Bleakley

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 11735 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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John Frederick Bleakley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 7673 Private Irish Guards

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William Norman Bleakley

Australian Imperial Force 4679

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George William Bleakley

Australian Imperial Force 7215

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Robert Bleakley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120681

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John Bleakley

Died 1917

British Army 45851 Private Royal Scots

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