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Ramsgate, Kent [5]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Bergh Apton, Norfolk [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Charleville Queensland [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Down [1]

Englefield [1]

Gayndah Queensland [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Keith, Glamorganshire [1]

Kerry [1]

Kilkeeyen, County Roscommon [1]

Listowel, Kerry [1]

London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Nyngan New South Wales [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Seymour Victoria [1]

Tarbert, Kerry [1]

Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [80]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [8]

Gunner [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Volunteer [2]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Lance Corporal & Drummer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Signaller/Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1/25th Cyclist Battalion [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

7/8th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

85th Battalion Canadian Scouts [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Cobham Hall military hospital [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment Depot [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [120]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [173]

Contribution

Military Service [160]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Ireland [1]

Singapore [1]

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People [173] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [5] Bendigo Victoria [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Bergh Apton, Norfolk [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Charleville Queensland [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Dover, Kent [1] Down [1] Englefield [1] Gayndah Queensland [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Keith, Glamorganshire [1] Kerry [1] Kilkeeyen, County Roscommon [1] Listowel, Kerry [1] London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Nyngan New South Wales [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Ramsgate, Kent, England [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Seymour Victoria [1] Tarbert, Kerry [1] Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [80] Corporal [9] Serjeant [8] Gunner [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Volunteer [2] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Flight Officer [1] Lance Corporal & Drummer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Signaller/Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Engineers [9] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] East Kent Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1/25th Cyclist Battalion [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 7/8th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] 85th Battalion Canadian Scouts [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Cobham Hall military hospital [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment Depot [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [120] Australian Imperial Force [13] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [173]

Contribution

Military Service [160] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Ireland [1] Singapore [1]

Leslie Richard Bligh

Born 1897

British Army 40117 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 1897 Trooper King Edwards Horse 2nd Battalion

Other Empire Force Lance Corporal & Drummer Singapore Volunteer Corps Eurasian Company

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Jack Frederick Bligh

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Charles Bligh

Born 1892

Died 1955

British Army G/4337 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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William Bligh

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force 2575A

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John Thomas Bligh

Born 1897

Died 1978

Royal Navy SD 1173 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Edward Ernest Bligh

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69653

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Edmond Bligh

Died 1918

British Army 5683 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 5683 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Patrick Bligh

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 14391 Private Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

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Algernon Stuart Bligh

Born 1888

Died 1952

British Army 4497 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Btn

British Army 4497 Private Royal Fusiliers Depot

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Charles Herbert Bligh

Born 1881

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 433

Canadian Expeditionary Force 433 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Eric Bligh

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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Alfred Bligh

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472064

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472064 Private Canadian Infantry

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Fred Bligh

Born 1883

British Army R 41994 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edward Henry Swinburne Bligh

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Division

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Noel Gervase Bligh

Born 1888

Died 1984

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade 2 Battalion

British Army Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel Rifle Brigade 2 Battalion

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Thomas Bligh

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 2829 Private Coldstream Guards

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Francis H Bligh

Died 1917

British Army 7010 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 253430 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 253430 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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James Ernest Bligh

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17942 Private Suffolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 17942 Private Suffolk Regiment

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A Bligh

Died 1918

British Army 475 Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

British Army Volunteer Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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Sidney William Bligh

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401365

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