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Adelaide South Australia [4]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Clare South Australia [3]

Ivybridge, Devon [3]

Barnes, Surrey [2]

Berriwillock Victoria [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bungaree Victoria [2]

Devonport [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Hindmarsh South Australia [2]

Islington, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Mount Barker South Australia [2]

Penola South Australia [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Pine Lodge Victoria [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Antony, Cornwall [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beeac Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bideford, North Devon [1]

Blymouth England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brompton South Australia [1]

Callington South Australia [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Cape-Town, Cape Provence [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cornwall [1]

Dublin [1]

Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hallett South Australia [1]

Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1]

Holloway or Finchley, London [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Kent [1]

Lambeth, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, Surrey, England [1]

Lewes, Sussex, England [1]

Rank

Private [111]

Driver [8]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [6]

Gunner [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Gunner Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [18]

Royal Engineers [17]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [9]

Labour Corps [9]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

6th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Army Corps of Signals [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

General Staff [1]

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

Service

British Army [166]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [305]

Contribution

Military Service [302]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [305] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [4] Ballarat Victoria [4] Clare South Australia [3] Ivybridge, Devon [3] Barnes, Surrey [2] Berriwillock Victoria [2] Birmingham [2] Bungaree Victoria [2] Devonport [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Hindmarsh South Australia [2] Islington, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mount Barker South Australia [2] Penola South Australia [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Pine Lodge Victoria [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Saint Austell, Cornwall [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Antony, Cornwall [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beeac Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Bideford, North Devon [1] Blymouth England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brompton South Australia [1] Callington South Australia [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Cape-Town, Cape Provence [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Colac Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cornwall [1] Dublin [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hallett South Australia [1] Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1] Holloway or Finchley, London [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Kent [1] Lambeth, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, Surrey, England [1] Lewes, Sussex, England [1]

Rank

Private [111] Driver [8] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [6] Gunner [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cooper [1] Engineer Captain [1] Gunner Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [18] Royal Engineers [17] London Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [9] Labour Corps [9] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 6th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Army Corps of Signals [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] General Staff [1] H.M.S. "Vanguard." [1]

Service

British Army [166] Australian Imperial Force [46] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [305]

Contribution

Military Service [302] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Gilbert Foster Blight

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 4602 Private London Regiment 5th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 302721 Rifleman London Regiment 5th battalion lond Battalion

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William James Blight

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 71158 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Reginald Samson Blight

Born 1895

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30241

British Army 30241 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Harold Albert Blight

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3207 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371139 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Clarence Blight

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35830 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Horace Vincent Blight

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Herbert William Blight

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108036

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Lionel Blight

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190094

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James Blight

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33562

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Sidney George Blight

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209326

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George Henry Blight

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219246

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Frederick Blight

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 12586 Private Devonshire Regiment

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James Henry Blight

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1129 Private

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Walter Blight

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211290

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William Alfred Blight

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91557

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Walter James Blight

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94986

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William John Blight

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237845

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Richard John Blight

Born 1879

Died 1917

Royal Navy 293902 Leading Stoker HMS Vanguard

Royal Navy 293902(Dev) Stoker Petty Officer H.M.S. "Vanguard."

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Samuel Wyatt Blight

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401649

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Sidney Blight

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122523

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