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Brisbane Queensland [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

St Arnaud Victoria [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Barnes, Surrey [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Belgrave, London [2]

Ottawa, Ontario [2]

Trentham Victoria [2]

Yass New South Wales [2]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Dereel Victoria [1]

Dindigul, Madura District, Madras Presidency [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Foster Victoria [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Hanover Square, Glamorganshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Katanning Western Australia [1]

Lambeth, South West London [1]

Langford, Bedfordshire [1]

Lenton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Meifod, Montgomeryshire, Wales [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesbrough [1]

Moe Victoria [1]

Newport Victoria [1]

Northampton [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oxford [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [177]

Corporal [23]

Gunner [21]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Captain [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Temporary Captain [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Civilian Doctor Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major and Staff Quarter Master [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Private Acting Bombardier [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 11 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [24]

London Regiment [24]

Royal Engineers [24]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Medical Service [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

1/1st Gurkha Rifles [2]

20th Hussars [2]

4th Dragoon Guards [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [329]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Royal Navy [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [470]

Contribution

Military Service [461]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Jamaica [1]

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Brisbane Queensland [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] St Arnaud Victoria [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Barnes, Surrey [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Belgrave, London [2] Ottawa, Ontario [2] Trentham Victoria [2] Yass New South Wales [2] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Dereel Victoria [1] Dindigul, Madura District, Madras Presidency [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Foster Victoria [1] Gloucestershire [1] Hanover Square, Glamorganshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Katanning Western Australia [1] Lambeth, South West London [1] Langford, Bedfordshire [1] Lenton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Meifod, Montgomeryshire, Wales [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesbrough [1] Moe Victoria [1] Newport Victoria [1] Northampton [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Nottingham [1] Oxford [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Perth Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [177] Corporal [23] Gunner [21] Serjeant [19] Driver [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [11] Captain [10] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Lieutenant [7] Major [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Temporary Captain [5] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [3] Nursing Sister [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Canteener [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Civilian Doctor Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major and Staff Quarter Master [1] Medical Officer [1] Private Acting Bombardier [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 11 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [24] London Regiment [24] Royal Engineers [24] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Medical Service [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] 1/1st Gurkha Rifles [2] 20th Hussars [2] 4th Dragoon Guards [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [329] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Royal Navy [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [470]

Contribution

Military Service [461] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Jamaica [1]

Marmaduke Victor Bliss

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221209 Able Seaman HMS INVINCIBLE

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Edwin Bliss

Died 1918

British Army 16598 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 47153 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur James Bliss

Died 1916

British Army 305963 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas William Bliss

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 31745 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 57550 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frank Humphriss Bliss

Died 1916

British Army 156 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harold Edgar Bliss

Died 1915

British Army 12621 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 12621 Corporal Norfolk Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 12621 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Frederick Bliss

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79614

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79614 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Bliss

Born 1876

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 73

Canadian Expeditionary Force 73 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Richard Bliss

Born 1860

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98895

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Russell Bliss

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47206

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Arthur Thomas Bliss

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151719

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Charles J Bliss

Died 1918

British Army G/5427 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/5427 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Joseph Bliss

Died 1916

British Army 4714 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 391671 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 4714 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Thomas Bliss

Died 1916

British Army MD/049627 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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Sidney William Bliss

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 204429 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Alfred Bliss

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248601

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Walter Bliss

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276066

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Jesse Bliss

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3005 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 240908 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 240908 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Lionel Richard Bliss

Australian Imperial Force 1617

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Arthur Hilton Bliss

Australian Imperial Force 2565

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