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Grays, Essex, England [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manildra New South Wales [3]

Mountnessing, Essex [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wetherden [3]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [3]

Balmoral Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Durham [2]

East Horndon, Essex [2]

Essendon Victoria [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hadleigh, Suffolk [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Beverley Western Australia [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brockdish Norfolk [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burgh St Peter, Norfolk [1]

Burnham Market, Norfolk [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chester-le-Street, Durham [1]

Cork [1]

Coxhoe, Spennymoor, Durham [1]

Cury Helston, Cornwall [1]

Daytwich England [1]

District of Depwade Norfolk [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [549]

Gunner [71]

Serjeant [40]

Sapper [35]

Corporal [33]

Driver [32]

Lance Corporal [22]

Acting Corporal [13]

Bombardier [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Captain [9]

Pioneer [8]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Serjeant [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Corporal [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal & Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [69]

Royal Engineers [61]

Royal Field Artillery [61]

Army Service Corps [60]

Suffolk Regiment [53]

London Regiment [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

Essex Regiment [26]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Rifle Brigade [20]

The Queen's Regiment [19]

Norfolk Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Service

British Army [808]

Royal Navy [77]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1052]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1029]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Canada [2]

Ireland [1]

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Grays, Essex, England [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manildra New South Wales [3] Mountnessing, Essex [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wetherden [3] Woodbridge, Suffolk [3] Balmoral Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Durham [2] East Horndon, Essex [2] Essendon Victoria [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hadleigh, Suffolk [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Stowmarket, Suffolk [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Westminster, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [1] Beverley Western Australia [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brockdish Norfolk [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burgh St Peter, Norfolk [1] Burnham Market, Norfolk [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chester-le-Street, Durham [1] Cork [1] Coxhoe, Spennymoor, Durham [1] Cury Helston, Cornwall [1] Daytwich England [1] District of Depwade Norfolk [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [549] Gunner [71] Serjeant [40] Sapper [35] Corporal [33] Driver [32] Lance Corporal [22] Acting Corporal [13] Bombardier [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Captain [9] Pioneer [8] Rifleman [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 3rd Lieutenant [1] ALIAS Private [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Serjeant [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Corporal [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal & Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [69] Royal Engineers [61] Royal Field Artillery [61] Army Service Corps [60] Suffolk Regiment [53] London Regiment [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] Essex Regiment [26] Royal Fusiliers [26] Machine Gun Corps [24] Middlesex Regiment [22] Rifle Brigade [20] The Queen's Regiment [19] Norfolk Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] East Kent Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Highlanders [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Tank Corps [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Service

British Army [808] Royal Navy [77] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Australian Imperial Force [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1052] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1029] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Canada [2] Ireland [1]

Henry George Bloomfield

Born 1889

Died 1972

Royal Navy K44871 Stoker 1st Class HMS Crescent, HMS Diligence, HMS Tryphon

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Alfred Bloomfield

Born 1894

Died 1982

British Army 28271 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 28271 Corporal Durham Light Infantry 22nd (Pioneers) Battalion

British Army 28271 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th (Pals) Battalion

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Edward Bloomfield

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 19/122 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Bloomfield

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 23677 Private Middlesex Regiment 6th

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Walter Edward Bloomfield

Died 1916

British Army 5534 Private 1/4th West Riding Regiment

British Army 6025 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1/7th Battalion

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John Wilfred Burgess Bloomfield

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 524309 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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William Bloomfield

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185293 Aircraftman 2nd Class

British Army 7100 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Bertie Bloomfield

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 84576 Sapper Royal Engineers 9th Field Company

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Samuel Bloomfield

Born 1871

Died 1953

British Army 225762 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR25082 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 225762 / WR25082 Private Royal Engineers, Railway Construction, Corps

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Henry George Bloomfield

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280041

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Arthur C Bloomfield

Born 1899

Died 1975

British Army 53840 Private London Regiment

British Army 53840 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Horace Bloomfield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231052

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William Henry Bloomfield

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 18996 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Henry Bloomfield

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army R6663 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Albert Henry Bloomfield

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148332

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William George Bloomfield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294541

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John Charles Bloomfield

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57010

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George Jocelyn Bloomfield

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 66313 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Henry Bloomfield

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260817

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Walter John Bloomfield

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268515

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