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Norwich, Norfolk [8]

London England [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Maffra Victoria [3]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Bellerive Tasmania [2]

Birkenhead South Australia [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Exton Tasmania [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hockering, Norfolk [2]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [2]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newburgh, Fifeshire [2]

Scotland [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Wivenhoe, Essex, England [2]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

edinburgh [2]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Audenshaw, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barrington, Warwickshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bombay, India [1]

Boness Linlithgow [1]

Bowes Park, Middlesex [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broomfield Victoria [1]

Campbell Town Tasmania [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Coopernook New South Wales [1]

Copford, Colchester, Essex [1]

Cottesloe Western Australia [1]

Darjeeling [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Essex [1]

Rank

Private [507]

Gunner [58]

Serjeant [48]

Driver [43]

Corporal [33]

Sapper [28]

Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Captain [11]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Cook [1]

Boy Domestic [1]

Cadet [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Drummer [1]

Fireman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [61]

Army Service Corps [56]

Royal Engineers [56]

Labour Corps [52]

Norfolk Regiment [45]

Royal Highlanders [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Scots [27]

Essex Regiment [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [19]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [19]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16]

Highland Light Infantry [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Cameron Highlanders [14]

Scottish Rifles [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Military Foot Police [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Service

British Army [796]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1044]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1012]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Argentina [2]

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Norwich, Norfolk [8] London England [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Maffra Victoria [3] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Bellerive Tasmania [2] Birkenhead South Australia [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Exton Tasmania [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hockering, Norfolk [2] Kettering, Northamptonshire [2] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newburgh, Fifeshire [2] Scotland [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Wivenhoe, Essex, England [2] Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] edinburgh [2] Anstruther, Fifeshire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Audenshaw, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barrington, Warwickshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bombay, India [1] Boness Linlithgow [1] Bowes Park, Middlesex [1] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broomfield Victoria [1] Campbell Town Tasmania [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Coopernook New South Wales [1] Copford, Colchester, Essex [1] Cottesloe Western Australia [1] Darjeeling [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Essex [1]

Rank

Private [507] Gunner [58] Serjeant [48] Driver [43] Corporal [33] Sapper [28] Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [18] Acting Serjeant [13] Captain [11] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [5] Able Seaman [4] Bombardier [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Captain [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Cook [1] Boy Domestic [1] Cadet [1] Canteen Worker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Drummer [1] Fireman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [61] Army Service Corps [56] Royal Engineers [56] Labour Corps [52] Norfolk Regiment [45] Royal Highlanders [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] London Regiment [28] Royal Scots [27] Essex Regiment [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Durham Light Infantry [19] King's Own Scottish Borderers [19] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Scots Fusiliers [19] Royal Fusiliers [17] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16] Highland Light Infantry [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Cameron Highlanders [14] Scottish Rifles [14] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Gordon Highlanders [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Suffolk Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Coldstream Guards [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Military Foot Police [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Scottish Horse [5]

Service

British Army [796] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Australian Imperial Force [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1044] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1012] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Argentina [2]

Nisbet Duncan Blyth

Born 1883

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Dennis Carleton Blyth

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 93rd Field Company

British Army Cadet Officer Training Corps University of London

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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William Blyth

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 197 Private Falkland Islands Volunteer Force

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William Blyth

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 4166 Private London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94935 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94935 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Richard Carleton Blyth

Born 1896

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers 90th Field Company

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert Russell Blyth

Born 1865

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Essex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Essex Regiment

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David Blyth

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2188 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 2188 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2188 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Blyth

Born 1888

British Army 1735 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 290179 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 1735 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Reginald Crommelin Popham Blyth

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment attached Egyptian Army

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Walter Blyth

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190383

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William Blyth

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army T2/014732 Driver Army Service Corps

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Clifford Blyth

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy DA 6847 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 6847DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "New Comet."

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John Blyth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289988

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Walter Blyth

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105348

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Bernard Blyth

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14428

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Daniel George Blyth

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1599 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 1599 Serjeant London Regiment

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Charles Edward Blyth

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61254

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James Blyth

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44603

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John Dean Blyth

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248527

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Charles James Blyth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4509

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