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Carrickfergus, Larne, NI [3]

Arreton, Isle of Wight [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Carlton, Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Shide, Isle of Wight [2]

Stuckton, Fordingbridge, Hampshire [2]

Acton, London [1]

Alveston, Gloucestershire [1]

Ashey, Isle of Wight [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Berbice [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brixton, Isle of Wight [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Coromandel Valley South Australia [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Dunsfold, Surrey [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

Fogo, Newfoundland [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Glebe, New South Wales [1]

Heatherlands, Poole, Dorset [1]

Helensville [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Hollington, Hastings [1]

Ilkley, Yorkshire [1]

Kingston, Dorset [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London [1]

Lulworth Cove, Dorset [1]

Mottistone, Isle of Wight [1]

Narooma New South Wales [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

Newtown, New South Wales [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Shepherds Bush, London [1]

Shorwell Isle of Wight [1]

Shorwell, Isle of Wight [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Vancouver, British Columbia [1]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1]

Wimborne, Dorset [1]

Woolwich [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight [1]

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [25]

Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Bombardier [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend Driver [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Church Army [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

Jamaica War Contingent [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery attached 14th Anti-aircraft Section [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Uganda Medical Service [1]

Service

British Army [42]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Royal Navy [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [50]

J [6]

C [1]

L [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [59]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [59] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Carrickfergus, Larne, NI [3] Arreton, Isle of Wight [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Carlton, Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Shide, Isle of Wight [2] Stuckton, Fordingbridge, Hampshire [2] Acton, London [1] Alveston, Gloucestershire [1] Ashey, Isle of Wight [1] Battersea, London [1] Berbice [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brixton, Isle of Wight [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Coromandel Valley South Australia [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Dunsfold, Surrey [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Fogo, Newfoundland [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Glebe, New South Wales [1] Heatherlands, Poole, Dorset [1] Helensville [1] Holborn, London [1] Hollington, Hastings [1] Ilkley, Yorkshire [1] Kingston, Dorset [1] Lambeth, London [1] London [1] Lulworth Cove, Dorset [1] Mottistone, Isle of Wight [1] Narooma New South Wales [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] Newtown, New South Wales [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Shepherds Bush, London [1] Shorwell Isle of Wight [1] Shorwell, Isle of Wight [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Vancouver, British Columbia [1] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1] Wimborne, Dorset [1] Woolwich [1] Woolwich, London [1] Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight [1] Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [25] Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Bombardier [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend Driver [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Army Service Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Church Army [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] Jamaica War Contingent [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery attached 14th Anti-aircraft Section [1] Tank Corps [1] Uganda Medical Service [1]

Service

British Army [42] Australian Imperial Force [5] Royal Navy [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [50] J [6] C [1] L [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [59]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

William A Downer

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 235363 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3091 Private East Kent Regiment

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Frederick C Downer

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 800 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Reginald Downer

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 330516 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army 8/1921 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Arthur W J Downer

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 11305 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 190457 Private Royal Engineers

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Frank Downer

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/4294 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Alfred W Downer

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 6/2587 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick Charles Downer

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2130523

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Joseph Tom Downer

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 10340 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 10340 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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James Downer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 862 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Percy Downer

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 6804 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Leslie Frederick Downer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4451 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 855333 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Downer

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army GS/11206 Private Dragoon Guards

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Jack Thomas Downer

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 4690 Private London Regiment

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Samuel Hylton Downer

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 7092 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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Ernest Charles Downer

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 236980 Leading Seaman HMS INVINCIBLE

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William Downer

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army GSSR/230 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Theophilus Downer

Died 1917

Other Empire Force 8011 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 9904 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Ronald Ernest Downer

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy M2131 Leading Cook's Mate HMS TIPPERARY

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Arthur Kenneth Downer

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K18211 Stoker 1st Class HMS INVINCIBLE

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