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Knodishall, Suffolk [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Barnby, Suffolk, England [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

East Wickham, Kent [1]

Erwarton, Suffolk [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Kelsale, Suffolk [1]

Kessengland, Suffolk, England [1]

Knodishall, Saxmundham, Suffolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Putney, Surrey [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

South Lowerstoft, Suffolk [1]

Southwold, Suffolk [1]

Sporle, Norfolk [1]

Suffolk [1]

Wangford, Suffolk [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Weston, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [88]

Gunner [21]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battalion Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer 1st class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Hand [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Suffolk Yeomanry [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

104th Labour Corps [1]

14th Hussars [1]

27th Provisional Battalion [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Alcantara [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [149]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [189]

Contribution

Military Service [182]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Canada [1]

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People [189] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Knodishall, Suffolk [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Barnby, Suffolk, England [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] East Wickham, Kent [1] Erwarton, Suffolk [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Kelsale, Suffolk [1] Kessengland, Suffolk, England [1] Knodishall, Saxmundham, Suffolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Putney, Surrey [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] South Lowerstoft, Suffolk [1] Southwold, Suffolk [1] Sporle, Norfolk [1] Suffolk [1] Wangford, Suffolk [1] West Ham, London [1] Weston, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [88] Gunner [21] Sapper [9] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battalion Serjeant Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer 1st class [1] Pioneer [1] Second Hand [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] Suffolk Regiment [18] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [9] Essex Regiment [8] Labour Corps [8] Norfolk Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Suffolk Yeomanry [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 104th Labour Corps [1] 14th Hussars [1] 27th Provisional Battalion [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Reserve [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M.S. Alcantara [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [149] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [189]

Contribution

Military Service [182] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Canada [1]

Thomas Blowers

British Army 201798 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 58704 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Blowers

British Army 8944 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 8944 Serjeant Coldstream Guards

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Charles A Blowers

British Army G/96879 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Blowers

British Army 189 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force

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Arthur G Blowers

British Army 88540 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/509468 Corporal Royal Engineers

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B C Blowers

British Army 20424 Wheeler Serjeant Staff Army Service Corps

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George Blowers

British Army 39432 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 61856 Private 104th Labour Corps

British Army 34217 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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William F Blowers

British Army D/4164 Private 6th Dragoon Guards

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William Blowers

British Army 1714 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 6/7th Ambulance

British Army 287222 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/300156 Sapper Royal Engineers

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