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Bristol, Gloucestershire [9]

Plymouth, Devon [8]

Torquay, Devon [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Newcastle New South Wales [6]

Charters Towers Queensland [5]

Hobart Tasmania [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Plymouth, Devon, England [5]

Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Horsham Victoria [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London England [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Campania Tasmania [3]

Devonport [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Newton Abbot, Devon [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Walcha New South Wales [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Auckland [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cardiff [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Lynton, Devon [2]

Moonta South Australia [2]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

Porthleven, Cornwall [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [988]

Gunner [107]

Driver [77]

Serjeant [77]

Corporal [71]

Sapper [68]

Lance Corporal [54]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Captain [21]

Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Pioneer [19]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Major [11]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Rifleman [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Musician [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

1st Air Mechanic [1]

1st Writer [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [137]

Labour Corps [111]

Devonshire Regiment [104]

Royal Field Artillery [103]

Army Service Corps [94]

Royal Garrison Artillery [78]

London Regiment [54]

Machine Gun Corps [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [53]

Liverpool Regiment [39]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Cheshire Regiment [36]

Manchester Regiment [36]

Welsh Regiment [31]

Lancashire Fusiliers [28]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Army Ordnance Corps [24]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

South Lancashire Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Tank Corps [10]

Training Reserve [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1546]

Royal Navy [216]

Australian Imperial Force [144]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [90]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [42]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [2194]

C [8]

Contribution

Military Service [2135]

Merchant Navy [50]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

Argentina [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [9] Plymouth, Devon [8] Torquay, Devon [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Devonport, Devon [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Newcastle New South Wales [6] Charters Towers Queensland [5] Hobart Tasmania [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Plymouth, Devon, England [5] Barnstaple, Devon [4] Bath, Somerset [4] Bermondsey, London [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Horsham Victoria [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London England [4] London, Middlesex [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Campania Tasmania [3] Devonport [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Newton Abbot, Devon [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Walcha New South Wales [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Auckland [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cardiff [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Lynton, Devon [2] Moonta South Australia [2] Muswellbrook New South Wales [2] Paignton, Devon [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Plympton, Devon [2] Porthleven, Cornwall [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [988] Gunner [107] Driver [77] Serjeant [77] Corporal [71] Sapper [68] Lance Corporal [54] Second Lieutenant [41] Captain [21] Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [19] Pioneer [19] Acting Serjeant [11] Major [11] Staff Serjeant [11] Bombardier [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Rifleman [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Able Seaman [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Major [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Temporary Captain [3] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Musician [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Sister [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 1st Air Mechanic [1] 1st Writer [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Boatswain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [137] Labour Corps [111] Devonshire Regiment [104] Royal Field Artillery [103] Army Service Corps [94] Royal Garrison Artillery [78] London Regiment [54] Machine Gun Corps [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [53] Liverpool Regiment [39] Royal Fusiliers [39] Cheshire Regiment [36] Manchester Regiment [36] Welsh Regiment [31] Lancashire Fusiliers [28] Middlesex Regiment [27] Army Ordnance Corps [24] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] Somerset Light Infantry [23] South Lancashire Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [22] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Essex Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] East Lancashire Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [14] Royal Naval Division [13] Canadian Infantry [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] East Kent Regiment [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Tank Corps [10] Training Reserve [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1546] Royal Navy [216] Australian Imperial Force [144] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104] Canadian Expeditionary Force [90] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [42] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [2194] C [8]

Contribution

Military Service [2135] Merchant Navy [50] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [47] Argentina [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Arthur Bowden

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62503

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Frank Bowden

Died 1915

British Army 2492 Private 18th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 2492 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 1/8th Battalion

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William Bowden

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289774

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Frederick Charles Bowden

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10531

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William Rawlins Bowden

Born 1886

Died 1976

British Army 2215 Private Royal East Kent Yeomanry

British Army 2215 Private Royal East Kent Yeomanry 1/1st Kent Mounted Rifles

British Army 270268 Acting Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment 10th (Royal East and West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion

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Alfred Bowden

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79632

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Frank Bowden

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126121

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Thomas William Bowden

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207506

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Courtenay Thomas Bowden

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253636

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John Bowden

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139404

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John Thomas Bowden

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force N31490 Private Australian Infantry

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William James Bowden

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64914

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Thomas Alfred Bowden

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101117

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John Bowden

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35965

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Stanley Bowden

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233029

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Montague Bowden

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 8655 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 16762 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 16762 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Patrick Bowden

Died 1915

British Army 803 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Jonathan Bowden

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 13506 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Joseph Henry Bowden

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 50585 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edwin George Bowden

Born 1888

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231805 Corporal Royal Air Force Mullion Air Ship Station

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