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Adelaide South Australia [2]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Chardstock, Devon [1]

Church Hill, near Chardstock, Devon [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Cornwell England [1]

Crewkerne England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

East Lydford [1]

Ilminster, Somerset [1]

Junee New South Wales [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Lighes Hill New South Wales [1]

Llanwonno, Glam [1]

London England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mosterton, Dorset [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Sherbourne, Dorset [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

St Saviour [1]

Stackster, Colne, Lancashire [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Upton, Torquay, Devon [1]

West Chinnock, Yeovil, Somerset [1]

West Maitland New South Wales [1]

Wraxall, Dorset [1]

Wraxall, Maiden Newton, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [86]

Driver [9]

Gunner [8]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

16th Battalion [1]

1st Dorset Yeomanry [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Emperor of India [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

Labour Corps ex Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Service

British Army [138]

Royal Navy [21]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [186]

Contribution

Military Service [184]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

India [1]

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People [186] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [2] Axminster, Devon [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Chardstock, Devon [1] Church Hill, near Chardstock, Devon [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Cornwell England [1] Crewkerne England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] East Lydford [1] Ilminster, Somerset [1] Junee New South Wales [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Lighes Hill New South Wales [1] Llanwonno, Glam [1] London England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mosterton, Dorset [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Sherbourne, Dorset [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] St Saviour [1] Stackster, Colne, Lancashire [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Upton, Torquay, Devon [1] West Chinnock, Yeovil, Somerset [1] West Maitland New South Wales [1] Wraxall, Dorset [1] Wraxall, Maiden Newton, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [86] Driver [9] Gunner [8] Sapper [8] Corporal [5] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] South Wales Borderers [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Dorset Yeomanry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 16th Battalion [1] 1st Dorset Yeomanry [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Emperor of India [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] Labour Corps ex Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Service

British Army [138] Royal Navy [21] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [186]

Contribution

Military Service [184] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] India [1]

Harold B Bowditch

British Army 201708 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William Henry Bowditch

Born 1881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 623157

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William Augustus Bowditch

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 419115

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John P Bowditch

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 342481

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Theodore Alan Bowditch

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Ella Annie Bowditch

Born 1893

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Ruth Ada Bowditch

Born 1896

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Cecil Bowditch

British Army 15527 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18976 Acting Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Frank H Bowditch

British Army 12762 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Bertie Bowditch

British Army 4031 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 5026 Private Devonshire Regiment

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George Bowditch

British Army DM2/134712 Private Army Service Corps

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Reginald G S Bowditch

British Army 330169 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred L Bowditch

British Army 1990 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William E Bowditch

British Army 54038 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 09848 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Harry Bowditch

British Army 3/8583 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William R Bowditch

British Army 504641 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T2116 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Sidney Bowditch

British Army S/4/690994 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 41600 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Ronald J Bowditch

British Army 31429 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army T/453794 Private Army Service Corps

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George H Bowditch

British Army 22168 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 22168 Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Herbert J Bowditch

British Army 100699 Sapper Royal Engineers

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