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Brisbane Queensland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Coppenhall, Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Crew, Cheshire [1]

Dawley, Shropshire [1]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Kensington Victoria [1]

Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire [1]

Shropshire [1]

Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Stretton, Staffordshire [1]

Sunderland [1]

Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [64]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [6]

Gunner [5]

Major [5]

Sapper [5]

Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fireman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

3rd Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

2nd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

9th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

General Hospital Boulogne [1]

Headquarter Staff [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Liverpool Merchant Hospital [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve HMS 'Laurentic' [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Postal Section Royal Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [107]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [139]

Contribution

Military Service [135]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [139] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Coppenhall, Crewe, Cheshire [1] Crew, Cheshire [1] Dawley, Shropshire [1] Dowlais, Glamorgan [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Kensington Victoria [1] Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Merthyr, Carmarthenshire [1] Shropshire [1] Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Stretton, Staffordshire [1] Sunderland [1] Wellington, Shropshire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [64] Driver [7] Serjeant [6] Gunner [5] Major [5] Sapper [5] Corporal [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fireman [1] Lieutenant [1] Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [12] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Labour Corps [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [2] 3rd Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] 2nd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 9th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] General Hospital Boulogne [1] Headquarter Staff [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Liverpool Merchant Hospital [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve HMS 'Laurentic' [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Postal Section Royal Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [107] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [139]

Contribution

Military Service [135] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Lewis Bowdler

Born 1889

British Army 9533 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9533 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Richard Bowdler

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54617

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Arthur Reginald Hope Bowdler

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 2nd west Brigade

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Charles Bowdler

Born 1888

Died 1975

British Army 36854 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Bowdler

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 681595 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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John Charles Bowdler

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56048

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David Henry Bowdler

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2842 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Frederick Bowdler

Born 1859

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve HMS 'Laurentic'

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Oliver William Bowdler

Born 1883

Died 1953

British Army 17909 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Hubert James Bowdler

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164501

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Arthur Bowdler

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61349

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Ernest Bowdler

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 15161 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 15161 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Alfred William Bowdler

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233484

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Edward Isaac Bowdler

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242060

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Charles Ernest Bowdler

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261043

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George Bowdler

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army DM2/228543 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 32433 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 32433 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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H Bowdler

Died 1917

British Army 7515 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 35246 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 35246 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Henry Bowdler

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 14503 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 8th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 14503 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Alfred Bowdler

Died 1917

British Army 39891 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Bowdler

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 18229 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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