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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]

George Bowdler

British Army 8376 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Bowdler

British Army T4/128575 Private Army Service Corps

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Fred Bowdler

British Army 307976 Private Tank Corps

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John Bowdler

British Army 5582 Private Scots Guards

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Edith Bowdler

British Army British Red Cross Society

British Army 2746 Nursing Sister Liverpool Merchant Hospital

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Edith M F Bowdler

British Army Sister British Red Cross Society

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E Frances Bowdler

British Army Nurse General Hospital Boulogne

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Emily F Bowdler

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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Henry Bowdler

British Army 24286 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army SE31093 Gunner Army Veterinary Corps

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George H Bowdler

British Army DM2/221279 Private Army Service Corps

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Edward L Bowdler

British Army 05847 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 36469 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Bowdler

British Army 12279 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 650388 Private Labour Corps

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Frederick Bowdler

British Army S4/173630 Private Army Service Corps

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G Bowdler

British Army 10766 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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B W B Bowdler

British Army Major Royal Engineers/Headquarter Staff

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William Bowdler

British Army 12200 Corporal 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 12200 Serjeant 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Geo Henry Bowdler

British Army 45507 Private 3rd Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry

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William Bowdler

British Army 2723 Private 1st Monmouthshire Regiment

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Florence Bowdler

Born 1892

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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