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Melbourne Victoria [7]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Hesket Victoria [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Bridgenorth, Shropshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Cork [3]

Eaglehawk Victoria [3]

Gunnedah New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brockweir, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Carmarthen [2]

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Craven Arms, Shropshire [2]

Frankston Victoria [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Grange South Australia [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Kempsey New South Wales [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Monmouthshire [2]

Moyhu Victoria [2]

Neath, Glamorgan [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Pembroke [2]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Toodyay Western Australia [2]

Wales [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Wellington [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Worcester [2]

Aberaman, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [1160]

Gunner [121]

Driver [111]

Corporal [98]

Serjeant [82]

Second Lieutenant [70]

Sapper [68]

Captain [50]

Lance Corporal [39]

Lieutenant [34]

Pioneer [26]

Acting Corporal [24]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Major [16]

Bombardier [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [13]

Able Seaman [9]

Worker [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Commander [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Civilian [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [157]

Welsh Regiment [152]

Royal Field Artillery [140]

Labour Corps [132]

Army Service Corps [106]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [83]

Royal Garrison Artillery [67]

South Wales Borderers [65]

Royal Army Medical Corps [61]

London Regiment [55]

Machine Gun Corps [51]

Liverpool Regiment [36]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

Cheshire Regiment [33]

Monmouthshire Regiment [32]

South Staffordshire Regiment [32]

Worcestershire Regiment [31]

British West Indies Regiment [27]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Shropshire Light Infantry [24]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Royal Naval Division [21]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Royal Air Force [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

Herefordshire Regiment [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Tank Corps [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1859]

Royal Navy [182]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [147]

Australian Imperial Force [135]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [120]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [2515]

W [11]

G [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2443]

Merchant Navy [53]

Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [74]

India [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [7] Sydney New South Wales [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Hesket Victoria [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Bridgenorth, Shropshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Cork [3] Eaglehawk Victoria [3] Gunnedah New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brockweir, Gloucestershire, England [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Carmarthen [2] Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Craven Arms, Shropshire [2] Frankston Victoria [2] Fulham, London [2] Grange South Australia [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Kempsey New South Wales [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Monmouthshire [2] Moyhu Victoria [2] Neath, Glamorgan [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2] Peckham, London [2] Pembroke [2] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Toodyay Western Australia [2] Wales [2] Warwickshire [2] Wellington [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Worcester [2] Aberaman, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [1160] Gunner [121] Driver [111] Corporal [98] Serjeant [82] Second Lieutenant [70] Sapper [68] Captain [50] Lance Corporal [39] Lieutenant [34] Pioneer [26] Acting Corporal [24] Acting Serjeant [16] Major [16] Bombardier [15] Lieutenant Colonel [13] Able Seaman [9] Worker [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Rifleman [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Commander [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bugler [2] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Chief Stoker [2] Civilian [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [157] Welsh Regiment [152] Royal Field Artillery [140] Labour Corps [132] Army Service Corps [106] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [83] Royal Garrison Artillery [67] South Wales Borderers [65] Royal Army Medical Corps [61] London Regiment [55] Machine Gun Corps [51] Liverpool Regiment [36] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Royal Fusiliers [34] Cheshire Regiment [33] Monmouthshire Regiment [32] South Staffordshire Regiment [32] Worcestershire Regiment [31] British West Indies Regiment [27] Durham Light Infantry [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Shropshire Light Infantry [24] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Royal Naval Division [21] Middlesex Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] South Lancashire Regiment [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Royal Air Force [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Royal Defence Corps [16] Canadian Infantry [15] Herefordshire Regiment [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Tank Corps [15] Essex Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Norfolk Regiment [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1859] Royal Navy [182] Canadian Expeditionary Force [147] Australian Imperial Force [135] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [120] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [2515] W [11] G [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2443] Merchant Navy [53] Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [74] India [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

George Bowen

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 24105 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 24105 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 427065 Private Labour Corps 418th Company

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William Thomas Bowen

Died 1916

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps Militia

British Army R13330 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 10th Battalion

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James Bowen

Born 1891

Died 1925

Royal Navy J572

Royal Navy J572 Boy Sailor HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J572 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hannibal

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David Bowen

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army GS/15602 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 79985 Private Royal Field Artillery 2nd

British Army GS/15602 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd

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Leslie Arthur George Bowen

Born 1891

Died 1967

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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Horace Courthope Bowen

Born 1884

British Army 628 Trooper King Edwards Horse

British Army 628 Lance Corporal King Edward's Horse 1st Battalion

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Andrew Joseph Bowen

Born 1890

Died 1975

British Army 1660 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 243002 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 734343 Bombardier Royal Artillery

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Edwin Bowen

Born 1895

British Army 1323 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 1323 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Geoffrey Grenside Bowen

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Captain 2/2nd Lovat's Scouts

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Cuthbert Edward Latimer Bowen

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Assistant Superintendent East African Police

British Army Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Queen's Own Royal West Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Jenkin Bowen

Born 1891

Died 1945

British Army 14537 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 14537 South Wales Borderers 5th Battalion

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Edmund John Bowen

Born 1898

Died 1980

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 13th Siege Battery

British Army

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Frederick Pitford Bowen

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1462 S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/1462/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry R M Depot Deal

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Leslie Harold Bowen

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3277 Acting Corporal London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Lloyd Bowen

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2880 Private 5th Field Ambulance, 5th Infantry Brigade

Australian Imperial Force 2880 Private Australian Army Medical Corps 5th Field Ambulance

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James Bowen

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 10668 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 13569 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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Pryce Thomas Bowen

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3796 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3796 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Bowen

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 266782 Private Monmouthshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Bowen

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1470 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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George Bowen

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 18324 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 18324 Corporal Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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