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Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Armidale New South Wales [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Benalla Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Jamestown South Australia [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Acton, Dorset [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Easton Portland, Dorset [2]

Epping Victoria [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire West Riding [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

Swanage, Dorset [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Abertillery, Glamorgan [1]

Aberystwith, Monmouthshire [1]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishopsgate, London [1]

Blue Skin Bay, Otago, [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bradford,Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Candela New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chandlersford [1]

Chelsea England [1]

Chesterfield England [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Rank

Private [555]

Gunner [85]

Second Lieutenant [54]

Serjeant [49]

Sapper [48]

Corporal [47]

Driver [42]

Captain [24]

Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [16]

Acting Corporal [8]

Major [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Pioneer [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Bombardier [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Barman [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Honorary Major [1]

Civilian Wireless Operator [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86]

Royal Engineers [80]

Labour Corps [67]

Army Service Corps [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [54]

York and Lancaster Regiment [49]

West Riding Regiment [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

London Regiment [33]

West Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Gordon Highlanders [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Service

British Army [922]

Royal Navy [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [72]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1226]

N [4]

S [2]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1201]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

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Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Armidale New South Wales [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Benalla Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Jamestown South Australia [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Acton, Dorset [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Easton Portland, Dorset [2] Epping Victoria [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Keighley, Yorkshire West Riding [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Sale Victoria [2] Swanage, Dorset [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Abertillery, Glamorgan [1] Aberystwith, Monmouthshire [1] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Auckland [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bishopsgate, London [1] Blue Skin Bay, Otago, [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bradford,Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Candela New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chandlersford [1] Chelsea England [1] Chesterfield England [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Clapham, London [1]

Rank

Private [555] Gunner [85] Second Lieutenant [54] Serjeant [49] Sapper [48] Corporal [47] Driver [42] Captain [24] Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [16] Acting Corporal [8] Major [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Pioneer [6] Able Seaman [5] Bombardier [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Barman [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Honorary Major [1] Civilian Wireless Operator [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] Fitter [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86] Royal Engineers [80] Labour Corps [67] Army Service Corps [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [54] York and Lancaster Regiment [49] West Riding Regiment [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] London Regiment [33] West Yorkshire Regiment [28] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] Machine Gun Corps [22] Middlesex Regiment [21] Yorkshire Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Manchester Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Gordon Highlanders [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Corps of Hussars [5]

Service

British Army [922] Royal Navy [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [72] Australian Imperial Force [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1226] N [4] S [2] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1201] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Robert Lesley Bower

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Thomas Bowyer-Bower

Born 1862

Died 1926

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Aubrey Outram Bowyer-Bower

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1009804

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Alfred Andrew Smith-Bower

Born 1884

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C C Nott-Bower

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Leonard L Nott-Bower

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Thomas Bowyer-Bower

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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John Simpson Bower-Binns

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59068

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C C Nott-Bower

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Gurkha Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army

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Alfred Smith-Bower

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75826

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S E Halliday

British Army Territorial Force Nursing Service

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C C Nott-Bower

British Army Second Lieutenant Attached Gurkha Rifles/Indian Army/Reserve of Officers

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Sarah Telin Bower (now Mrs Halliday)

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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