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Hamilton Tasmania [3]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Buckfastleigh, Devon [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Wellington, Somerset [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broomfield, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Cuteslow, Oxfordshire [1]

Devon [1]

East Dulwich, London [1]

Epsom England [1]

Farnworth, Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Finsbury, Clerkenwell, London [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Kenton, Devon [1]

Kiddington, Oxfordshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverton, Devon [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Starcross, Devon [1]

Surrey England [1]

Tunbridge Wells Kent [1]

Wantage, Berkshire [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [108]

Gunner [16]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signalman [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

private -baker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Engineers [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Labour Corps [12]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

1/5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

249th Infantry Battalion [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

4/10th Baluch Regiment Indian Army [1]

6th Royal Regiment Dragoons [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

9th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Canadan Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Service

British Army [158]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Royal Navy [23]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [238]

Contribution

Military Service [237]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [238] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hamilton Tasmania [3] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Buckfastleigh, Devon [2] Camberwell, London [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Wellington, Somerset [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broomfield, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Cuteslow, Oxfordshire [1] Devon [1] East Dulwich, London [1] Epsom England [1] Farnworth, Widnes, Lancashire [1] Finsbury, Clerkenwell, London [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Kenton, Devon [1] Kiddington, Oxfordshire [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverton, Devon [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Oxfordshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Starcross, Devon [1] Surrey England [1] Tunbridge Wells Kent [1] Wantage, Berkshire [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [108] Gunner [16] Driver [9] Serjeant [8] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Signalman [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Signalman [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] private -baker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Engineers [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Army Service Corps [12] Labour Corps [12] Devonshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] The Queen's Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [1] 1/5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 249th Infantry Battalion [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 4/10th Baluch Regiment Indian Army [1] 6th Royal Regiment Dragoons [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] 9th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Canadan Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1]

Service

British Army [158] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Royal Navy [23] Australian Imperial Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [238]

Contribution

Military Service [237]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

James Bowerman

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 40521 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 125993 private -baker Army Service Corps

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Gerald Bowerman

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS "Bellerophon"

Royal Navy M2403 (Dev) Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS "Rifleman"

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Arthur William Bowerman

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 5720 Rifleman London Regiment 3/8th (City of London) Reserve Battalion

British Army A/200531 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Richard Venvil Bowerman

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 92868 Private Tank Corps "D" Battalion

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Alfred Bowerman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80947

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Arthur Edward Bowerman

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278177

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Percy Charles Bowerman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85378

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Horace Edwin Bowerman

Born 1900

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184450 Cadet Royal Air Force 6th Squadron No. 1 Cadet Wing

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Elsie Edith Bowerman

Born 1889

Died 1973

Other Empire Force Orderly French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross). Roumania

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Alfred James Bowerman

Born 1873

Died 1947

Australian Imperial Force 1924

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Robert Edward Bowerman

Born 1868

British Army 4/75 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Arthur James Bowerman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

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Cecil Bowerman

Born 1897

Died 1935

British Army 731 Private 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 731 Acting Captain Royal Engineers 11th Company

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William Henry Bowerman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403658

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Ira William Bowerman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56588

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Ernest Bowerman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army F/1076 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army F/1076 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Edward James Bowerman

Born 1896

Died 1960

British Army 3924 Private Somerset Light Infantry 5th Btn

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Charles Edwin Bowerman

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 54746 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 54746 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Henry James Bowerman

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 221083 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John William Bowerman

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3314273

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3314273 Private Canadian Infantry

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