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Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Balaklava South Australia [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Blyth South Australia [3]

Charters Towers Queensland [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Knutsford [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Nabiac New South Wales [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Black Rock South Australia [2]

Buckinghamshire [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Kilmore Victoria [2]

London England [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Norfolk [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

St Helena, Warwickshire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Biddulph, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Braunston, Northamptonshire [1]

Bridgetown, Somerset [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chapelton, Clarendon [1]

Charlesworth, Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Clare, Suffolk [1]

Clarendon Victoria [1]

Clayton, Bradford Parish, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Croydon [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [786]

Driver [78]

Gunner [72]

Serjeant [55]

Corporal [39]

Sapper [35]

Lance Corporal [28]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [14]

Pioneer [14]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2]

1st Airman [1]

2nd Airman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal Mechanic [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Artillery Clerk [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter-Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deck-Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Labour Corps [85]

Royal Engineers [76]

Army Service Corps [67]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

London Regiment [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Manchester Regiment [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Cheshire Regiment [32]

Suffolk Regiment [31]

Hampshire Regiment [30]

North Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Essex Regiment [23]

Royal Irish Rifles [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1124]

Royal Navy [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [80]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55]

Australian Imperial Force [50]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1430]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1408]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Canada [2]

Jamaica [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire [9] Balaklava South Australia [4] London, Middlesex [4] Blyth South Australia [3] Charters Towers Queensland [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Knutsford [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Nabiac New South Wales [3] Battersea, London [2] Black Rock South Australia [2] Buckinghamshire [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Kilmore Victoria [2] London England [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Norfolk [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] St Helena, Warwickshire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Biddulph, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford England [1] Braunston, Northamptonshire [1] Bridgetown, Somerset [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chapelton, Clarendon [1] Charlesworth, Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Clare, Suffolk [1] Clarendon Victoria [1] Clayton, Bradford Parish, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Croydon [1] Darlington, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [786] Driver [78] Gunner [72] Serjeant [55] Corporal [39] Sapper [35] Lance Corporal [28] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [14] Pioneer [14] Acting Corporal [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Leading Seaman [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2] 1st Airman [1] 2nd Airman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal Mechanic [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Artillery Clerk [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter-Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deck-Hand [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [88] Labour Corps [85] Royal Engineers [76] Army Service Corps [67] Machine Gun Corps [40] London Regiment [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Manchester Regiment [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Cheshire Regiment [32] Suffolk Regiment [31] Hampshire Regiment [30] North Staffordshire Regiment [29] Royal Fusiliers [28] Liverpool Regiment [24] Essex Regiment [23] Royal Irish Rifles [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Defence Corps [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Norfolk Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Highland Light Infantry [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1124] Royal Navy [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [80] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55] Australian Imperial Force [50] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1430] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1408] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Canada [2] Jamaica [1]

Charles Bowers

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 152470 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Stanley Bowers

Died 1915

British Army 3475 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3475 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harry Bowers

Died 1918

British Army 4339 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 52430 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Bert George Bowers

Died 1916

British Army 22134 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas Frederick Bowers

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 54414 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry James Bowers

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 20685 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Francis Frederick Bowers

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 12050 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 12050 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas Bowers

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 3235 Lance Serjeant Army Cyclist Corps

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Benjamin Bowers

Died 1917

British Army 5599 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 282585 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 282585 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Charles Bowers

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436486

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436486 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Bowers

Born 1876

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430891 Private Canadian Infantry

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Hugh Jeffery Bowers

Born 1883

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 687114

Canadian Expeditionary Force 687114 Private Canadian Infantry

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Isaac Bowers

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army S/4/049972 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 47664 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 47664 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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Frederick Henry Bowers

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers Territorial Force

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Horace Frederick Bowers

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297590

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Cecil Gossman Bowers

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316131

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Benjamin Bowers

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131843

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Frederick James Bowers

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43586

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Percy Herbert Bowers

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156213

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John Duncan Bowers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95889

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