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Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [3]

Georgetown South Australia [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Caltowie South Australia [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Wood Green, Middlesex [2]

11 St Vincent Place, Broom's Road, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Beeford, East Yorkshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Cambridge [1]

Carlisle England [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Drypool, Hull [1]

Dublin [1]

Egremont, Cumberland [1]

Elsing Norfolk [1]

Elsworth Colliery, Durham [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Haltwhistle England [1]

Ham, Surrey [1]

Hovingham, North Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kent [1]

Kingstown, Cumberland, England [1]

Kirby Misperton [1]

Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [335]

Corporal [34]

Gunner [34]

Serjeant [24]

Driver [18]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Nurse [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Stoker [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Adjutant Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Army Service Staff [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain (T) [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Dresser [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1]

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Labour Corps [32]

Durham Light Infantry [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

London Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Border Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [510]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Royal Navy [46]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Other Empire Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [739]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [717]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Ireland [1]

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Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [3] Georgetown South Australia [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Caltowie South Australia [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Wood Green, Middlesex [2] 11 St Vincent Place, Broom's Road, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Beeford, East Yorkshire [1] Brighton [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Cambridge [1] Carlisle England [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Drypool, Hull [1] Dublin [1] Egremont, Cumberland [1] Elsing Norfolk [1] Elsworth Colliery, Durham [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Haltwhistle England [1] Ham, Surrey [1] Hovingham, North Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kent [1] Kingstown, Cumberland, England [1] Kirby Misperton [1] Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [335] Corporal [34] Gunner [34] Serjeant [24] Driver [18] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Acting Serjeant [10] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Nurse [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Stoker [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Adjutant Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Army Service Staff [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain (T) [1] Chaplain [1] Chauffeur [1] Chief Engineer [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Dresser [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1] Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [36] Labour Corps [32] Durham Light Infantry [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [19] London Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Border Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [510] Canadian Expeditionary Force [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Royal Navy [46] Australian Imperial Force [32] Other Empire Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [739] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [717] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Ireland [1]

John Bowes

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313033

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William Edward Bowes

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy T 2652 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2652T Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Hogue."

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Arthur Edward Bowes

Born 1897

British Army 3592 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 325775 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Gladys Marguerite Bowes

Born 1893

Died 1965

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment HMHS Aquitania

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Emer William John Bowes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171012

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George Bowes

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277828

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Sidney Jordan Bowes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 75836 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Leonard Bowes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4153 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Cyril Hulme Bowes

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 13204 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 13204 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Philip Bowes

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 11626 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ellis Arthur Bowes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 10108 Private Inns Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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John Bowes

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 24/658 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 24th (Tyneside Irish) Bn.

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Percy Horace Bowes

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223815

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Joseph Bowes

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282701

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John Bowes

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 211518 Able Seaman HMS Ardent

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Henry Bowes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266149

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Albert George Bowes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121775

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James Albert Bowes

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270285

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Archie Campliman Bowes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272850

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Thomas F Bowes

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 45198 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 52217 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 149314 Private Machine Gun Corps

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