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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Buckpool, Buckie [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Pluscarden, Moray [2]

85 Leslie Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Banffshire [1]

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bowmore, Argyleshire, Scotland [1]

Buckie, Banffshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Coatbridge Scotland [1]

Corballs, Lanarkshire [1]

Cowie, Stirlingshire [1]

Cromwell, Central Otago [1]

Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1]

Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1]

Dreghorn [1]

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Dunfermline, Fife [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Fochabers, Scotland [1]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1]

Garbals Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Heaton, Northumberland [1]

Helensburgh New South Wales [1]

Helensburgh, Scotland [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kilburnie Scotland [1]

Kilsyth, Scotland [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [251]

Gunner [29]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [16]

Driver [14]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Pioneer [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Probationary Flight Officer [2]

Sister [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2/LT [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver/Gunner [1]

Engineman [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Member [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private (Medical Officer's Orderly) [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Temporary Nurse and Nursing Sister [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Gordon Highlanders [28]

Labour Corps [26]

Army Service Corps [23]

Seaforth Highlanders [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [20]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Royal Scots [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Cameron Highlanders [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

2nd Royal Scots [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

Imperial Army [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Dragoon Guards [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Service

British Army [387]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Royal Navy [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [580]

Contribution

Military Service [557]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Buckpool, Buckie [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Pluscarden, Moray [2] 85 Leslie Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Banffshire [1] Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Battersea, London [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bowmore, Argyleshire, Scotland [1] Buckie, Banffshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Coatbridge Scotland [1] Corballs, Lanarkshire [1] Cowie, Stirlingshire [1] Cromwell, Central Otago [1] Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1] Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1] Dreghorn [1] Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Dublin [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Dunfermline, Fife [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Fochabers, Scotland [1] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1] Garbals Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Heaton, Northumberland [1] Helensburgh New South Wales [1] Helensburgh, Scotland [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kilburnie Scotland [1] Kilsyth, Scotland [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [251] Gunner [29] Second Lieutenant [23] Corporal [18] Serjeant [17] Sapper [16] Driver [14] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Deck Hand [3] Pioneer [3] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Probationary Flight Officer [2] Sister [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2/LT [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver/Gunner [1] Engineman [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Member [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private (Medical Officer's Orderly) [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Temporary Nurse and Nursing Sister [1] Trimmer Cook [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31] Royal Field Artillery [31] Gordon Highlanders [28] Labour Corps [26] Army Service Corps [23] Seaforth Highlanders [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21] Royal Scots Fusiliers [20] Highland Light Infantry [19] Royal Scots [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Cameron Highlanders [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] London Regiment [12] Royal Highlanders [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Royal Naval Division [10] Canadian Infantry [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] 2nd Royal Scots [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] Imperial Army [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Dragoon Guards [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Scots Guards [2]

Service

British Army [387] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Royal Navy [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [580]

Contribution

Military Service [557] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Canada [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Robert Swan Bowie

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 3588 Private Royal Scots

British Army 43299 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Bowie

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57585 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Albert C. Bowie

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 331775 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 242158 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Angus Bowie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1893 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 300417 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 300417 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Bowie

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 7126

Canadian Expeditionary Force 7126 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Edward Phillip Bowie

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 65101

Canadian Expeditionary Force 65101 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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James Young Bowie

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808913

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808913 Private Canadian Infantry

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Allan Conway Bowie

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427442

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427442 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Bowie

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434399

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434399 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Smith Bowie

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405060

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Douglas Allen Bowie

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405521

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William Bowie

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150860

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Alexander Henry Bowie

Born 1887

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/493 Auckland Mounted Rifles

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Thomas Richard Bowie

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73195

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Alfred A Bowie

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2420 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 935676 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Bowie

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 23919 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Jonathan Bowie

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 92862 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 92862 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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James Bowie

Died 1916

British Army 3974 Private South Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 3974 Rifleman South Lancashire Regiment

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Andrew Bowie

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/21405 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Joseph Bowie

Died 1917

British Army S/27497 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/27497 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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