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Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Laura South Australia [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Ashton Under Line England [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burnley Victoria [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Bury England [1]

Camperdown Victoria [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Leeds [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester,Lancashire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Middleton, Lancashire [1]

Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Oswaldtwistle [1]

Paddockhurst, Sussex [1]

Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Patricroft, Eccles [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [1]

Somerset East, Cape Colony [1]

Stockport, Cheshire, England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Topsham, Devon [1]

Tweed Heads New South Wales [1]

Warwickshire [1]

West Riding England [1]

Rank

Private [295]

Gunner [30]

Driver [21]

Corporal [19]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Serjeant [16]

Sapper [9]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Major [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Honorary Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant and Chief Signaller [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [39]

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Engineers [28]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Army Service Corps [24]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Border Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

12th Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [434]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Royal Navy [25]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [536]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [530]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Malta [1]

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People [537] Stories Communities

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Manchester, Lancashire [7] Sydney New South Wales [5] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [2] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Laura South Australia [2] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2] Ashton Under Line England [1] Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brighton England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burnley Victoria [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury England [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Islington, London [1] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Leeds [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester,Lancashire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Middleton, Lancashire [1] Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Oswaldtwistle [1] Paddockhurst, Sussex [1] Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire [1] Patricroft, Eccles [1] Poplar, London [1] Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire, England [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Smethwick, Staffordshire [1] Somerset East, Cape Colony [1] Stockport, Cheshire, England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Topsham, Devon [1] Tweed Heads New South Wales [1] Warwickshire [1] West Riding England [1]

Rank

Private [295] Gunner [30] Driver [21] Corporal [19] Second Lieutenant [17] Serjeant [16] Sapper [9] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [5] Major [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Honorary Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant and Chief Signaller [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [39] Labour Corps [37] Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Engineers [28] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Army Service Corps [24] Cheshire Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Devonshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Border Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] 12th Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [434] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Royal Navy [25] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [536] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [530] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Malta [1]

Harry Bowker

Died 1918

British Army 58759 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Percy Bowker

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2929

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Sydney Bowker

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 10099 Boy East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Bowker

Died 1917

British Army 243199 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Ellis Bowker

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2911 Private Manchester Regiment 9th manchest Battalion

British Army 351171 Private Manchester Regiment 9th manchest Battalion

British Army 351171 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Bowker

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 576 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James M Bowker

Died 1916

British Army 97363 Shoeing Smith Royal Field Artillery

British Army 97363 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Cyril Roland Bowker

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178141

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Thomas Bowker

Died 1918

British Army 3308 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201334 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Henry Bowker

Born 1892

Died 1921

British Army 29097 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Wylie Bowker

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40921

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Frank Bowker

Australian Imperial Force 18639

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Edwin Victor Bowker

Died 1917

British Army 8482 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8482 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8482 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Joseph Bowker

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 84878 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Percy Bowker

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 59935 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John William Bowker

Australian Imperial Force 3022

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James Kenyon Bowker

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177614

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Tom Bowker

Died 1915

British Army 2214 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frederick Bowker

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1050 Private East Surrey Regiment

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James Bowker

Died 1918

British Army 37778 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 33882 Private Labour Corps

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