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Buckinghamshire [4]

Queenstown, Cork [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Plaistow, London [3]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [2]

Bedford [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Georgetown South Australia [2]

Germanton New South Wales [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

London England [2]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Waverley New South Wales [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Whittington Moor, Derbyshire [2]

290 Newport Dwellings, St. Anne Soho, London [1]

Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barnsley, Yorks [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Beaconsfield England [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blunham, Bedfordshire [1]

Buglawton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chadderton, Lancashire [1]

Chobham, Surrey [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Congleton England [1]

Cork [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Deolali, India [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Elstow, Beds [1]

Ewell [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devonshire [1]

Exmouth, Devon, England [1]

Rank

Private [495]

Gunner [55]

Serjeant [49]

Corporal [35]

Sapper [32]

Lance Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Driver [19]

Acting Corporal [12]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Trooper [6]

Captain [5]

Pioneer [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Scout [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Clerk [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Filter Lieutenant [1]

Fitter [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Engineers [62]

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Army Service Corps [50]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [41]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [32]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Leicestershire Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [750]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

B [952]

Contribution

Military Service [942]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Buckinghamshire [4] Queenstown, Cork [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Plaistow, London [3] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [2] Bedford [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Georgetown South Australia [2] Germanton New South Wales [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] London England [2] Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Waverley New South Wales [2] Westminster, London [2] Whittington Moor, Derbyshire [2] 290 Newport Dwellings, St. Anne Soho, London [1] Addlestone, Surrey [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barnsley, Yorks [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Beaconsfield England [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blunham, Bedfordshire [1] Buglawton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chadderton, Lancashire [1] Chobham, Surrey [1] Clapham, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Congleton England [1] Cork [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Deolali, India [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Elstow, Beds [1] Ewell [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exeter, Devonshire [1] Exmouth, Devon, England [1]

Rank

Private [495] Gunner [55] Serjeant [49] Corporal [35] Sapper [32] Lance Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [21] Driver [19] Acting Corporal [12] Acting Serjeant [9] Lieutenant [8] Trooper [6] Captain [5] Pioneer [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Scout [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Clerk [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Filter Lieutenant [1] Fitter [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [66] Royal Engineers [62] Royal Field Artillery [51] Army Service Corps [50] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [41] Machine Gun Corps [36] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [32] London Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Leicestershire Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Manchester Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Essex Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [750] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Australian Imperial Force [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

B [952]

Contribution

Military Service [942] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Australia [1]

James Bowler

Born 1896

Died 1960

British Army F/61 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/61 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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Herbert Bowler

Born 1876

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6497 Sergeant Royal Air Force

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Joseph Bowler

Born 1877

Died 1953

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78446

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Frederick Harold Bowler

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 74066 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 42nd Brigade

British Army 74066 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Bowler

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6232 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202537 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202537 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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William Josiah Bowler

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

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Frederick Bowler

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 2549 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ernest H Bowler

Born 1891

Died 1935

British Army 3388 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

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Thomas George Bowler

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 7596 Lance Corporal Army Pay Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant 6th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Bowler

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 9338 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 9338 Sergeant Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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William Bowler

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 5233 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 77061 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Henry Bowler

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68358

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Thomas Bowler

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144721

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Thomas Bowler

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146424

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Henry Edward Bowler

Born 1895

Died 1919

Royal Navy 3/334 Acting Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division HMS 'President III'

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Joseph William Bowler

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168872

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Francis Edwin Bowler

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268765

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Ernest Bowler

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295864

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Albert Bowler

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33919

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Peter James Bowler

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57689

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