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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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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]

William Bowler

British Army 30826 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Arthur C W Bowler

British Army GS/73059 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Spencer Bowler

British Army 45662 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Bowler

British Army 23195 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 474893 Private Labour Corps

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Charles W Bowler

British Army 283211 Private Labour Corps

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Bob Bowler

British Army 148154 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Bowler

British Army 91897 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Wallace Bowler

British Army 49842 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 147461 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Harry Bowler

British Army 62202 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Bowler

British Army 26755 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William A Bowler

British Army 52693 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Jack P Bowler

British Army 28135 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick C Bowler

British Army 214603 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Bowler

British Army 691297 Private Labour Corps

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S H Bowler

British Army 67930 Private Royal Defence Corps

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John Bowler

British Army 1445 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 305135 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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E M J Bowler

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Henry W Bowler

British Army 70575 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 26th Brigade

British Army 70575 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 26th Brigade

British Army 70575 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 26th Brigade

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Frederick Thomas Bowler

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Walter H Bowler

British Army M2/138602 Private Army Service Corps

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