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Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

London, Middlesex [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Erith, Kent [3]

Islington, London [3]

Barking, Essex, England [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Deal, Kent, England [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Kent [2]

Kent England [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Nagambie Victoria [2]

Norwich [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Tollesbury, Essex [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Yarmouth [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Antrim [1]

Auckland [1]

Basildon, Essex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blaydon, Durham, England [1]

Bothal, Northumberland [1]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bristol [1]

Broadhembury, Devon [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Buckland, Berkshire [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex, England [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Camden Town, Middlesex [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chagford, Devon [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Rank

Private [572]

Gunner [73]

Driver [54]

Serjeant [49]

Corporal [46]

Sapper [34]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [18]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [10]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Commander [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Major [3]

Sister [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Cooper [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigade major [1]

Brigadier [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Commandant Second Lieutenant [1]

Commander Emergency Lieutenant [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [93]

Royal Field Artillery [91]

Royal Engineers [73]

Army Service Corps [68]

London Regiment [50]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

Middlesex Regiment [35]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Norfolk Regiment [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [17]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Artillery [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [920]

Royal Navy [116]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

B [1246]

Contribution

Military Service [1196]

Merchant Navy [30]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Ireland [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] London, Middlesex [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Erith, Kent [3] Islington, London [3] Barking, Essex, England [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Deal, Kent, England [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Kent [2] Kent England [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Nagambie Victoria [2] Norwich [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Tollesbury, Essex [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Yarmouth [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Antrim [1] Auckland [1] Basildon, Essex [1] Birmingham [1] Blaydon, Durham, England [1] Bothal, Northumberland [1] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bristol [1] Broadhembury, Devon [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buckland, Berkshire [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex, England [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camden Town, Middlesex [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cardiff [1] Chagford, Devon [1] Charlton, London [1]

Rank

Private [572] Gunner [73] Driver [54] Serjeant [49] Corporal [46] Sapper [34] Second Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [18] Lieutenant [17] Captain [14] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [10] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Colour Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Commander [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [3] Major [3] Sister [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Cooper [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigade major [1] Brigadier [1] Chauffeur [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Commandant Second Lieutenant [1] Commander Emergency Lieutenant [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [93] Royal Field Artillery [91] Royal Engineers [73] Army Service Corps [68] London Regiment [50] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] Middlesex Regiment [35] Royal Fusiliers [26] Hampshire Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Gloucestershire Regiment [19] Royal Naval Division [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] Norfolk Regiment [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [17] The Queen's Regiment [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Artillery [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [920] Royal Navy [116] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Australian Imperial Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

B [1246]

Contribution

Military Service [1196] Merchant Navy [30] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [41] Ireland [1]

Alan John Bowles

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Bowles

Born 1868

Died 1951

British Army 873 Private Wiltshire Regiment Deopt

British Army 873 Private Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 284940 Private Labour Corps 637 Company

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John Bowles

Born 1883

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 6707 Australian Infantry 4th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 6707 Private 4th Australian Infantry Battalion

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James Arthur Bowles

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 28th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant and Adjutant Royal Field Artillery HQ

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Augustine Bowles

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 8711 Corporal Connaught Rangers 1st Battalion

British Army 10884 Sergeant Leinster Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10884 Sergeant Leinster Regiment

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Cyril Bowles

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army M/315302 Private Army Service Corps

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Reginald Julian Albany Bowles

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 114th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Joseph John Samuel Bowles

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 8843 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Bowles

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 89640 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 25th T.M. Battery

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Frederick George Bowles

Born 1898

British Army Private Training Reserve

British Army Private Base Depot BEF France

British Army 41459 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Charles Bowles

Died 1914

British Army 7286 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur Frederick Bowles

Died 1918

British Army 20163 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 20163 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 20163 Private Royal Defence Corps 2nd Battalion

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Edgar Branson Bowles

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2847 Private Yorkshire Dragoons

British Army 175248 Serjeant Yorkshire Dragoons

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 23rd Army Brigade

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John De Vere Bowles

Born 1877

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant Regular Army 7th Corps

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major

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Geoffrey Bowles

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2138 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John Thomas Bowles

Born 1878

Died 1919

Royal Navy DA 6507 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 6507DA Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "John Robert."

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John William Bowles

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44485

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Harold John Bowles

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2308

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George James Bowles

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277771

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Henry Robert Bowles

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207503

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