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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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People [1246] Stories Communities

Place of birth

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]

J A Bowles

British Army 26940 Private 9th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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Joseph Bowles

British Army 423077 ex 162339 Private Labour Corps ex 30th Railway Labour Battalion

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J H Bowles

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A. Bowles

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H. A. Bowles

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G. M. Bowles

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