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Creswick Victoria [5]

Clare South Australia [2]

Epping Tasmania [2]

Goolwa South Australia [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

Appleby Magna, Leicestershire [1]

Ashton Keynes, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Avening parish, Gloucestershire [1]

Billesden, Leicester [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackbrook, Shepshed, Leicestershire [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Clapham [1]

Coalville, Leicestershire [1]

Devon [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Gosport England [1]

Gotham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Great Malvern, Worcestershire [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Henfield, Sussex [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire [1]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Hugglescote, Leicestershire [1]

Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, Hampshire [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Loughborough, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Nanpanton, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Newington, London [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rodborough, Gloucestershire [1]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1]

Sudbury, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Yapton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [197]

Gunner [27]

Driver [25]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [19]

Sapper [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Munitions Worker [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Clerical Work [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Private [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Army Service Corps [30]

Labour Corps [22]

Leicestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers [22]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Chilwell Filling Factory [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [327]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Royal Navy [26]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [424]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [415]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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People [425] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Creswick Victoria [5] Clare South Australia [2] Epping Tasmania [2] Goolwa South Australia [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] Appleby Magna, Leicestershire [1] Ashton Keynes, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Avening parish, Gloucestershire [1] Billesden, Leicester [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackbrook, Shepshed, Leicestershire [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Clapham [1] Coalville, Leicestershire [1] Devon [1] Durham, Durham [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Gosport England [1] Gotham, Nottinghamshire [1] Great Malvern, Worcestershire [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Henfield, Sussex [1] Highworth,Wiltshire [1] Hinckley, Leicestershire [1] Hugglescote, Leicestershire [1] Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, Hampshire [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Littlehampton, Sussex, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Loughborough, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Nanpanton, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Newington, London [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rodborough, Gloucestershire [1] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1] Sudbury, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Yapton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [197] Gunner [27] Driver [25] Corporal [19] Serjeant [19] Sapper [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Major [2] Munitions Worker [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Clerical Work [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Private [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36] Army Service Corps [30] Labour Corps [22] Leicestershire Regiment [22] Royal Engineers [22] London Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Yeomanry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Chilwell Filling Factory [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [327] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Royal Navy [26] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [424] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [415] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Arthur Ernest Bowley

Died 1917

British Army 40157 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Joseph William Bowley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 17476 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 17476 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Bowley

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 4157 Company Sergeant Major Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Frederick C Bowley

Died 1977

British Army 90095 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Frank Bowley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 64482 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 102nd Field Amb

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Thomas Bowley

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 71800 Driver Royal Engineers

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Walter Charles Bowley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58352

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John William Bowley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284282

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Ernest Bowley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34395

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Edward Bowley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2187

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Alfred Bowley

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 45989 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Percy Henry Bowley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28163

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Herbert Charles Bowley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38148

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Frederick Henry Bowley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98564

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James Bowley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 140922 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Bowley

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 9134 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 9134 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy Bowley

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 6586 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6586 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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George Harry Bowley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army M2/034702 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Bowley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 24079 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 204445 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Edward Charles Bowley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 9646 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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