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Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Greta New South Wales [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Adswood, Cheshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brierfield, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Coleworth England [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Dunedin [1]

Dunfermline Scotland [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Harwich, Essex, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kingston [1]

Leyland Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Lostock, Bolton [1]

Lytham England [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Pendlebury, Lancs [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Ramornie New South Wales [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Silvertown, London [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Ultimo New South Wales [1]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1]

Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [126]

Gunner [14]

Driver [12]

Sapper [11]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant Master Tailor [1]

Sister [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Labour Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

160th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Hussars [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

DKLR [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [187]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Last name first letter

B [258]

Contribution

Military Service [249]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [259] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newcastle New South Wales [4] Sydney New South Wales [3] Greta New South Wales [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Adswood, Cheshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brierfield, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Coleworth England [1] Douglas, Isle of Man [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Dunedin [1] Dunfermline Scotland [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Harwich, Essex, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kingston [1] Leyland Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Lostock, Bolton [1] Lytham England [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Pendlebury, Lancs [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Ramornie New South Wales [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Silvertown, London [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Ultimo New South Wales [1] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1] Wallsend New South Wales [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [126] Gunner [14] Driver [12] Sapper [11] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant Master Tailor [1] Sister [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [16] Royal Field Artillery [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Labour Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 160th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Hussars [1] Coldstream Guards [1] DKLR [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [187] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Last name first letter

B [258]

Contribution

Military Service [249] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Albert Bowling

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 36688 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 36688 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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John Bowling

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 85074 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 259th Siege Bty

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Thomas Bowling

Born 1894

Died 1941

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16406

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Henry Bowling

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162100

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Henry Bowling

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284756

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William Bowling

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/154 Able Seaman RNVR - HMS Victory

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Charles Walter Bowling

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113581

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Robert John Edward Bowling

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115066

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H Bowling

Died 1920

British Army 3127 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3127 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Edwyn Randolph Bowling

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

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Henry Bowling

Died 1917

British Army 4361 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 306648 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 4361 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Bowling

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 28552 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Bowling

Died 1918

British Army 60939 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 60939 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frank Bowling

Died 1918

British Army 47762 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Bowling

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 13143 Private Coldstream Guards

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John Bowling

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 27087 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Fred Freeman Bowling

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110323

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Norman Bowling

Died 1916

British Army 3/9077 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/9077 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Bowling

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J18191 Ordinary Seaman HMS Monmouth

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James Edward Bowling

Born 1901

Died 1919

British Army L/18031 Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers

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