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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

William Bowling

Australian Imperial Force 5316

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Patrick Bowling

Australian Imperial Force 2282

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Alexander Bowling

Australian Imperial Force 5788

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Arthur Henry Bowling

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 10183/764184 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 160th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Clifford Bowling

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235045

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Stanley Frederick Cawthorne Bowling

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261286

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Thomas Bowling

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 49841 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Bowling

Died 1918

British Army 250776 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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George Bowling

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3836 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 306333 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 306333 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 10th (Service) Battalion

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Clifford Bowling

Died 1918

British Army 52433 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Bowling

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 67191 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert C Bowling

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 28086 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 38756 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Edward Bowling

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 6023 Private Border Regiment

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Thomas Bowling

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 130134

Canadian Expeditionary Force 130134 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sidney Bowling

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 727019

Canadian Expeditionary Force 727019 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Archibald Bowling

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163290

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Cecil Stanley Bowling

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13324

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Horace Bowling

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 20580 Private 15th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 20580 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Thomas Bela Usher Bowling

Australian Imperial Force

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James Bowling

Australian Imperial Force 2364

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