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Adelaide South Australia [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Toorak Victoria [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beddington, Surrey [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn Victoria [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chichester England [1]

Cressy Victoria [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorset [1]

Dorsetshire England [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Farndon, Nottinghamshire [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

Huish Episcopi, Somerset [1]

Leicester [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlezoy, Somerset [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

Motcombe, Dorset [1]

New Barford, Nottinghamshire [1]

New Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Petersham New South Wales [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [1]

Rondebosch [1]

Sandhurst, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [185]

Gunner [18]

Sapper [18]

Serjeant [18]

Corporal [17]

Driver [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Major [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

London Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Scots Guards [3]

West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [295]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [399]

Contribution

Military Service [392]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Adelaide South Australia [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Islington, London [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Toorak Victoria [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beddington, Surrey [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn Victoria [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chichester England [1] Cressy Victoria [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorset [1] Dorsetshire England [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Farndon, Nottinghamshire [1] Glamorganshire [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Huish Episcopi, Somerset [1] Leicester [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlezoy, Somerset [1] Moonta South Australia [1] Motcombe, Dorset [1] New Barford, Nottinghamshire [1] New Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Petersham New South Wales [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ramsgate, Kent, England [1] Rondebosch [1] Sandhurst, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [185] Gunner [18] Sapper [18] Serjeant [18] Corporal [17] Driver [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Commissary [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Major [1] Master At Arms [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Rifleman [1] Sub Conductor [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32] Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [18] Leicestershire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [14] London Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [6] Essex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Scots Guards [3] West Somerset Yeomanry [3] Army Service Corps Transport [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [295] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [399]

Contribution

Military Service [392] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Norman Bown

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244917

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Ernest Bown

Died 1916

British Army 34311 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34311 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Stanley Bown

Australian Imperial Force 6431

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David Bown

Died 1916

British Army 2869 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Frederick Bown

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299258

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Henry Edwin Bown

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 1800 Private Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

British Army 1800 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Harold Spencer Bown

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175676

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Reuben Bown

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 65734 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert Samuel Bown

Australian Imperial Force 1547

Australian Imperial Force 85768

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George Bown

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 3274 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 3274 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 306040 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Stanley Horace Bown

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86260

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86260 Private Canadian Army Service Corps

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Alfred J Bown

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 9525 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9525 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Benjamin Bown

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 10617 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army 206100 Private Tank Corps

British Army 19882 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Norman Harold Bown

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268660

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Stanley Norman Bown

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137825

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Joseph Bown

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184404

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George Bown

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 18122 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 270708 Private Royal Scots

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Harold Young Bown

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2973 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Cecil Bertini Watkin Bown

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Ralph Bown

Australian Imperial Force

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