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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]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire 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]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Scots Guards [3]

The Queen's Regiment [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]

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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People [399] Stories Communities

Place of birth

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] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Yorkshire 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] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Scots Guards [3] The Queen's Regiment [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]

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]

Edmund Grenfell Geoffrey Bown

Australian Imperial Force 1871

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Alfred Henry Bown

Australian Imperial Force 1890

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William Charles Bown

Australian Imperial Force 59706

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George Henry Bown

Born 1869

Royal Navy 132729 Master At Arms HMS Victory I

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Harold Bown

Born 1901

Royal Navy 19947 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Gerald Lisle Des Gouttes Bown Bown

British Army 233 Serjeant East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Walter Bown

Born 1880

Canadian Expeditionary Force 158038

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Thomas Frederick Bown

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3112626

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Leonard Bown

Born 1870

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1078590

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George Albert Bown

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3038718

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Cecil Bown

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 859552

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Joseph Bown

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Sidney Charles Bown

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Harold Spencer Bown

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Oliver Charles Bown

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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John Percival Bown

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Eric Inston Bown

Born 1898

Royal Navy F24101

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Norman Bown

Born 1897

Royal Navy F44917

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Herbert Bown

Born 1899

Royal Navy K43292

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Frank Harold Bown

Born 1900

Royal Navy K53278

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