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Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Ringwood, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wentworth New South Wales [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Auckland [1]

Brighton Tasmania [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Essex England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Londonderry (Derry) [1]

Malvern Victoria [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

New Plymouth [1]

Newdigate, Surrey [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nowra New South Wales [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Scone New South Wales [1]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

St John's, Newfoundland [1]

Talbot Victoria [1]

Torquay, Devon, England. [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Walton, Surrey [1]

West End, Woking, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [102]

Captain [15]

Driver [12]

Sapper [12]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [11]

Gunner [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Admiral [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Sapper /Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Sir [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Royal Engineers [21]

Labour Corps [16]

Army Service Corps [10]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

22nd Punjabis [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

14th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

3rd Rifle Brigate [1]

4th Battalion Rifles Brigade [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [198]

Royal Navy [21]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [264]

Contribution

Military Service [261]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Barbados [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [264] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dorchester, Dorset [2] Ringwood, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wentworth New South Wales [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Auckland [1] Brighton Tasmania [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Essex England [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex [1] Londonderry (Derry) [1] Malvern Victoria [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] New Plymouth [1] Newdigate, Surrey [1] Nottingham [1] Nowra New South Wales [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Scone New South Wales [1] Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] St John's, Newfoundland [1] Talbot Victoria [1] Torquay, Devon, England. [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Walton, Surrey [1] West End, Woking, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [102] Captain [15] Driver [12] Sapper [12] Serjeant [12] Corporal [11] Gunner [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Admiral [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Sapper /Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Sir [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23] Royal Engineers [21] Labour Corps [16] Army Service Corps [10] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 22nd Punjabis [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 14th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 3rd Rifle Brigate [1] 4th Battalion Rifles Brigade [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [198] Royal Navy [21] Australian Imperial Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [264]

Contribution

Military Service [261] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Barbados [1] New Zealand [1]

E L Bowring

British Army Major Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Major Staff

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F C Bowring

British Army Lieutenant /Acting Captain Liverpool Regiment

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M Bowring

British Army 972 Private 3rd Rifle Brigate

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Percival A Bowring

British Army S/34646 Private 4th Battalion Rifles Brigade

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