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Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Birstwith, Yorkshire [1]

Bolam, County Durham [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [1]

Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Little Ousebarn, Yorkshire [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

Maesteg, Glamorganshire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newton, Northumberland [1]

Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Ousebarn, Yorkshire [1]

Ouseburn, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

York England [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [6]

Gunner [5]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

118th Pack Battery [1]

17th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

7th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Depot King's OwnYorkshire Light Infantry Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Durham Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery 126th Siege Battery [1]

Royal Marines [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Thomas Stratten." [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

SE Company Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [10]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

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B [120]

Contribution

Military Service [118]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3] Birstwith, Yorkshire [1] Bolam, County Durham [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [1] Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Holborn, London [1] Little Ousebarn, Yorkshire [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] Maesteg, Glamorganshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newton, Northumberland [1] Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Nottingham [1] Ousebarn, Yorkshire [1] Ouseburn, Yorkshire [1] South Shields [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] York England [1]

Rank

Private [33] Second Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [6] Gunner [5] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [8] Labour Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Field Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 118th Pack Battery [1] 17th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 7th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Depot King's OwnYorkshire Light Infantry Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Durham Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Garrison Artillery 126th Siege Battery [1] Royal Marines [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Thomas Stratten." [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] SE Company Royal Garrison Artillery [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [10] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [120]

Contribution

Military Service [118] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Ida Thekla Bowser

Born 1873

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment British Red Cross Society

Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment London/92

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John Denis Bowser

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31364

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Ernest Edward Bowser

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141768

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Robert Bowser

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 202636 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 202636 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 18th Battalion

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Walter Bowser

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy TS 6310 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 6310TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Thomas Stratten."

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Edgar Bowser

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227334

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Thomas Bowser

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224245

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Fred Bowser

Died 1916

British Army 32/674 Private Northumberland Regiment 12th northumberland Battalion

British Army 6149 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Ernest Bowser

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 140619 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Lewis Melvin Bowser

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114543

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114543 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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George William Bowser

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 709091

Canadian Expeditionary Force 709091 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Bowser

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 30318 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Bowser

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231239

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William Chase Bowser

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 832413

Canadian Expeditionary Force 832413 Private Canadian Infantry

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William James Bowser

Born 1891

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16404

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16404 Private Canadian Infantry

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Theophilus Smith Bowser

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153687

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Oswald Bowser

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177519

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Percy Harry George Bowser

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army 2604 Private London Regiment 1/9th lond Battalion

British Army 390508 Private London Regiment 1/9th lond Battalion

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George Edward Bowser

Born 1887

British Army 81202 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 620428 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Henry Simpson Bowser

Born 1881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5043

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