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Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Stevington, Bedfordshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [2]

Kingsley, Cheshire [2]

Leicester England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Reigate, Surrey [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Winkfield, Berkshire [2]

Yankalilla South Australia [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barrow-in-Furness England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford [1]

Betchworth, Surrey [1]

Binfield, Berkshire [1]

Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixton [1]

Broughton Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Cartle Camps, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Denham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Forest Gate, Epping [1]

Gawsworth, Cheshire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Haverhill, Suffolk [1]

Holloway [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Horton, Leek, Staffs [1]

Islington, London [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Kedington, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [400]

Gunner [58]

Corporal [46]

Serjeant [35]

Driver [30]

Sapper [25]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

AM I (E) [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombadier [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain (4th Class) [1]

Compan Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Second Corporal [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1]

Lieutenant Gunner [1]

Lieutenant acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Royal Engineers [54]

Labour Corps [51]

Army Service Corps [48]

London Regiment [32]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Cheshire Regiment [29]

Rifle Brigade [20]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [648]

Royal Navy [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [830]

Contribution

Military Service [803]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Maidstone, Kent [4] Stevington, Bedfordshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [2] Kingsley, Cheshire [2] Leicester England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Reigate, Surrey [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Winkfield, Berkshire [2] Yankalilla South Australia [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hants [1] Aldgate, London [1] Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barrow-in-Furness England [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford [1] Betchworth, Surrey [1] Binfield, Berkshire [1] Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixton [1] Broughton Manchester, Lancashire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Cartle Camps, Cambridgeshire [1] Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Cheshire England [1] Clapham, London [1] Denham, Buckinghamshire [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Forest Gate, Epping [1] Gawsworth, Cheshire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Haverhill, Suffolk [1] Holloway [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Horton, Leek, Staffs [1] Islington, London [1] Johannesburg [1] Kedington, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [400] Gunner [58] Corporal [46] Serjeant [35] Driver [30] Sapper [25] Second Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [6] Captain [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] AM I (E) [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombadier [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain (4th Class) [1] Compan Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Second Corporal [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1] Lieutenant Gunner [1] Lieutenant acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [67] Royal Engineers [54] Labour Corps [51] Army Service Corps [48] London Regiment [32] Machine Gun Corps [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Cheshire Regiment [29] Rifle Brigade [20] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [648] Royal Navy [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [830]

Contribution

Military Service [803] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Australia [1] India [1] Malta [1]

Sydney Eustace Bowyer

Born 1878

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39601 Lieutenant Air Construction Corps (ACC)

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John Bowyer

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 12280 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Ernest Arthur Bowyer

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 29272 Guards Depot

British Army 11838 Private Irish Guards No. 1 Company, 1st Battalion

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Alfred Bowyer

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 7043 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 7043 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7043 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Albert James Adrian Bowyer

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16/1784 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Henry Bowyer

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd South Wales Borderers

British Army 171 Shoeing Smith Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Richard Bowyer

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 493565 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 2895 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 493565 Private London Regiment 13th (County of London) Battalion (Princess Louise's Kensington)

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Douglas Michael Bowyer

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 1st Battalion

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Reginald Arthur Jack Bowyer

Born 1900

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188409 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Edwin James Bowyer

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 11566 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 8th Battalion

British Army 11566 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Fritz Bowyer

Born 1892

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5341 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 9th Squadron

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George Bowyer

Born 1880

British Army 207700 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Tank Corps

British Army 5931048 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1591 Compan Serjeant Major Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st

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Charles Alexander Bowyer

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS1330

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Hawke

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Harry Bowyer

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 30805 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Philip Daniel Bowyer

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1743 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

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John Edward Bowyer

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119437

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William Reginald Seymour Bowyer

Died 1918

British Army 203446 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Alfred Ernest Bowyer

Born 1870

Died 1940

British Army Chaplain (4th Class) Royal Army Chaplain Department

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Joseph Bowyer

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26638

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Herbert George Bowyer

British Army 7037 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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