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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]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [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] Welsh Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [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]

James Bowyer

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 4571 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 49450 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Benjamin Henry Bowyer

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406787

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Richard Bowyer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182538

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Alfred Henry Bowyer

Died 1917

British Army 17679 Private Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Cecil Henry Bowyer

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy Bristol Z/2818 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Richard Albert Bowyer

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159345

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Harry Bowyer

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 58191

Canadian Expeditionary Force 58191 Private Canadian Infantry

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Daniel Bowyer

Born 1889

Died 1960

British Army T3/029854 Driver Army Service Corps

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John W Bowyer

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 17084 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 65097 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Bowyer

Died 1918

British Army 50010 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Edgar George Bowyer

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Harold Bowyer

Died 1918

British Army G/72483 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/72483 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Oliver Francis Vernon Bowyer

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 582

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W Bowyer

Died 1918

British Army 50166 Private Essex Regiment

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James Cecil Bowyer

Born 1896

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59086

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59086 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Edward Wentworth Bowyer

Born 1886

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Daniel Bowyer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131516

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George Bowyer

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219534

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219534 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Bowyer

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505647

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505647 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Percy Bowyer

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 2137 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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