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Plymouth, Devon [4]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

Ashford, Staines, Middlesex [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Fulford, Kingston, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hanover Square, London [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Kingston , Ontario [1]

Laverton, Somerset [1]

Saint Georges Hanover Square, London [1]

Sussex England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Ugborough Devon [1]

Wandsworth [1]

Rank

Private [109]

Driver [14]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy (Musician) [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major General [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

1st South Western Mounted Brigade 7th Ambulance [1]

A and C Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [180]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

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C [240]

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Military Service [240]

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United Kingdom [6]

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People [240] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [4] Exeter, Devon [3] Daventry, Northamptonshire [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] Ashford, Staines, Middlesex [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Fulford, Kingston, Taunton, Somerset [1] Fulham, London [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1] Hanover Square, London [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Kingston , Ontario [1] Laverton, Somerset [1] Saint Georges Hanover Square, London [1] Sussex England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Ugborough Devon [1] Wandsworth [1]

Rank

Private [109] Driver [14] Gunner [14] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [8] Sapper [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [3] Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy (Musician) [1] Bugler [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Major General [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Labour Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [13] London Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Training Reserve [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 1st South Western Mounted Brigade 7th Ambulance [1] A and C Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [180] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [3]

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C [240]

Contribution

Military Service [240]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Edward Chown

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55741

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Henry John Chown

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87304

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James Chown

Born 1890

Died 1976

British Army 424238 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 348167 Rifleman London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

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Charles Henry Chown

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 3469 Boy (Musician) Norfolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Drummer Norfolk Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 3/10331 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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Robert Chown

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4/3054 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200949 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200949 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Charles Chown

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63865

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Roland Henry Chown

Born 1890

Died 1962

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Herbert Chown

Born 1882

Royal Navy 10923 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Ernest Edward Chown

Born 1864

Died 1922

Royal Navy Major General

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Arthur Charles Richard Chown

Born 1900

Died 1920

Royal Navy 16661 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Jack Chown

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244066

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John Chown

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 83006 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Chown

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 7612 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7612 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Leslie Chown

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17723 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 17723 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Harry Chown

Died 1916

British Army 1018 Private Devonshire Regiment 1/7th (Cyclist) Battalion

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Henry Courtney Chown

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 34827 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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James Chown

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283999

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James Leyston Chown

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108531

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Henry James Chown

Born 1861

Died 1939

British Army SS/22695 Private Army Service Corps

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Richard Farley Chown

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 10823 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 10823 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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