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Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Leek, Staffordshire [2]

London [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Cape Town [1]

Cheddleton, Leek, Staffordshire [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

Fenton, Staffordshire [1]

Fern Hill Victoria [1]

Guiseley, Wharfedale [1]

Hadnall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Heaton, near Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Knutsford [1]

Kyneton Victoria [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leek England [1]

Maugerville, Surbury County, New Brunswick [1]

Newtown Victoria [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Pendleton Lancashire [1]

Penistone, Yorkshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rode Heath, Cheshire [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Sandbach, Cheshire, England [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shirland, Derbyshire [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

South Brisbane Queensland [1]

St George Queensland [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stoke-on-Trent [1]

Surbiton [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Walmer, Deal, Kent [1]

Warwick Queensland [1]

Westminster [1]

Rank

Private [188]

Gunner [24]

Driver [21]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Major [5]

Captain/Temporary Major [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Local Lieutenant [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Staff Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Victuallers Assistant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

North Staffordshire Regiment [27]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [16]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South African Field Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [323]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

C [399]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [391]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [5] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Leek, Staffordshire [2] London [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Cape Town [1] Cheddleton, Leek, Staffordshire [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Derbyshire England [1] Fenton, Staffordshire [1] Fern Hill Victoria [1] Guiseley, Wharfedale [1] Hadnall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Hampshire [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Heaton, near Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire [1] Islington, London [1] Knutsford [1] Kyneton Victoria [1] Lancashire England [1] Leek England [1] Maugerville, Surbury County, New Brunswick [1] Newtown Victoria [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Pendleton Lancashire [1] Penistone, Yorkshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rode Heath, Cheshire [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Sandbach, Cheshire, England [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shirland, Derbyshire [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] South Brisbane Queensland [1] St George Queensland [1] Staffordshire [1] Stoke-on-Trent [1] Surbiton [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Walmer, Deal, Kent [1] Warwick Queensland [1] Westminster [1]

Rank

Private [188] Gunner [24] Driver [21] Corporal [17] Serjeant [14] Sapper [11] Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Major [5] Captain/Temporary Major [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Local Lieutenant [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private 1st Class [1] Staff Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Victuallers Assistant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] North Staffordshire Regiment [27] Labour Corps [23] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [16] Cheshire Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South African Field Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [323] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

C [399] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [391] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Australia [1]

James Clowes

Born 1894

Died 1954

British Army 89832 89932 Farrier Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 92nd Brigade

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Maurice Clowes

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army 79777 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 50th Reserve Battery

British Army 79777 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 174 Battery

British Army 79777 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 54 Brigade

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Yden Clowes

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 4921 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 202217 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 3/5th Battalion

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Daniel Clowes

Died 1943

Australian Imperial Force 8901

Australian Imperial Force Private

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John E Clowes

Died 1914

British Army 8797 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 8797 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles George Edric Clowes

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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England Clowes

Born 1873

British Army 281473 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 404321 Private Labour Corps

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Sydney Clowes

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 11401 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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George Clowes

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27120

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James Clowes

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 11509 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Dexter Clowes

Died 1918

British Army 20045 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Arthur Clowes

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119265

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James Clowes

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32420

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Ernest Clowes

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141089

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Richard William Clowes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187688

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Henry Arthur Clowes

Born 1868

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staffordshire Yeomanry

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George W Clowes

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 128458 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 412861 Pioneer Labour Corps

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Job Clowes

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 34618 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd manchest Battalion

British Army 34618 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

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Warren Peter Clowes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant 8th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars

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John William Clowes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28062

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