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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]

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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]

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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]

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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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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]

John Legh Clowes

Born 1890

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

British Army Captain Temporary Major 9th Battalion Machine Gun Corps

British Army Major 9th Battalion Machine Gun Corps

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Percy Clowes

Died 1918

British Army 50427 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Reginald Clowes

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1402 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

British Army 1402 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion.

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Thomas William Alfred Clowes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39862

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James Clowes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17370 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frank Lester Clowes

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 225571 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Arthur Clowes

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 16435 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 16435 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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George Riley Clowes

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 26241 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40458 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William Clive Clowes

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 201843 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 70101 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harry Clowes

Died 1916

British Army 9210 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 9210 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Clowes

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 29300 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Albert Clowes

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 28432 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 28432 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Hugh Murchison Clowes

Born 1885

Died 1956

British Army Captain/Temporary Major London Regiment

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John W Clowes

Died 1917

British Army 12107 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Harry Clowes

Died 1920

British Army 52021 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Clowes

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 176313 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Clowes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76328

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Arthur William Clowes

Born 1888

British Army Royal Engineers

Royal Navy 909 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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John Thomas Clowes

Australian Imperial Force 10223

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Thomas Clowes

Died 1915

British Army 30646 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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