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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Ayrshire Scotland [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Birkenhead [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Carrington New South Wales [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

Drummoyne New South Wales [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Lisburn, Antrim [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Ashington, Northumberland [1]

Ayr [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [812]

Corporal [63]

Serjeant [62]

Driver [61]

Second Lieutenant [59]

Gunner [57]

Sapper [41]

Captain [35]

Lieutenant [34]

Lance Corporal [31]

Major [19]

Acting Corporal [18]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [9]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Colonel [4]

Commander [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Instructor [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [106]

Royal Field Artillery [82]

Army Service Corps [77]

Royal Scots [77]

Highland Light Infantry [76]

Labour Corps [75]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [62]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [44]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [42]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Northumberland Fusiliers [32]

Scottish Rifles [30]

Seaforth Highlanders [27]

Royal Irish Rifles [26]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Gordon Highlanders [22]

Royal Highlanders [22]

London Regiment [21]

Border Regiment [20]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [20]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [18]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Scots Guards [14]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

8th Royal Scots [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [1233]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [241]

Australian Imperial Force [105]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86]

Royal Navy [80]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1833]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1786]

Merchant Navy [41]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Canada [3]

India [2]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4] Belfast, Antrim [3] Brighton Victoria [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Albert Park Victoria [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Ayrshire Scotland [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birkenhead [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Carrington New South Wales [2] Deptford, Kent [2] Drummoyne New South Wales [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Lisburn, Antrim [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Ashington, Northumberland [1] Ayr [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [812] Corporal [63] Serjeant [62] Driver [61] Second Lieutenant [59] Gunner [57] Sapper [41] Captain [35] Lieutenant [34] Lance Corporal [31] Major [19] Acting Corporal [18] Acting Serjeant [14] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [9] Staff Serjeant [5] Colonel [4] Commander [4] Trooper [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant Instructor [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Adjutant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [106] Royal Field Artillery [82] Army Service Corps [77] Royal Scots [77] Highland Light Infantry [76] Labour Corps [75] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [62] King's Own Scottish Borderers [44] Royal Scots Fusiliers [42] Machine Gun Corps [40] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Northumberland Fusiliers [32] Scottish Rifles [30] Seaforth Highlanders [27] Royal Irish Rifles [26] Cameron Highlanders [25] Liverpool Regiment [24] Gordon Highlanders [22] Royal Highlanders [22] London Regiment [21] Border Regiment [20] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [20] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [18] Manchester Regiment [17] Canadian Infantry [14] Scots Guards [14] Durham Light Infantry [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Irish Fusiliers [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Tank Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] 8th Royal Scots [4] British West Indies Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [1233] Canadian Expeditionary Force [241] Australian Imperial Force [105] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86] Royal Navy [80] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1833] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1786] Merchant Navy [41]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Canada [3] India [2] Egypt [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

George James Cowan

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 52447 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 9242 Private Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Soldier Cavalry

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John Robertson Cowan

Born 1885

Died 1945

Royal Navy 12259 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Louis Victor Cowan

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1832 Private 9th Royal Scots

British Army 1832 Private Royal Scots 9th Battalion (Highlanders)

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Hugh Henry Cowan

Born 1887

British Army 2583 Private Army Cyclist Corps 29th Divisional Cyclist Coy

British Army 357729 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Signal Coy

British Army 12566 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Sidney Edward Cowan

Born 1897

Died 1916

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

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps 29th Squadron

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John Orr Craig Cowan

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Captain Special Reserve/Royal Scots

British Army Captain Royal Scots (Special Reserve) 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots (Special Reserve) 3rd Battalion

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James George Cowan Mid

Born 1889

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/28 Lieutenant Otago Infantry Battalion

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James Cowan

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123087

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Matthew Cowan

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 13739 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PO/13739 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy PO/13739 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Blake."

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Edward Cowan

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy 2140A Seaman HMS Goliath Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2140A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2140A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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David Tennant Cowan

Born 1896

Died 1983

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd battalion argyll and Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain 4/3rd Queen's Own Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant 6th Gurkha Rifles

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Neil M. Cowan

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 31613 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

British Army 31613 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Cowan

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147032

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Peter Cowan

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134752

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Thomas Alexander Cowan

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281170

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John Cowan

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94715

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Arthur Cowan

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163169

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Samuel Henry Cowan

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304230

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Andrew Cowan

Died 1914

British Army 6996 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Elphinstone Miller Cowan

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138662

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