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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]

Hugh Christopher Cowan

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8641

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James Cowan

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312204

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Alexander Wilson Cowan

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129434

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Charles Cowan

Died 1915

British Army S/16077 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Douglas Henderson Cowan

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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Robert Cowan

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1705 Trooper Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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George Cowan

Died 1918

British Army 40687 Acting Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 40687 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Alexander Comrie Cowan

Born 1896

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Captain Royal Scots

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James Cowan

Born 1887

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3139 Private Australian Infantry 48th Battalion

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Thomas Cowan

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 37611 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 47903 Private Royal Scots

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Robert Cowan

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405600

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Robert Cowan

Born 1896

British Army 153124 Acting Corporal Scottish Horse

British Army 6497 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Hugh Cowan

British Army 3233084 Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

British Army 240048 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 858 Lance Sergeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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James Cowan

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 4145 Acting Serjeant 2nd Scottish Horse

British Army 315260 Acting Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Horse

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Roy Percival Cowan

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73230

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Alexander Cowan

Died 1918

British Army 351464 Private Royal Scots

British Army 351464 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

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Jonathan Cowan

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 16017 Private Coldstream Guards

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William Cowan

Died 1917

British Army S/3057 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/3057 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Cowan

Died 1918

British Army 22820 Private Highland Light Infantry 12th highland Battalion

British Army 22820 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry 12th highland Battalion

British Army 22820 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Cowan

Died 1916

British Army 2409 Sapper Royal Engineers

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