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Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Gunnislake, Cornwall [1]

Manchester [1]

Otley, Yorkshire [1]

Read, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Thornton West Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Waratah Tasmania [1]

Warrington, Cheshire [1]

Westhoughton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [108]

Corporal [12]

Gunner [11]

Driver [8]

Captain [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Acting Signaller [1]

Canteener [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

15th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Red Cross Society [1]

Corps of Military Accountants [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HM Submarine E5 [1]

Irish Reserve Battalion [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex West Riding [1]

Service

British Army [146]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [177]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [177]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3] Bolton Lancashire [2] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Gloucester [1] Gunnislake, Cornwall [1] Manchester [1] Otley, Yorkshire [1] Read, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Thornton West Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Waratah Tasmania [1] Warrington, Cheshire [1] Westhoughton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [108] Corporal [12] Gunner [11] Driver [8] Captain [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Acting Signaller [1] Canteener [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Second Corporal [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Border Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Service Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] 15th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] 7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Red Cross Society [1] Corps of Military Accountants [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HM Submarine E5 [1] Irish Reserve Battalion [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex West Riding [1]

Service

British Army [146] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [177] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [177] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Thomas Key Cowburn

Born 1882

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85206 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force E.F. Depot (Chingford)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85206 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Robert Cowburn

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300947

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Hugh Cowburn

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32309

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Gerald Cowburn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113816

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Cyril Charles Cowburn

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/2062 Royal Naval Division

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Frank Cowburn

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 235040 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Cowburn

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2683 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240853 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240853 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment "B" Company, 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Robert Cowburn

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 79753 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Cowburn

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army C/173 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/173 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps "B" Company, 4th Battalion.

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Harold Cowburn

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 42687 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harvey Cowburn

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2942 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Francis Garratt Cowburn

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 309136 Stoker Petty Officer HM Submarine E5

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Frank Cowburn

Died 1918

British Army G/72390 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/72390 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Andrew Cowburn

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 17593 Corporal Manchester Regiment 20th manchest Battalion

British Army 17593 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Harry Cowburn

Died 1918

British Army 15079 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Cowburn

Died 1918

British Army 53743 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 35th Brigade

British Army 53743 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 35th Brigade

British Army 53743 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Crumpton Cowburn

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169598

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Samuel Cowburn

Died 1918

British Army 27908 Private Manchester Regiment

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Herbert Cowburn

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122749

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Stanley Fearn Lascelles Cowburn

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252490

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