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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]

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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]

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C [177]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [177]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [178] Stories Communities

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]

Firth Cowburn

British Army 64554 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 19933 Private Labour Corps

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Charles E Cowburn

British Army 81759 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Cowburn

British Army 4680 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1/7th west Battalion

British Army 266920 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1/7th west Battalion

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Samuel Cowburn

British Army 13658 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army WR281702 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 348737 Private Royal Engineers

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Arthur Cowburn

British Army 39104 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 29547 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Cyril H Cowburn

British Army 330004 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Cowburn

British Army 334617 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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W Cowburn

British Army 788 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Francis Cowburn

British Army 34695 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Dan Cowburn

British Army 11945 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 141630 Bombardier Acting Signaller Royal Garrison Artillery

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George A Cowburn

British Army 133010 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Cowburn

British Army 4554 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army G/69544 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Geo T Cowburn

British Army 785999 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Jonathan H Cowburn

British Army 12940 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 150042 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 60179 Private Manchester Regiment

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Ralph B Cowburn

British Army 214 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 291755 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William S Cowburn

British Army 9/3741 Lance Corporal 9th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 362657 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Edward Coburn Alias Cowburn

Born 1897

Royal Navy 18401 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Jack Or William Albert Hindle Or Cowburn

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/7521 Royal Naval Division

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