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Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [6]

Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Ballan Victoria [4]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [3]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Apsley Victoria [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Euroa Victoria [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Mortlake Victoria [2]

Norwich England [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Staines, Middlesex [2]

Walthamstow, London [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Abbots Kerswell, Devon [1]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Appsley Victoria [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethersdam, Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Bishop Weymouth England [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Cat Paw Paw Victoria [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Coongulmerang Victoria [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cubit Town, London [1]

Cullen Bullen New South Wales [1]

Devonport [1]

Rank

Private [520]

Gunner [66]

Corporal [40]

Sapper [40]

Driver [39]

Serjeant [35]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lance Corporal [20]

Captain [19]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Drummer [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Engineer [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A Mech 2/Private 1 [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [77]

Royal Field Artillery [75]

Royal Engineers [66]

Army Service Corps [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

London Regiment [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Essex Regiment [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [809]

Royal Navy [82]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [1075]

R [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1042]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

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Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [6] Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Ballan Victoria [4] Fleetwood, Lancashire [3] North Shields, Northumberland, England [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Apsley Victoria [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Euroa Victoria [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Mortlake Victoria [2] Norwich England [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Staines, Middlesex [2] Walthamstow, London [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Abbots Kerswell, Devon [1] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Appsley Victoria [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethersdam, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Bishop Weymouth England [1] Blackburn England [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Cambridge England [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Cat Paw Paw Victoria [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Coongulmerang Victoria [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cubit Town, London [1] Cullen Bullen New South Wales [1] Devonport [1]

Rank

Private [520] Gunner [66] Corporal [40] Sapper [40] Driver [39] Serjeant [35] Second Lieutenant [24] Lance Corporal [20] Captain [19] Acting Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [8] Major [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Drummer [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Engineer [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A Mech 2/Private 1 [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [77] Royal Field Artillery [75] Royal Engineers [66] Army Service Corps [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] London Regiment [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Machine Gun Corps [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] Liverpool Regiment [23] Royal Lancaster Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Essex Regiment [21] East Lancashire Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [16] Rifle Brigade [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Royal Naval Division [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Royal Flying Corps [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [809] Royal Navy [82] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67] Australian Imperial Force [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [1075] R [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1042] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Edward Cowell

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 91564 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Cowell

Died 1916

British Army 16969 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph Cowell

Died 1916

British Army 15463 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George William Henry Cowell

Died 1917

British Army L/25210 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Cowell

Died 1917

British Army 4820 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 251987 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 251987 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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W Cowell

Died 1915

British Army 3/2849 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/2849 Private Essex Regiment

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William G Cowell

Died 1916

British Army 11784 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frank W Cowell

Died 1918

British Army 67938 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Cowell

Died 1917

British Army 21922 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Cowell

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 306874 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Charles William Cowell

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 16759 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 16759 Private Essex Regiment

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Herbert Stanley Cowell

Died 1918

British Army 4540 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 35370 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/6th Battalion (Territorial)

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John Jack Cowell

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602450

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602450 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Aloysius Cowell

Born 1875

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 429185

Canadian Expeditionary Force 429185 Private Canadian Infantry

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Leonard Cowell

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163547

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Lewis Percival Cowell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164232

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Sydney Green Cowell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119607

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Willoughby Cowell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321736

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John Cowell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57394

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Frederick Cowell

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140513

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