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Douglas, Isle Of Man [5]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [3]

Crosby, Isle of Man [2]

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Goodwood South Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Douglas [1]

Douglas Isle of Man [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lancastershire England [1]

Laxey, Isle Of Man [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Oneham, Douglas, Isle Of Man [1]

Oneham, Douglas, Isle of Man [1]

Peel, Isle of Man, England [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Sale Cheshire [1]

Santon, Isle Of Man [1]

Tenterfield New South Wales [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Greaser [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

13th Royal Scots [1]

18th Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

County of London Rifles [1]

Indian Medical Service [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Ramsey" [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

The King's Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Royal Navy [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [126]

Contribution

Military Service [115]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Isle of Man [2]

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People [126] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Douglas, Isle Of Man [5] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [3] Crosby, Isle of Man [2] Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Goodwood South Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Douglas [1] Douglas Isle of Man [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Lancastershire England [1] Laxey, Isle Of Man [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Oneham, Douglas, Isle Of Man [1] Oneham, Douglas, Isle of Man [1] Peel, Isle of Man, England [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Sale Cheshire [1] Santon, Isle Of Man [1] Tenterfield New South Wales [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [54] Gunner [6] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Greaser [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Border Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Cheshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 13th Royal Scots [1] 18th Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Connaught Rangers [1] County of London Rifles [1] Indian Medical Service [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Ramsey" [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Royal Army Medical Corps 4th Field Ambulance [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] The King's Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Royal Navy [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [126]

Contribution

Military Service [115] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Isle of Man [2]

Henry Hampton Cowin

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army 21476 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Reginald William Cowin

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204321 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force Airship Construction Station (Kingsnorth)

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Joseph Cowin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army PS/7675 Private Royal Fusiliers 7th Battalion.

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Thomas Cowin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308787

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John Wilfred Cowin

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 263004 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 263004 Private Loyal North Lancashire regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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John James Cowin

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4346 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 4346 Private Manchester Regiment 12th Battalion

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William Henry Cowin

Australian Imperial Force 3088

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Francis Richard Cowin

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214099

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John Alfred Cowin

Died 1918

British Army 30060 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 30060 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Herbert Frederick Cowin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246816

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William H. Cowin

Died 1918

British Army 46775 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 46775 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Joseph Cowin

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 8678 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 8678 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Battalion

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H Cowin

Died 1918

British Army L/2610 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/2610 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Cowin

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 27563 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 27563 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Franklin James Cowin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161849

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Arthur Fisher Cowin

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189286

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David Harold Cowin

Australian Imperial Force 2587

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Jonathan Cowin

Died 1917

British Army 284104 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James H Cowin

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army 32721 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Cowin

Died 1918

British Army 41329 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 3519 Private Training Reserve

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