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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Peel, Isle of Man, England [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Fulham, London [3]

London England [3]

Appledore England [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Ingham Queensland [2]

Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

South Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Uralla New South Wales [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Allora Queensland [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Berrima New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brownhills England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Cleator Moor [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Cowley's Creeek Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [615]

Driver [65]

Gunner [64]

Serjeant [48]

Corporal [46]

Sapper [33]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [18]

Captain [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Pioneer [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bimbashi Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [95]

Royal Engineers [77]

Labour Corps [74]

Army Service Corps [62]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

London Regiment [30]

Machine Gun Corps [30]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Wiltshire Regiment [20]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Service

British Army [946]

Royal Navy [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Last name first letter

C [1237]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1187]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Germany [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Peel, Isle of Man, England [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Fulham, London [3] London England [3] Appledore England [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Ingham Queensland [2] Littlehampton, Sussex [2] Liverpool England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester [2] Manchester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Rugby, Warwickshire [2] South Hackney, Middlesex [2] Uralla New South Wales [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Allora Queensland [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Berrima New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brownhills England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Cleator Moor [1] Colac Victoria [1] Cork [1] Cowley's Creeek Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [615] Driver [65] Gunner [64] Serjeant [48] Corporal [46] Sapper [33] Second Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [18] Captain [12] Acting Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Pioneer [6] Able Seaman [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Major [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bimbashi Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [95] Royal Engineers [77] Labour Corps [74] Army Service Corps [62] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] London Regiment [30] Machine Gun Corps [30] Liverpool Regiment [26] Manchester Regiment [25] Worcestershire Regiment [25] Durham Light Infantry [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Wiltshire Regiment [20] Cheshire Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [17] Welsh Regiment [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] West Riding Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] South Wales Borderers [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Service

British Army [946] Royal Navy [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Last name first letter

C [1237] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1187] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Germany [1]

Samuel Jesse Cowley

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 1019 Private Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 30231 Private Bedford Yeomanry 1/1st Battalion

British Army 30231 Private Bedfordshire Yeomanry

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Percy William Cowley

Born 1878

Died 1923

British Army 28020 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Edward John Cowley

Born 1897

Died 1921

British Army 200328 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 4th

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Thomas Smith Cowley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 18664 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 18664 Corporal Durham Light Infantry 12th Battalion

British Army 18664 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Cowley

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 7557 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 13730 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Thomas Cowley

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1360

Australian Imperial Force 5799 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Henry Moses Cowley

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 503775 Private Royal Engineers 13th Railway.Transport.Section

British Army 307605 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 307605 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Alfred Herbert A.k.a. Herbert Cowley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5490 Private King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 1/5th Battalion

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Charles Cowley

Died 1916

British Army 23657 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Cowley

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 36915 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th. Battalion

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E L Cowley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127584

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William George Cowley

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy RMA/13151 Acting Bombardier Royal Marine Artillery 4th Royal Marine Battalion

Royal Navy 13151 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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William Holley Cowley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141602

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William Cowley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29217

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Charles Henry Cowley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279564

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Walter Cowley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286234

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James Frederick Cowley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1024 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 200106 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment 1st/4th Battallion

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Errol Claude Cowley

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 135 Sergeant Australian Light Horse

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James Cowley

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy 190567 (RFR Ch B 3874) Able Seaman HMS Hawke

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James Garnet Cowley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32165

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