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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]

Andrew Cowley

British Army S/12838 Private 11th Royal Highlanders

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Benjamin Cowley

British Army 29843 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 16th Battalion

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William Cowley

British Army 5210 Private 6th Dragoons

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Robert Cowley

British Army 3830 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 5th Battery

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Frank Cowley

British Army 4704 Private 10th Royal Army Medical Corps

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Jonathan Norman Cowley

British Army 4th East Anglia Field Artillery Brigade Territorial Force

British Army Captain 19th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

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Charles Cowley

British Army 269534 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 7th Battalion

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Joseph Cowley

British Army 45009 Private 4th York and Lancaster Regiment

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James Walter Cowley

British Army 23296 Private Royal Defence Corps 120th Provisional Corps

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Frederick Benjamin Cowley

British Army 13616 Private 25th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry

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Alfred Cowley

British Army 4587 Private 10th Liverpool Regiment

British Army 75623 Private Tank Corps

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Michael Cowley

British Army 31910 Private 7th Hussars

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Frank Cowley

British Army 105 Driver 1/1st Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 614091 Driver 1/1st Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force

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Jonathan T Cowley

British Army 6448 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2886214 Private 1st Liverpool Regiment

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J. W. Cowley

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Robert Talbot Cowley-Brown

British Army 8230 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain Indian Labour Corps

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Mai Florence Black

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Mai Florence Cowley (now Black)

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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