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Reedness, Goole [4]

Swinefleet, Goole [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Castlemaine Victoria [3]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [3]

Drax, Yorkshire, England [3]

Goole [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Crowle, Lincolnshire [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Folkestone, Kent, England [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Howden, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sandhurst Victoria [2]

Sunderland [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

Aspull, Lancashire, England [1]

Bermuda [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bryammon, Glamorgan [1]

Callington [1]

Camelford, Cornwall [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelston Torquay, Devon [1]

Clyach on Tawe, Glamorgan [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cottesloe Western Australia [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [1]

Eastoft, Lincolnshire [1]

Emneth, Norfolk [1]

Essendon Victoria [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gaethorpe England [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Holsworthy, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [275]

Gunner [42]

Driver [33]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [21]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [12]

Captain [10]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Signaller Gunner [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Engineers [33]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

London Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

2nd West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [440]

Royal Navy [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [609]

Contribution

Military Service [586]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

India [1]

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People [609] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Reedness, Goole [4] Swinefleet, Goole [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Castlemaine Victoria [3] Doncaster, Yorkshire [3] Drax, Yorkshire, England [3] Goole [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Crowle, Lincolnshire [2] Deptford, London [2] Folkestone, Kent, England [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Howden, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sandhurst Victoria [2] Sunderland [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] Aspull, Lancashire, England [1] Bermuda [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bryammon, Glamorgan [1] Callington [1] Camelford, Cornwall [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelston Torquay, Devon [1] Clyach on Tawe, Glamorgan [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cottesloe Western Australia [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [1] Eastoft, Lincolnshire [1] Emneth, Norfolk [1] Essendon Victoria [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulham, London [1] Gaethorpe England [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Holsworthy, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [275] Gunner [42] Driver [33] Corporal [25] Serjeant [21] Second Lieutenant [18] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [12] Captain [10] Bombardier [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Lieutenant [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Chief Stoker [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Quarter Master Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Signaller Gunner [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Engineer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44] Labour Corps [33] Royal Engineers [33] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] London Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] 2nd West Riding Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [440] Royal Navy [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [609]

Contribution

Military Service [586] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23] India [1]

Thomas Cowling

British Army 3426 Driver 2nd South Midlands Field Artillery Brigade

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Joseph Cowling

British Army 82145 Private 8th Hussars

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Jeremiah Cowling

British Army 9709 Private 2nd West Riding Regiment

British Army 22853 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Herbert Cowling

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd West Riding Regiment

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Jonathan Alfred Cowling

British Army 32383 Private 10th York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Cowling

British Army 709 Corporal 26th Provisional Battalion

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William Cowling

British Army 2626 Private 1st Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 225886 Private 1st Monmouthshire Regiment

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Ramsden Cowling

British Army 5142 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 18th Training Depot Station

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Margaret Alice Cowling

Born 1896

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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