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Kempston, Bedfordshire [3]

Burwood New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight [2]

Wick, Caithness, Scotland [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Blackhill, Durham [1]

Bradford [1]

Bradford England [1]

Caithness Scotland [1]

Castle Douglas, Kincardineshire [1]

Double Bay New South Wales [1]

Dundas, Ontario [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

England [1]

Euston New South Wales [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gosforth, Newcastle [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kirkwall, Orkney [1]

Langley Moor, Durham [1]

Langly Moor, Durham [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Maclean New South Wales [1]

Marylebone [1]

Moseley, Worcs [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Normanby, Yorkshire [1]

North Hampton England [1]

North Owran England [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Palmerston North [1]

Paris [1]

Penicuik.Scotlamd [1]

Place of birth - Strathfield New South Wales [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Sittingbourne [1]

St Mary's England [1]

Stockton on Forest England [1]

Rank

Private [89]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Corporal [15]

Captain [14]

Serjeant [14]

Driver [11]

Sapper [10]

Gunner [8]

Bombardier [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major General [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class II [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain (retd) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Royal Scots [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

London Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Field Artillery Brigade [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

1/9th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

1st Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

1st Division Artillery Column Australian Imperial Force [1]

1st Rhodesia Regiment [1]

1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2/4th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [197]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [286]

M [2]

Contribution

Military Service [284]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Kempston, Bedfordshire [3] Burwood New South Wales [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Shanklin, Isle of Wight [2] Wick, Caithness, Scotland [2] Yorkshire [2] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Blackhill, Durham [1] Bradford [1] Bradford England [1] Caithness Scotland [1] Castle Douglas, Kincardineshire [1] Double Bay New South Wales [1] Dundas, Ontario [1] Durham, Durham [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] England [1] Euston New South Wales [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gosforth, Newcastle [1] Hendon, London [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kirkwall, Orkney [1] Langley Moor, Durham [1] Langly Moor, Durham [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Maclean New South Wales [1] Marylebone [1] Moseley, Worcs [1] New Cross, London [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Normanby, Yorkshire [1] North Hampton England [1] North Owran England [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Palmerston North [1] Paris [1] Penicuik.Scotlamd [1] Place of birth - Strathfield New South Wales [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Sittingbourne [1] St Mary's England [1] Stockton on Forest England [1]

Rank

Private [89] Second Lieutenant [18] Corporal [15] Captain [14] Serjeant [14] Driver [11] Sapper [10] Gunner [8] Bombardier [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Major [5] Lance Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major General [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class II [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain (retd) [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Flight Officer [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private/ Private [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [20] Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [9] Border Regiment [8] Royal Scots [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Labour Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] London Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Highland Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Field Artillery Brigade [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 1/9th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 1st Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 1st Division Artillery Column Australian Imperial Force [1] 1st Rhodesia Regiment [1] 1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2/4th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [197] Australian Imperial Force [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [286] M [2]

Contribution

Military Service [284] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Gerald Crole Cowper

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army S/3776 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/3776 Private Seaforth Highlanders 7th Battalion

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Alick Cowper

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 499 Serjeant Royal Engineers 1st East Anglian Field Company

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George Cowper

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 15526 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 15526 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 15526 Warrant Officer Class 2 (Battery Sergeant Major) Royal Garrison Artillery 122nd Heavy Battery

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John Woodville Cowper

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 7024

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 39th Battalion

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John William Couper

Born 1892

Died 1973

British Army S4/218020 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army S4/218020 Acting Lance Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

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Frank Neville Cowper

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alexander Ayre Cowper

Born 1901

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149051

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Stert Gilmer Cowper

Born 1894

Died 1945

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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Gordon Murray Cowper

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 3271 Private Manchester Regiment

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Stanley Harold Cowper

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281393

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John Herbert Cowper

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190381

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Claude Marriott Cowper

Born 1879

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance

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Carlton Valentine De Mornay Cowper

Born 1865

Died 1918

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Captain (retd)

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Ernest Lawrence Cowper

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143577

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Richard Cowper

Born 1889

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/70 Private Auckland Infantry Battalion 3rd (Auckland) Company

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Herbert Edward Cowper

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214737

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Harry Cowper

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 23209 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 23209 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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James Cowper

Died 1918

British Army 19307 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 235612 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 235612 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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William Cowper

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 25005 Private Border Regiment

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William Dixon Cowper

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/3044 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

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