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Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Gloucester [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Llandewi Cwm, Builth Wells [1]

Malvern Wells, Worcestershire [1]

Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Neath, Glamorganshire [1]

Nelson, Glamorgan [1]

Purton, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Rodborough, Gloucestershire [1]

Stratton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Tibberton, Worcestershire [1]

Treharris, Glamorgan [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Waterheaton England [1]

Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Driver [6]

Gunner [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

1st Class Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal Saddler [1]

Hostel Forewoman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

London Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Baluchis [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force attached King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The Queens Regiment attached Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Train Army Service Corps [1]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [85]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [111]

Contribution

Military Service [105]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire, England [1] Gloucester [1] Gloucestershire [1] Islington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Llandewi Cwm, Builth Wells [1] Malvern Wells, Worcestershire [1] Neath, Glamorgan [1] Neath, Glamorganshire [1] Nelson, Glamorgan [1] Purton, Gloucestershire, England [1] Rodborough, Gloucestershire [1] Stratton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Tibberton, Worcestershire [1] Treharris, Glamorgan [1] Walworth, London [1] Waterheaton England [1] Westminster, Middlesex [1] Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [52] Driver [6] Gunner [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] 1st Class Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colonel [1] Corporal Saddler [1] Hostel Forewoman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] London Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Baluchis [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force attached King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] The Queens Regiment attached Yorkshire Regiment [1] Train Army Service Corps [1] Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [85] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [111]

Contribution

Military Service [105] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

James Dowdeswell

Died 1915

British Army 9248 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Harvey Dowdeswell

Died 1917

British Army 27199 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Alfred Dowdeswell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111166

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William Wintle Dowdeswell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253925

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Charles William Dowdeswell

Australian Imperial Force 3032A

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Frederick James Bannerman Dowdeswell

Died 1918

British Army 594740 Private London Regiment

British Army 345033 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 345033 Private London Regiment

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Charles Dowdeswell

British Army 8104 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 8104 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Dora Rebecca Dowdeswell

British Army 14081 Hostel Forewoman Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Cuthbert Alfred Dowdeswell

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/3059 Royal Naval Division

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Reuben Dowdeswell

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS110824

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Reginald Dowdeswell

Died 1918

British Army 13551 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army GS/21446 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Percy John Dowdeswell

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 444350

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John William Dowdeswell

Born 1862

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Edward Dowdeswell

Born 1869

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Walter Leslie Dowdeswell

Born 1894

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Ajax

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Archibald John Dowdeswell

Born 1887

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Paymaster Commander

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Cecil Henry Dowdeswell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Harold Edwin Dowdeswell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Frederick Charles Dowdeswell

Born 1890

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Harry Waldron Dowdeswell

Born 1885

Royal Navy Z/1183 Royal Naval Division

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