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Shetland, Scotland [4]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Ruthin, Denbighshire [2]

Samaria Victoria [2]

Windsor Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bedfordale Western Australia [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bideford [1]

Blakeney, Norfolk, England [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Canningdale Western Australia [1]

Cowra New South Wales [1]

Croydon New South Wales [1]

Cullen, Banffshire [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Dorset England [1]

Dudley England [1]

Dwygyfylchi, Carnavonshire [1]

Fencehouses, Durham [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fiztroy Victoria [1]

Forfar Scotland [1]

Forter Scotland [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Jika Jika Victoria [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Montrose Scotland [1]

Montrose, Scotland [1]

Napier [1]

North Fiztroy Victoria [1]

Penmaenmawr, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Prestatyn, Flintshire [1]

Ryhope, Durham [1]

Seaton, Devon [1]

Sidmouth, Devon [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southsea, Hampshire [1]

St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

St. John's [1]

Stepney, Middlesex, England [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Sunderland [1]

Rank

Private [160]

Gunner [21]

Sapper [19]

Serjeant [8]

Colonel [7]

Corporal [7]

Driver [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officers' Cook 2nd Class [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Labour Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Remount Service [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Remount Services [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [258]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [367]

M [2]

Contribution

Military Service [355]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Shetland, Scotland [4] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Ruthin, Denbighshire [2] Samaria Victoria [2] Windsor Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bedfordale Western Australia [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bideford [1] Blakeney, Norfolk, England [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Canningdale Western Australia [1] Cowra New South Wales [1] Croydon New South Wales [1] Cullen, Banffshire [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Dorset England [1] Dudley England [1] Dwygyfylchi, Carnavonshire [1] Fencehouses, Durham [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fiztroy Victoria [1] Forfar Scotland [1] Forter Scotland [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Jika Jika Victoria [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Montrose Scotland [1] Montrose, Scotland [1] Napier [1] North Fiztroy Victoria [1] Penmaenmawr, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Prestatyn, Flintshire [1] Ryhope, Durham [1] Seaton, Devon [1] Sidmouth, Devon [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southsea, Hampshire [1] St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] St. John's [1] Stepney, Middlesex, England [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Sunderland [1]

Rank

Private [160] Gunner [21] Sapper [19] Serjeant [8] Colonel [7] Corporal [7] Driver [6] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bandmaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officers' Cook 2nd Class [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Labour Corps [17] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Artillery [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Remount Service [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Remount Services [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [258] Australian Imperial Force [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [367] M [2]

Contribution

Military Service [355] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [9] India [1]

George Cecil Dowell

Born 1862

Died 1949

British Army Captain Royal Artillery

British Army Captain General Staff Seconded from Royal Artillery

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Dowell

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 51214 Private Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Scottish) 22nd Battalion

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William Dowell

Born 1897

British Army 200338 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 6811 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Frank Dowell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18043

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Ernest Dowell

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 13/20724 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 13/143160 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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William Henry Dowell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164278

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David Dowell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 43805 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George William Dowell

Born 1860

Died 1940

British Army Major Remount Service

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General Remount Service

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Arthur John William Dowell

Born 1861

Died 1943

British Army Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Staff

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William Dowell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80882

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Arthur Dowell

Born 1885

Royal Navy L387 Officers' Cook 2nd Class HMS Scylla

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Montague Dowell

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 242338 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick Dowell

Died 1916

British Army 6184 Private Cheshire Regiment

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James Dowell

Died 1917

British Army T/206944 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/206944 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Walter Dowell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 66819 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Wirciam Dean Dowell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 65840 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 65840 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Dowell

Died 1917

British Army S/20899 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Ernest Dowell

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 16558 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Edward Oswald Dowell

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 968 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Dowell

Died 1916

British Army 14525 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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