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Bow, London [2]

Hythe, Kent [2]

London [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Broadstairs, Kent, England [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dymchurch, Kent [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Hilton South Australia [1]

Kent [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Merstham, Surrey [1]

North Adelaide South Australia [1]

North Bellingen New South Wales [1]

Oakengates, Shropshire [1]

Portland South Australia [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Stratford, London [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

Thebarton South Australia [1]

Wareham, Dorset [1]

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Private [45]

Driver [7]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Gunner [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

General Service Member [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [12]

London Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General and Special List [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1]

Hamshire Regiment [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Nairobi Defence Force [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Labour Corps [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [85]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Royal Navy [10]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [116]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [120] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bow, London [2] Hythe, Kent [2] London [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England [1] Broadstairs, Kent, England [1] Clapton, London [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dymchurch, Kent [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Hilton South Australia [1] Kent [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Merstham, Surrey [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] North Bellingen New South Wales [1] Oakengates, Shropshire [1] Portland South Australia [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Stratford, London [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Thebarton South Australia [1] Wareham, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [45] Driver [7] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [4] Gunner [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] General Service Member [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [12] London Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Labour Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Labour Company [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General and Special List [1] HMS CANADA [1] Hampshire Yeomanry [1] Hamshire Regiment [1] King Edward's Horse [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Labour Corps ex Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Military Foot Police [1] Nairobi Defence Force [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Labour Corps [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [85] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Royal Navy [10] Australian Imperial Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [120]

Contribution

Military Service [116] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Dawson Frederick Dowle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 46738 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 46738 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 46738 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Henry David Dowle

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2133 Private Hampshire Yeomanry

British Army 204750 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 204750 Private Hamshire Regiment

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Harold Dudley Halmer Dowle

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220002

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Frank Ambrose Dowle

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 16495 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William W. Dowle

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3197 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 27898 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Robert Dowle

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army M/338389 Private Army Service Corps

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Walter Herbert Dowle

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107500

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Robert Charles Graham Dowle

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306198

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George Crispen Dowle

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 8854 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George W J Dowle

Born 1892

British Army 8230 Private London Regiment

British Army 203922 Private London Regiment

British Army GS/134749 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Alexander Dowle

Australian Imperial Force 4410

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Robert Maxwell Dowle

Australian Imperial Force 3757

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Donald B Dowle

Born 1898

British Army 10942 Private Scottish Rifles

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Frederick J Dowle

Born 1898

British Army 71669 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Leonard Charles Dowle

Australian Imperial Force 4165

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Ernest John Dowle

Australian Imperial Force

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George Albert Dowle

Australian Imperial Force 5566

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Nellie Louisa Dowle

Royal Navy G5757

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William Charles Dowle

Born 1884

Royal Navy 309899

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John Herbert Dowle

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/3357 Royal Naval Division

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