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Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

London [3]

Shorwell, Isle of Wight [3]

Arreton, Isle of Wight [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Carlton, Victoria [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Helensville [2]

Narooma New South Wales [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Shide, Isle of Wight [2]

Stuckton, Fordingbridge, Hampshire [2]

Titchfield, Hampshire [2]

Vancouver, British Columbia [2]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2]

Acton, London [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alveston, Gloucestershire [1]

Ashey, Isle of Wight [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Berbice [1]

Boldre, Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Bothwell Tasmania [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brixton, Isle of Wight [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Calbourne, Isle of Wight [1]

Calbourne, Yarmouth, Hampshire [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Carisbroke [1]

Carisbroke, IOW [1]

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1]

Chickerell, Dorset [1]

Coromandel Valley South Australia [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Downton, Wiltshire [1]

Dunsfold, Surrey [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

Fogo, Newfoundland [1]

Frankom, Lincolnshire [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Glebe, New South Wales [1]

Hamden, Connecticut [1]

Hampstead London [1]

Hardington Bembury, Oxfordshire [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Heatherlands, Poole, Dorset [1]

Hollington, Hastings [1]

Rank

Private [140]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [13]

Sapper [11]

Bombardier [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Motor Driver [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1]

Reverend Driver [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [33]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [18]

Labour Corps [17]

London Regiment [16]

British West Indies Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps South African Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Church Army [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Service

British Army [246]

Royal Navy [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [339]

Contribution

Military Service [331]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] London [3] Shorwell, Isle of Wight [3] Arreton, Isle of Wight [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Carlton, Victoria [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Helensville [2] Narooma New South Wales [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Shide, Isle of Wight [2] Stuckton, Fordingbridge, Hampshire [2] Titchfield, Hampshire [2] Vancouver, British Columbia [2] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2] Acton, London [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alveston, Gloucestershire [1] Ashey, Isle of Wight [1] Battersea, London [1] Berbice [1] Boldre, Lymington, Hampshire [1] Bothwell Tasmania [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brixton, Isle of Wight [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Calbourne, Isle of Wight [1] Calbourne, Yarmouth, Hampshire [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carisbroke [1] Carisbroke, IOW [1] Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1] Chickerell, Dorset [1] Coromandel Valley South Australia [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Downton, Wiltshire [1] Dunsfold, Surrey [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Fogo, Newfoundland [1] Frankom, Lincolnshire [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Glebe, New South Wales [1] Hamden, Connecticut [1] Hampstead London [1] Hardington Bembury, Oxfordshire [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Heatherlands, Poole, Dorset [1] Hollington, Hastings [1]

Rank

Private [140] Gunner [21] Corporal [18] Serjeant [16] Driver [13] Sapper [11] Bombardier [9] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Captain [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Motor Driver [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1] Reverend Driver [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [33] Royal Field Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [18] Labour Corps [17] London Regiment [16] British West Indies Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Essex Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps South African Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Church Army [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Coldstream Guards [1]

Service

British Army [246] Royal Navy [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [339]

Contribution

Military Service [331] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Alfred Frank Downer

Born 1882

Died 1960

Royal Navy 368 Motor Driver Royal Marine Artillery Anti Aircraft Brigade

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Percy Wilfred Downer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134218

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Albert Edward Downer

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 8/675 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Louise Eleanor Downer

Born 1873

Died 1959

British Army Sister Endell Street Hospital London

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 14th Stationary Hospital Wimcereux France

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 44 CCS Cologne

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Archibald Downer

Born 1872

Died 1960

British Army 88790 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 88790 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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George Downer

Born 1858

Died 1919

British Army 278074 Company Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Albert Downer

Born 1898

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70420

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William Downer

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army GSSR/230 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Charles Downer

Born 1890

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

Other Empire Force Malay States Volunteer Rifles

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Joseph Tom Downer

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 10340 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 10340 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Rupert V Downer

Born 1891

Died 1944

British Army 188899 Private Labour Corps

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Albert James Downer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30182

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Edwin Herbert James Downer

Born 1886

Died 1957

British Army 20688 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 20688 Guardsman Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Gerald Downer

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army 5410 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Connaught Hospital

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Phillip Downer

Born 1895

British Army 13856 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Samuel Hylton Downer

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 7092 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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C A Downer

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185958

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Joseph Reuben Downer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238607

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Robert Downer

Born 1878

Died 1957

British Army 21743 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 038521 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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James Downer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 862 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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