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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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People [339] Stories Communities

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]

Harry Downer

Born 1881

Died 1962

Royal Navy R/39 Royal Naval Division

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Charles William Downer

Born 1884

Died 1960

Canadian Expeditionary Force 910900

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Charles Downer

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army GS/11206 Private Dragoon Guards

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G W F H Downer

Born 1886

Died 1924

British Army 39677 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery attached 14th Anti-aircraft Section

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John William Downer

Born 1888

Royal Navy K39437

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Leonard Mcpherson Downer

Born 1883

Died 1936

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/408

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Thomas John Downer

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 201667 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Henry Downer

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3796 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 241922 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Jack Thomas Downer

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 4690 Private London Regiment

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Sydney Walter Downer

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2509 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 240888 Private Welsh Regiment

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Arthur Downer

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 3389 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 3389 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Charles W Downer

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 19637 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Robert William Downer

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 577 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 855417 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Edmund Downer

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 41250 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 41250 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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G R Downer

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 243 Serjeant Australian Infantry Battalion

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Edith Beatrice Downer

Born 1880

Died 1963

British Army Uganda Medical Service

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Harry Albert Downer

Born 1898

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 339577

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James William Ernest Downer

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300533

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John Lanarch Downer

Born 1898

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1669

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John William Downer

Born 1896

Died 1957

Australian Imperial Force 2604

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