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Watford, Hertfordshire [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Dublin [2]

Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Oxford [2]

6 Bedford Street, Bristol [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Eastville,Stapleton,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Isleworth [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Lincoln [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [1]

Morpeth, Nothumberland [1]

Picton New South Wales [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth England [1]

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [1]

Ricksmanworth, Hertfordshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Stapleton,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wantage, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [130]

Gunner [16]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [13]

Driver [12]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [9]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Hostel Forewoman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Matron [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Superintendent [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

2/30th Punjabis [1]

Army Nursing Service [1]

Army Service Corps Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [213]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [285]

Contribution

Military Service [281]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Watford, Hertfordshire [4] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Dublin [2] Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex [2] Oxford [2] 6 Bedford Street, Bristol [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Eastville,Stapleton,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Isleworth [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Lincoln [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Merthyr, Glamorgan [1] Morpeth, Nothumberland [1] Picton New South Wales [1] Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth England [1] Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [1] Ricksmanworth, Hertfordshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Stapleton,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wantage, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [130] Gunner [16] Serjeant [15] Corporal [13] Driver [12] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [9] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Hostel Forewoman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Matron [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Second Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Superintendent [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 2/30th Punjabis [1] Army Nursing Service [1] Army Service Corps Army Service Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [213] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [285]

Contribution

Military Service [281] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Elizabeth Ann Dowse

Born 1855

Died 1941

British Army Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

British Army Nursing Sister Army Nursing Service Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley.

British Army Superintendent Army Nursing Service

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Robert Joseph Gordon Dowse

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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John Dowse

Born 1890

British Army 9584 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9584 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William St Ledger Dowse

Born 1889

Died 1982

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas William Dowse

Died 1916

British Army 2114 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 34th Divisional Signal Company

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Arthur Charles Dowse

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68762

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Arthur Dowse

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36378

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Walter Edwin Dowse

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105796

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Ernest William Dowse

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59472

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Frederick Reginald Dowse

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214605

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Harold Esmonde Dowse

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208630

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George Dowse

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252931

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Albert Dowse

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 10642 Drummer Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 10642 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 10642 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William George Dowse

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 9284 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Henry Deeley Dowse

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 31277 Private Manchester Regiment

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Henry Harvey Dowse

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 14178 Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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William George Alfred Dowse

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS9190 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

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Samuel Henry Dowse

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army G/8801 Private Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Percy Dowse

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253250

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Charles Edward Dowse

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 14185 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 14185 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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