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BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Felixstowe, Suffolk [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Windermere, Westmoreland [1]

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Private [36]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [4]

Driver [3]

Gunner [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Signaller [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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Labour Corps [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Infantry Battalion attached Light Trench Mortar Battery [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Wellington Infantry Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

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British Army [51]

Royal Navy [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

South African Services [1]

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Military Service [68]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [69] Stories Communities

Place of birth

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Felixstowe, Suffolk [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Windermere, Westmoreland [1]

Rank

Private [36] Corporal [6] Serjeant [4] Driver [3] Gunner [2] Able Seaman [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Signaller [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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Labour Corps [9] Border Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] Infantry Battalion attached Light Trench Mortar Battery [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Wellington Infantry Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [51] Royal Navy [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [68] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Alfred G Dowthwaite

Died 1918

British Army 153680 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry J Dowthwaite

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 02563 Corporal Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 02563 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Ordnance Corps No. 5, Ordnance (Ammunition)

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William George Dowthwaite

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233088

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George B. Dowthwaite

Died 1916

British Army 22138 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Stanley Mayoss Dowthwaite

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137186

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William Sheriff Dowthwaite

Born 1894

Died 1976

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/2560 New Zealand Field Artillery

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William Wilson Dowthwaite

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 30259 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 34558 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Richard Dowthwaite

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 267597 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 235421 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Herbert Dowthwaite

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266701

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Andrew G Dowthwaite

British Army 2280 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240597 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 435716 Private Labour Corps

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Henry John Dowthwaite

Born 1881

Royal Navy 12660 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William Robert Dowthwaite

Born 1879

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132047

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Harry Vernon Dowthwaite

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300733

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Alfred Dowthwaite

Born 1896

Royal Navy J15485

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Frank Selwyn Dowthwaite

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 316886

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Robert Dowthwaite

Died 1917

South African Services 3100 Private 2nd South African Infantry M.M. for Bernafay Wood, wounded at Delville Wood

South African Services 3100 Corporal 2nd South African Infantry

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Herbert William Dowthwaite

Born 1876

Royal Navy Z/336 Royal Naval Division

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Alfred Dowthwaite

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS2857 Able Seaman HMS NEPTUNE

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William George Dowthwaite

Born 1886

Royal Navy F33088

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James Wilson Dowthwaite

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 139429

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