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Chelmsford, Essex [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Braintree, Essex [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Shepherds Bush, London [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Great Waltham Essex [1]

Great Waltham, Essex [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Hartismere, Suffolk [1]

Hawkhurst, Kent, England [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Norfolk [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Hackney, London [1]

Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Surrey, England [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Warracknabeal Victoria [1]

Warwick, Warwickshire [1]

Wealdstone, Middlesex [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [110]

Gunner [16]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Corporal [5]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

A [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

London Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Essex Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

14th Hussars [1]

16th Lancers [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Essex Regiment Transport [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

Service

British Army [172]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [218]

Contribution

Military Service [211]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Chelmsford, Essex [3] London, Middlesex [3] Braintree, Essex [2] Camberwell, London [2] Shepherds Bush, London [2] Battersea, London [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Great Waltham Essex [1] Great Waltham, Essex [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Hartismere, Suffolk [1] Hawkhurst, Kent, England [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Norfolk [1] Poplar, London [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Hackney, London [1] Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex [1] Surrey, England [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Warracknabeal Victoria [1] Warwick, Warwickshire [1] Wealdstone, Middlesex [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [110] Gunner [16] Serjeant [16] Driver [10] Lance Corporal [7] Corporal [5] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] A [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [14] London Regiment [14] Labour Corps [12] Essex Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 14th Hussars [1] 16th Lancers [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1] Essex Regiment Transport [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1] King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

Service

British Army [172] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [218]

Contribution

Military Service [211] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

George Henry Gowers

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 6434 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323312 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323312 Lance Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Gowers

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1436 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Henry George Gowers

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 20745 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Henry James Gowers

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7045

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Richard Henry Gowers

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208958

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Albert Penman Gowers

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207399

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Albert James Gowers

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247552

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Arthur S Gowers

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 5519 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 282542 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

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Watson Gowers

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31885

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Spencer Allen Gowers

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3881 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 471249 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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Samuel Henry Gowers

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 56545 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Leslie Gordon Gowers

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180531

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William G Gowers

Died 1918

British Army 9613 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

British Army 1349 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Bertie Gowers

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 41293 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 41293 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Sydney James Gowers

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213927

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Harry Gowers

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2791 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 2791 Rifleman London Regiment

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Reginald Dawson Gowers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262509

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Albert Gowers

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69894

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William Ernest Gowers

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401445

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Percy Ernest Gowers

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209316

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