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Sydney New South Wales [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [8]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Bendigo Victoria [6]

London England [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Stonehouse, Devon [5]

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Brixham, Devon, England [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Durham [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Kensington, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Mount Gambier South Australia [3]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [3]

Angaston South Australia [2]

Bandon, Cork [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birregurra Victoria [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [2]

Brightlingsea, Essex [2]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Gillingham, Dorset [2]

Great Hallingbury, Essex [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hampshire [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Rank

Private [1423]

Gunner [139]

Driver [138]

Corporal [105]

Serjeant [102]

Sapper [94]

Lance Corporal [49]

Second Lieutenant [45]

Lieutenant [42]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Captain [22]

Bombardier [21]

Pioneer [21]

Acting Corporal [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Staff Serjeant [13]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Rifleman [9]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Worker [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Commander [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Sister [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Cadet [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [185]

Royal Field Artillery [171]

Labour Corps [169]

Army Service Corps [168]

Royal Garrison Artillery [87]

Royal Army Medical Corps [84]

London Regiment [83]

Durham Light Infantry [73]

Machine Gun Corps [60]

Royal Fusiliers [58]

Northumberland Fusiliers [57]

Suffolk Regiment [49]

York and Lancaster Regiment [44]

Rifle Brigade [39]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Bedfordshire Regiment [33]

Essex Regiment [33]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33]

Middlesex Regiment [32]

Somerset Light Infantry [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Welsh Regiment [28]

Devonshire Regiment [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Border Regiment [26]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Norfolk Regiment [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [24]

East Kent Regiment [22]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Royal Naval Division [21]

East Surrey Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [20]

Army Ordnance Corps [19]

Canadian Infantry [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Dorsetshire Regiment [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2186]

Royal Navy [263]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [228]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [174]

Australian Imperial Force [97]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [3030]

A [3]

C [2]

D [2]

M [2]

R [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2966]

Merchant Navy [52]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [8] London, Middlesex, England [7] Bendigo Victoria [6] London England [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Stonehouse, Devon [5] Gateshead, Tyne and Wear [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Battersea, London [3] Brixham, Devon, England [3] Camberwell, London [3] Dorchester, Dorset [3] Durham [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Kensington, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Mount Gambier South Australia [3] Scarborough, Yorkshire [3] Angaston South Australia [2] Bandon, Cork [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birregurra Victoria [2] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [2] Brightlingsea, Essex [2] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dover, Kent [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Gillingham, Dorset [2] Great Hallingbury, Essex [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hampshire [2] Holloway, London [2] Kilburn, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [2] Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [2] Paddington, London [2]

Rank

Private [1423] Gunner [139] Driver [138] Corporal [105] Serjeant [102] Sapper [94] Lance Corporal [49] Second Lieutenant [45] Lieutenant [42] Acting Serjeant [22] Captain [22] Bombardier [21] Pioneer [21] Acting Corporal [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Staff Serjeant [13] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Rifleman [9] Company Serjeant Major [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Worker [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Commander [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Sister [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Sergeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Cadet [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Staff Nurse [2] Sub Conductor [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Corporal [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [185] Royal Field Artillery [171] Labour Corps [169] Army Service Corps [168] Royal Garrison Artillery [87] Royal Army Medical Corps [84] London Regiment [83] Durham Light Infantry [73] Machine Gun Corps [60] Royal Fusiliers [58] Northumberland Fusiliers [57] Suffolk Regiment [49] York and Lancaster Regiment [44] Rifle Brigade [39] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Bedfordshire Regiment [33] Essex Regiment [33] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33] Middlesex Regiment [32] Somerset Light Infantry [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [31] Manchester Regiment [28] Welsh Regiment [28] Devonshire Regiment [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Border Regiment [26] Hampshire Regiment [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Liverpool Regiment [24] Norfolk Regiment [24] Yorkshire Regiment [24] East Kent Regiment [22] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] The Queen's Regiment [22] Royal Naval Division [21] East Surrey Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [20] Army Ordnance Corps [19] Canadian Infantry [19] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Dorsetshire Regiment [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Royal Defence Corps [17] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2186] Royal Navy [263] Canadian Expeditionary Force [228] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [174] Australian Imperial Force [97] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [3030] A [3] C [2] D [2] M [2] R [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2966] Merchant Navy [52] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [63] Canada [2] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Albert Edward Howe

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216522

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Philip Howe

Born 1893

Died 1986

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Captain Yorkshire Regiment 10th west Battalion

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Frederick Howe

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278618

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Richard Alexander Amis Howe

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197412

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George Howe

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144299

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Martin Ceilim Howe

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143817

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George Howe

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 290990 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Charles Edgar Howe

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12695

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Ralph John Howe

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31033

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James Lancaster Howe

Born 1880

Died 1947

British Army 104165 Acting Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps Lord Derby War Hospital, Winwick, Lancashire (19th Coy RAMC)

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John Robert Howe

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45934

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William Henry Howe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278491

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Albert Edward Howe

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119852

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Herbert George Howe

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208836

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Albert Henry Howe

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266105

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Robert Howe

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602253

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602253 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Robert Howe

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223831

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Robert William Howe

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226899

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George Frederick Howe

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234251

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Albert Victor Howe

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239673

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