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Melbourne Victoria [11]

London England [9]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Islington, London [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Perth Western Australia [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Bristol England [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Mackay Queensland [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Walworth, London [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bircham Newton Norfolk [2]

Bright Victoria [2]

Brighton Tas Tasmania [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Cardiff, Wales [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Chenies, Buckinghamshire [2]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [2]

Cooma New South Wales [2]

Crondall, Hampshire [2]

Devonport Tas Tasmania [2]

Dunedin NZ [2]

Gloucester [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

Omeo Victoria [2]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Shepparton Victoria [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [1353]

Gunner [163]

Driver [126]

Serjeant [119]

Corporal [106]

Sapper [93]

Second Lieutenant [59]

Captain [47]

Lance Corporal [47]

Lieutenant [47]

Acting Corporal [28]

Bombardier [22]

Acting Serjeant [21]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Major [14]

Pioneer [14]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Trooper [8]

Worker [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Reverend [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Bandsman [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Bugler [2]

Colonel [2]

Drummer [2]

Filter [2]

Fitter [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [211]

Army Service Corps [173]

Royal Engineers [158]

Labour Corps [157]

London Regiment [121]

Royal Garrison Artillery [95]

Royal Army Medical Corps [80]

Royal Fusiliers [59]

Welsh Regiment [55]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Middlesex Regiment [48]

Rifle Brigade [44]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [42]

Gloucestershire Regiment [41]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [38]

Norfolk Regiment [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [37]

Essex Regiment [34]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [34]

Liverpool Regiment [33]

South Wales Borderers [32]

Worcestershire Regiment [31]

South Staffordshire Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

British West Indies Regiment [24]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Wiltshire Regiment [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

East Kent Regiment [21]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [21]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Suffolk Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Army Veterinary Corps [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Air Force [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Royal Horse Artillery [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Service

British Army [2231]

Royal Navy [246]

Australian Imperial Force [184]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [182]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [157]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36]

South African Services [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [3098]

D [1]

F [1]

L [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3022]

Merchant Navy [53]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [11] London England [9] Sydney New South Wales [9] Islington, London [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Croydon, Surrey [5] Perth Western Australia [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Bristol England [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Battersea, London [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Hobart Tas Tasmania [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Mackay Queensland [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Walworth, London [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bircham Newton Norfolk [2] Bright Victoria [2] Brighton Tas Tasmania [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Cardiff, Wales [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Chenies, Buckinghamshire [2] Chippenham, Wiltshire [2] Cooma New South Wales [2] Crondall, Hampshire [2] Devonport Tas Tasmania [2] Dunedin NZ [2] Gloucester [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] Omeo Victoria [2] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Shepparton Victoria [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [1353] Gunner [163] Driver [126] Serjeant [119] Corporal [106] Sapper [93] Second Lieutenant [59] Captain [47] Lance Corporal [47] Lieutenant [47] Acting Corporal [28] Bombardier [22] Acting Serjeant [21] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Major [14] Pioneer [14] Staff Serjeant [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Trooper [8] Worker [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Able Seaman [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [5] Staff Nurse [5] Sergeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Aircraftman 2nd Class [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Reverend [3] Temporary Major [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Bandsman [2] Brigadier General [2] Bugler [2] Colonel [2] Drummer [2] Filter [2] Fitter [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [211] Army Service Corps [173] Royal Engineers [158] Labour Corps [157] London Regiment [121] Royal Garrison Artillery [95] Royal Army Medical Corps [80] Royal Fusiliers [59] Welsh Regiment [55] Machine Gun Corps [48] Middlesex Regiment [48] Rifle Brigade [44] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [42] Gloucestershire Regiment [41] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [38] Norfolk Regiment [37] Royal Army Service Corps [37] Essex Regiment [34] King's Royal Rifle Corps [34] Liverpool Regiment [33] South Wales Borderers [32] Worcestershire Regiment [31] South Staffordshire Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] British West Indies Regiment [24] Hampshire Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] The Queen's Regiment [22] Wiltshire Regiment [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] East Kent Regiment [21] Manchester Regiment [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [21] Devonshire Regiment [20] Suffolk Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [18] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Royal Defence Corps [18] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Army Veterinary Corps [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Air Force [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Royal Horse Artillery [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Canadian Infantry [14]

Service

British Army [2231] Royal Navy [246] Australian Imperial Force [184] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [182] Canadian Expeditionary Force [157] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36] South African Services [5] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [3098] D [1] F [1] L [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3022] Merchant Navy [53] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [47] South Africa [1] United States [1]

Reginald Howell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1761 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment attached Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment

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Peter Howell

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 160656 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 40585 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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William John Howell

Born 1896

British Army 89022 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 809022 (formerly 58922) Driver Royal Field Artillery No 3 Depot RFA

British Army Driver 14 DAC

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Jasper Howell

Born 1893

British Army 62850 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3rd Battalion

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Clarence Howell

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 30582 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 30582 Private Worcestershire 9th Battalion

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Ahlbare Hurst Howell

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 894 Gunner Australian Heavy Artillery 36th Battalion

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S Eunice Howell

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 3118 Clerk Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Ely Stores Distribution Park (4)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3118 Clerk Women's Royal Air Force Stores Distribution Park Ely Cambridgeshire

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John Albert Howell

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army M2/099871 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/099871 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Ivor Clifton Howell

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201190

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201190 Private Canadian Infantry (1st Ontario Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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John Aldersey Howell

Born 1888

Died 1928

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment

British Army Major Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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William Henry Howell

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 26137 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 26137 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Edmond Roy Howell

Born 1896

Died 1964

Australian Imperial Force 281 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 3059 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Colin Ellis Howell

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 6/2636 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 2636 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 281097 Corporal Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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William Howell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 5206 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372557 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur Anthony Howell

Born 1863

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment Royal Fusiliers

British Army Brigadier General General Staff

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Francis George Howell

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3182 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Raymond Howell

Born 1894

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 803 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Frederick Howell

Born 1879

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Herbert Edgar Howell

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1109 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1109 Private The London Regiment 28th (City of London) Battalion

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Stanley Thomas James Howell

Born 1885

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235274 Corporal Royal Air Force Seaplane Base (Cattenaker)

Royal Navy F35274 Aircraftsman I SS Daedulus

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