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Fremantle Western Australia [4]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Blackburn England [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [2]

London England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Ballimore [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Buckden Huntingdon, England [1]

Burham England [1]

Cambridge [1]

Canterbury [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Cloghela, Co. Tipperary [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Eccleshill, Sheffield [1]

Faringdon, Berkshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hull England [1]

Ingleton, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Leeds England [1]

Manilla New South Wales [1]

Marlingford Road Easton Norfolk [1]

Monyash, Derbyshire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Queensbury, Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shipley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1]

Stratton, Surrey [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Witton/Blackburn [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [231]

Corporal [22]

Serjeant [22]

Gunner [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Driver [14]

Sapper [13]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Davadar [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver/ Gunner [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [21]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

London Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

4th Cavalry [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [360]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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H [475]

Contribution

Military Service [463]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

India [1]

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Fremantle Western Australia [4] Melbourne Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Blackburn England [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [2] London England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Ballimore [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Buckden Huntingdon, England [1] Burham England [1] Cambridge [1] Canterbury [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Cloghela, Co. Tipperary [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Eccleshill, Sheffield [1] Faringdon, Berkshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hull England [1] Ingleton, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Leeds England [1] Manilla New South Wales [1] Marlingford Road Easton Norfolk [1] Monyash, Derbyshire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Queensbury, Bradford Yorkshire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shipley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Staffordshire [1] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1] Stratton, Surrey [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1] Witton/Blackburn [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [231] Corporal [22] Serjeant [22] Gunner [18] Lance Corporal [16] Driver [14] Sapper [13] Captain [9] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Major [4] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandmaster [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Davadar [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver/ Gunner [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [24] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [21] Liverpool Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] East Lancashire Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] London Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] 4th Cavalry [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [360] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [475]

Contribution

Military Service [463] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [15] India [1]

Robert Howson

Australian Imperial Force 2679A

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Walter Howson

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 358/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 358 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Victory"

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John Thomas Howson

Australian Imperial Force 3151A

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Joseph Alexander Howson

Born 1871

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 928388

Canadian Expeditionary Force 928388 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Walter Howson

Died 1916

British Army 16869 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Howson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 200098 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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James Howson

Died 1915

British Army 14393 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Howson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 48251 Private Manchester Regiment

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Tom Howson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 202459 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harry Howson

Died 1916

British Army 3881 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Howson

Died 1917

British Army 2760 Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 263107 Private Border Regiment

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Bernard Howson

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 18202 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Joel Howson

Died 1917

British Army 5224 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242116 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Victor George Howson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 126038 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Wilfred Howson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40392 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 48570 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Robert Howson

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 14062 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Wallace Howson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 10769 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 202343 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William A. Howson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10312 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10312 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Fisher Ferguson Howson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127163

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Percival Howson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402331

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