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Birmingham, Warwickshire [21]

Manchester, Lancashire [17]

Wigan, Lancashire [15]

Sydney New South Wales [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Bolton, Lancashire [9]

Bolton Lancashire [8]

London England [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Bendigo Victoria [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [6]

Lancashire [6]

Grafton New South Wales [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Leicester [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Nottingham [5]

Wellington New South Wales [5]

Aberdeen Scotland [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Derby, Derbyshire [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Lancashire England [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Staffordshire [4]

Walsall, Staffordshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Blackpool England [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Leslie, Fifeshire [3]

Mudgee New South Wales [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Backwater New South Wales [2]

Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Echunga South Australia [2]

Goroke Victoria [2]

Gulgong New South Wales [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Rank

Private [2723]

Gunner [291]

Driver [199]

Corporal [195]

Serjeant [163]

Sapper [162]

Second Lieutenant [102]

Lance Corporal [100]

Lieutenant [64]

Captain [50]

Acting Corporal [44]

Pioneer [43]

Bombardier [34]

Acting Serjeant [32]

Major [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Rifleman [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Worker [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Nurse [6]

Sister [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Guardsman [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Drummer [3]

Private /Lance Corporal [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Bandsman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [359]

Labour Corps [335]

Royal Engineers [314]

Army Service Corps [250]

Royal Garrison Artillery [158]

Manchester Regiment [151]

Royal Army Medical Corps [135]

Machine Gun Corps [129]

London Regiment [119]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [112]

Liverpool Regiment [108]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [80]

South Lancashire Regiment [79]

Lancashire Fusiliers [78]

Royal Fusiliers [76]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [74]

Cheshire Regiment [73]

Durham Light Infantry [65]

Northumberland Fusiliers [63]

South Staffordshire Regiment [62]

Middlesex Regiment [52]

North Staffordshire Regiment [52]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52]

Worcestershire Regiment [51]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [49]

Royal Scots [49]

East Lancashire Regiment [47]

Lincolnshire Regiment [46]

Hampshire Regiment [44]

Leicestershire Regiment [44]

West Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Rifle Brigade [41]

West Riding Regiment [41]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [40]

South Wales Borderers [39]

Border Regiment [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Highlanders [36]

Royal Naval Division [36]

York and Lancaster Regiment [36]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [35]

East Yorkshire Regiment [33]

Gloucestershire Regiment [33]

Northamptonshire Regiment [33]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [33]

Essex Regiment [32]

Royal Defence Corps [30]

Welsh Regiment [28]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [27]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [4053]

Royal Navy [326]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [271]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [269]

Australian Imperial Force [255]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [54]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [5286]

D [9]

H [2]

S [2]

W [2]

A [1]

C [1]

M [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5219]

Merchant Navy [61]

Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [82]

Canada [2]

Guernsey [1]

Guyana [1]

South Africa [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [21] Manchester, Lancashire [17] Wigan, Lancashire [15] Sydney New South Wales [12] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Bolton, Lancashire [9] Bolton Lancashire [8] London England [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Bendigo Victoria [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [6] Lancashire [6] Grafton New South Wales [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Leicester [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Nottingham [5] Wellington New South Wales [5] Aberdeen Scotland [4] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Derby, Derbyshire [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Lancashire England [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Staffordshire [4] Walsall, Staffordshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Blackpool England [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Islington, London [3] Leslie, Fifeshire [3] Mudgee New South Wales [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Backwater New South Wales [2] Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Colac Victoria [2] Echunga South Australia [2] Goroke Victoria [2] Gulgong New South Wales [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Rank

Private [2723] Gunner [291] Driver [199] Corporal [195] Serjeant [163] Sapper [162] Second Lieutenant [102] Lance Corporal [100] Lieutenant [64] Captain [50] Acting Corporal [44] Pioneer [43] Bombardier [34] Acting Serjeant [32] Major [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Staff Serjeant [12] Lance Serjeant [11] Rifleman [11] Able Seaman [10] Stoker 1st Class [10] Worker [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Air Mechanic 1st Class [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Nurse [6] Sister [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Guardsman [5] Staff Nurse [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Trooper [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Drummer [3] Private /Lance Corporal [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Bandsman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [359] Labour Corps [335] Royal Engineers [314] Army Service Corps [250] Royal Garrison Artillery [158] Manchester Regiment [151] Royal Army Medical Corps [135] Machine Gun Corps [129] London Regiment [119] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [112] Liverpool Regiment [108] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [80] South Lancashire Regiment [79] Lancashire Fusiliers [78] Royal Fusiliers [76] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [74] Cheshire Regiment [73] Durham Light Infantry [65] Northumberland Fusiliers [63] South Staffordshire Regiment [62] Middlesex Regiment [52] North Staffordshire Regiment [52] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52] Worcestershire Regiment [51] King's Royal Rifle Corps [49] Royal Scots [49] East Lancashire Regiment [47] Lincolnshire Regiment [46] Hampshire Regiment [44] Leicestershire Regiment [44] West Yorkshire Regiment [42] Rifle Brigade [41] West Riding Regiment [41] Royal Lancaster Regiment [40] South Wales Borderers [39] Border Regiment [37] Royal Army Service Corps [36] Royal Highlanders [36] Royal Naval Division [36] York and Lancaster Regiment [36] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [35] East Yorkshire Regiment [33] Gloucestershire Regiment [33] Northamptonshire Regiment [33] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [33] Essex Regiment [32] Royal Defence Corps [30] Welsh Regiment [28] Yorkshire Light Infantry [27] Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [4053] Royal Navy [326] Canadian Expeditionary Force [271] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [269] Australian Imperial Force [255] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [54] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [5286] D [9] H [2] S [2] W [2] A [1] C [1] M [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5219] Merchant Navy [61] Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [82] Canada [2] Guernsey [1] Guyana [1] South Africa [1]

George Lowe

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 288480 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 640315 Private Labour Corps

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Edward Lowe

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 3/10990 Private Royal Irish Rifles 1st Battalion.

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John William Lowe

Born 1870

Died 1916

Royal Navy 134114 Able Seaman Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 134114 Able Seaman (RFR/PO/B/1003) HMS Buttercup

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James Lowe

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 20593 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 20593 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Lowe

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 4628 Private Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

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Joseph Lowe

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 17615 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17615 Private Loyal North Lancashire Reg. 10th. Battalion

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Herbert Ernest Lowe

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32257

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Arthur Lowe

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 7697 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Douglas Lowe

Born 1879

Died 1922

British Army Temporary Major Durham Light Infantry

British Army Captain/Adjutant Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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John Lowe

Born 1880

British Army 43096 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Vincent Lowe

Born 1896

Died 1938

British Army 27618 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Margaret Lowe

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps 1st Canadian General Hospital

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David Lowe

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1036 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1036 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th/5th Bn.

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George Lowe

Died 1918

British Army 41088 Private Liverpool Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 41088 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Henry Griffith Pagan Lowe

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 10464 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 54164 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Samuel Lowe

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army T4/083202 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Lowe

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5250 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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George Lowe

Other Empire Force 8419 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8791 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Thomas Edward Lowe

Born 1882

Died 1919

Royal Navy 9252 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/6383 Bombardier Royal Marine Artillery (RFR/B/600)

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George Wittingham Lowe

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 77725 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 77725 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 77725 Private Training Reserve

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