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Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [2]

Wolstanton, Staffordshire [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bridgtown, Staffordshire [1]

Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cape Town [1]

Cheadle [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Cook New South Wales [1]

Dorset [1]

Fassifern Queensland [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mobberley Cheshire [1]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Newton Sturminster, Devon [1]

Preston [1]

Putney, Middlesex [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

St. Leonards [1]

Stoke on Trent [1]

Stroud, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Uttoxeter, Staffs [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [122]

Gunner [19]

Lance Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Corporal [12]

Driver [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Serjeant [10]

Sapper [7]

Major [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class (Captain) [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Drummer [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

private [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Engineers [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

General List [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

19th Hussars [1]

39th Garhwals [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Chaplains' Department [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Bedfordshire [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Service

British Army [224]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [270]

S [8]

Contribution

Military Service [274]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [278] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Crewe, Cheshire [2] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Stroud, Gloucestershire [2] Wolstanton, Staffordshire [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bridgtown, Staffordshire [1] Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cape Town [1] Cheadle [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Cook New South Wales [1] Dorset [1] Fassifern Queensland [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mobberley Cheshire [1] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1] Newton Sturminster, Devon [1] Preston [1] Putney, Middlesex [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] St. Leonards [1] Stoke on Trent [1] Stroud, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Uttoxeter, Staffs [1] Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [122] Gunner [19] Lance Corporal [14] Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Corporal [12] Driver [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Serjeant [10] Sapper [7] Major [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class (Captain) [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Drummer [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] private [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Engineers [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Cheshire Regiment [12] Labour Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Machine Gun Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] General List [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 19th Hussars [1] 39th Garhwals [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Chaplains' Department [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Bedfordshire [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Light Horse [1]

Service

British Army [224] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [270] S [8]

Contribution

Military Service [274] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Edward Whitaker Lowndes

Born 1884

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 80 Trooper Australian Light Horse 3rd

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Thomas Lowndes

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4100 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 12438 private Border Regiment 9th

British Army 201532 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion TF

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Bernard Lowndes

Died 1915

British Army 7626 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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George Lowndes

Died 1916

British Army 3509 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 27469 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 27469 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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William Bowyer Lowndes

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 356720 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Richard Forbes Lowndes

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Denis Milton Lowndes

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75961

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William Edward Lowndes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231573

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Sam Lowndes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84685

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John Lowndes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401921

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Amos Lowndes

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270819

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Thomas Lowndes

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204858

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Alexander Lowndes

Born 1874

Died 1921

Royal Navy Captain HMS Impregnable

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Joseph Lowndes

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 62345 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 40879 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Lowndes

Died 1916

British Army 12742 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Roland Lowndes

Died 1916

British Army 7616 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Wilfred Lowndes

Died 1918

British Army 131773 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William Lowndes

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 6332 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William John Henry Lowndes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1936 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 21144 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21144 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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John Lowndes

Died 1915

British Army 2106 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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