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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Londonderry (Derry) [5]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Sligo [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Tamworth New South Wales [3]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Dumfries [2]

Govan, Lanarkshire [2]

Knutsford [2]

Lanark Scotland [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Stirling Scotland [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alnwick England [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmaghie Kirkcudbright [1]

Barnet, Herts [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire, England [1]

Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Bungaree Victoria [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Christchurch [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

County Down [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Donald Victoria [1]

Donegal, Ireland [1]

Dookie Victoria [1]

Drogheda, County Louth [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1]

Dundee [1]

Rank

Private [867]

Driver [59]

Gunner [56]

Serjeant [47]

Corporal [42]

Sapper [37]

Lance Corporal [32]

Pioneer [20]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Acting Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [10]

Bombardier [7]

Major [7]

Rifleman [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain Lieutenant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver /Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Motor Cyclist/Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

P/Lance Bombardier [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [134]

Royal Field Artillery [98]

Royal Engineers [80]

Highland Light Infantry [76]

Scottish Rifles [61]

Army Service Corps [48]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [47]

Royal Scots [44]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [43]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [41]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [37]

Liverpool Regiment [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Connaught Rangers [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Gordon Highlanders [25]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [22]

Royal Irish Rifles [20]

Cameron Highlanders [19]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Seaforth Highlanders [19]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Leinster Regiment [18]

Manchester Regiment [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal Highlanders [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Irish Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Irish Guards [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Dragoon Guards [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [1203]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [149]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

Royal Navy [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Last name first letter

M [1591]

Contribution

Military Service [1537]

Merchant Navy [52]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Londonderry (Derry) [5] Glasgow Scotland [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Sligo [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Tamworth New South Wales [3] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Dumfries [2] Govan, Lanarkshire [2] Knutsford [2] Lanark Scotland [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Stirling Scotland [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alnwick England [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmaghie Kirkcudbright [1] Barnet, Herts [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire, England [1] Broughton, Salford, Lancashire [1] Bungaree Victoria [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Christchurch [1] Colchester, Essex [1] County Down [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Donald Victoria [1] Donegal, Ireland [1] Dookie Victoria [1] Drogheda, County Louth [1] Dublin [1] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1] Dundee [1]

Rank

Private [867] Driver [59] Gunner [56] Serjeant [47] Corporal [42] Sapper [37] Lance Corporal [32] Pioneer [20] Second Lieutenant [18] Acting Corporal [12] Lieutenant [11] Captain [10] Bombardier [7] Major [7] Rifleman [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Worker [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain Lieutenant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver /Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Motor Cyclist/Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] P/Lance Bombardier [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [134] Royal Field Artillery [98] Royal Engineers [80] Highland Light Infantry [76] Scottish Rifles [61] Army Service Corps [48] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [47] Royal Scots [44] King's Own Scottish Borderers [43] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [41] Royal Scots Fusiliers [37] Liverpool Regiment [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Connaught Rangers [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Machine Gun Corps [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Gordon Highlanders [25] Royal Irish Fusiliers [22] Royal Irish Rifles [20] Cameron Highlanders [19] Cheshire Regiment [19] Seaforth Highlanders [19] Durham Light Infantry [18] Leinster Regiment [18] Manchester Regiment [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] Royal Defence Corps [16] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal Highlanders [15] East Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Naval Division [13] London Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Irish Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal Munster Fusiliers [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Irish Guards [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Dragoon Guards [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [1203] Canadian Expeditionary Force [149] Australian Imperial Force [62] Royal Navy [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Last name first letter

M [1591]

Contribution

Military Service [1537] Merchant Navy [52]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Ireland [1]

Francis Patrick Mcgowan

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Z/1230 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Bgd and then 5th Bgd

British Army Z/1230 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 4th Bgd

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William Mcgowan

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2167 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment

British Army 2767 Second Lieutenant Leinster 7th

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Edward Mcgowan

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 7917 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7917 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Cecil Reid Mcgowan

Born 1886

Died 1966

British Army 443 Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Captain Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

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John Spence Mcgowan

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Sidney Harcourt Mcgowan

Born 1888

British Army 9458 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9458 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Hugh Mcgowan

Born 1877

British Army 3396 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371267 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Mcgowan

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76629

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James Alexander Mcgowan

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106154

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Thomas Mcgowan

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42922

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Christopher Mcgowan

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265413

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Henry Mcgowan

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93449

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Frederick Mcgowan

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125426

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John Mcgowan

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303438

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Daniel Mcgowan

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295795

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Sidney Mcgowan

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Mcgowan

Died 1916

British Army 4550 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Mcgowan

Died 1918

British Army 30623 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Mcgowan

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 200848 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1/5th Battalion.

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Thomas Mcgowan

Died 1915

British Army 3/2811 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/2811 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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