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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [41]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [37]

Sydney New South Wales [21]

Liverpool, Lancashire [17]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [9]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [9]

Holyhead, Anglesey [9]

London, Middlesex [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

London England [6]

Manchester England [6]

Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales [6]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [6]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [6]

Anglesey, Wales [5]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4]

Burslem, Staffordshire [4]

Faversham, Kent [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Liverpool England [4]

Port Lincoln South Australia [4]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Birmingham England [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [3]

Williamstown Victoria [3]

Rank

Private [3870]

Gunner [415]

Driver [357]

Sapper [283]

Serjeant [274]

Corporal [241]

Second Lieutenant [165]

Lance Corporal [130]

Lieutenant [129]

Captain [103]

Acting Corporal [61]

Pioneer [57]

Major [46]

Bombardier [38]

Acting Serjeant [37]

Staff Serjeant [25]

Lieutenant Colonel [24]

Lance Serjeant [20]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [17]

Corporal 2nd [17]

Trooper [14]

Acting Bombardier [13]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Worker [11]

Guardsman [10]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Rifleman [9]

Temporary Captain [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Lance Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Nurse [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Reverend [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Colonel [4]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [767]

Royal Engineers [526]

Labour Corps [479]

Royal Field Artillery [458]

Army Service Corps [404]

Royal Garrison Artillery [289]

Welsh Regiment [284]

Royal Army Medical Corps [218]

Machine Gun Corps [191]

Liverpool Regiment [173]

South Wales Borderers [147]

Manchester Regiment [145]

Cheshire Regiment [132]

London Regiment [127]

Lancashire Fusiliers [108]

Royal Fusiliers [95]

South Lancashire Regiment [87]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [86]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [84]

Middlesex Regiment [78]

Royal Army Service Corps [71]

Worcestershire Regiment [71]

Gloucestershire Regiment [61]

North Staffordshire Regiment [61]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [60]

Rifle Brigade [59]

York and Lancaster Regiment [58]

South Staffordshire Regiment [56]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [51]

Durham Light Infantry [49]

Army Ordnance Corps [48]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [45]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [44]

Royal Defence Corps [42]

Royal Naval Division [42]

Shropshire Light Infantry [41]

Northumberland Fusiliers [40]

Monmouthshire Regiment [38]

West Yorkshire Regiment [38]

East Lancashire Regiment [35]

Hampshire Regiment [35]

Devonshire Regiment [34]

Essex Regiment [34]

The Queen's Regiment [34]

Welsh Guards [34]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [33]

East Yorkshire Regiment [32]

Training Reserve Battalion [31]

Royal West Kent Regiment [30]

Tank Corps [30]

Service

British Army [6079]

Royal Navy [412]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [378]

Australian Imperial Force [238]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [237]

Other Empire Force [8]

South African Services [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

O [7603]

C [13]

M [13]

L [7]

B [3]

D [2]

R [2]

T [2]

A [1]

F [1]

G [1]

P [1]

S [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7303]

Merchant Navy [286]

Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [141]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [41] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [37] Sydney New South Wales [21] Liverpool, Lancashire [17] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [9] Bristol, Gloucestershire [9] Holyhead, Anglesey [9] London, Middlesex [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] London England [6] Manchester England [6] Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales [6] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [6] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [6] Anglesey, Wales [5] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [5] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4] Battersea, London [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4] Burslem, Staffordshire [4] Faversham, Kent [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Liverpool England [4] Port Lincoln South Australia [4] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Birmingham England [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Newtown, Montgomeryshire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [3] Williamstown Victoria [3]

Rank

Private [3870] Gunner [415] Driver [357] Sapper [283] Serjeant [274] Corporal [241] Second Lieutenant [165] Lance Corporal [130] Lieutenant [129] Captain [103] Acting Corporal [61] Pioneer [57] Major [46] Bombardier [38] Acting Serjeant [37] Staff Serjeant [25] Lieutenant Colonel [24] Lance Serjeant [20] Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [17] Corporal 2nd [17] Trooper [14] Acting Bombardier [13] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Company Serjeant Major [12] Worker [11] Guardsman [10] Ordinary Seaman [9] Rifleman [9] Temporary Captain [9] Able Seaman [8] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Lance Bombardier [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Acting Captain [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Nurse [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Reverend [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Armourer Staff Serjeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Colonel [4]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [767] Royal Engineers [526] Labour Corps [479] Royal Field Artillery [458] Army Service Corps [404] Royal Garrison Artillery [289] Welsh Regiment [284] Royal Army Medical Corps [218] Machine Gun Corps [191] Liverpool Regiment [173] South Wales Borderers [147] Manchester Regiment [145] Cheshire Regiment [132] London Regiment [127] Lancashire Fusiliers [108] Royal Fusiliers [95] South Lancashire Regiment [87] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [86] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [84] Middlesex Regiment [78] Royal Army Service Corps [71] Worcestershire Regiment [71] Gloucestershire Regiment [61] North Staffordshire Regiment [61] King's Royal Rifle Corps [60] Rifle Brigade [59] York and Lancaster Regiment [58] South Staffordshire Regiment [56] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [51] Durham Light Infantry [49] Army Ordnance Corps [48] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [45] Royal Lancaster Regiment [44] Royal Defence Corps [42] Royal Naval Division [42] Shropshire Light Infantry [41] Northumberland Fusiliers [40] Monmouthshire Regiment [38] West Yorkshire Regiment [38] East Lancashire Regiment [35] Hampshire Regiment [35] Devonshire Regiment [34] Essex Regiment [34] The Queen's Regiment [34] Welsh Guards [34] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [33] East Yorkshire Regiment [32] Training Reserve Battalion [31] Royal West Kent Regiment [30] Tank Corps [30]

Service

British Army [6079] Royal Navy [412] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [378] Australian Imperial Force [238] Canadian Expeditionary Force [237] Other Empire Force [8] South African Services [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

O [7603] C [13] M [13] L [7] B [3] D [2] R [2] T [2] A [1] F [1] G [1] P [1] S [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7303] Merchant Navy [286] Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [141] Canada [2] Australia [1] France [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

William Owen

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4449 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 50th Provisional Battalion

British Army 4449 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion.

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Augustus Charles Owen

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army GS/19573 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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George Thomas Richard Owen

Born 1892

Died 1942

Royal Navy J1287

Royal Navy C/J 80897 Signalman HMS Tamar

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Henry James Owen

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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James Owen

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 1984 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Arthur Owen

Born 1893

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Third Engineer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Third Engineer Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Zealand"

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Basil John Owen

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 10863 Private Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 1st Battalion

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Thomas Edgar Owen

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 613 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 23rd Foot

British Army 613 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 290052 Lance Sergeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Alfred David Owen

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 179835 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William William Owen

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 3134 Private Welsh Guards

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David Owen

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 7131 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 267377 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1/7th Battalion

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Haylock Owen

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 14963 Private King's Royal Irish Hussars 8th Battalion

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Richard Owen

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 9235 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Owen John Owen

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 6737 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Charles Owen

Died 1918

British Army 658 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Iorwerth Richard Owen

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 437644

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George Arthur Owen

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 201273 Chief Petty Officer HMS Glatton

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Robert Head Owen

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 8665 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 3/2 Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 2/2 Home Counties Field Ambulance

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David Owen

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army 189406 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Whitwell Owen

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Private Royal Engineers 180th Company

British Army PS/1884 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 18th (Service) Battalion (1st Public Schools)

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