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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]

Arthur Herbert Owen

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 10555 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 10555 Acting Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edward Owen

Died 1917

British Army 817 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Harry Owen

Died 1916

British Army 5026 Private Border Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Henry Belton Owen

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 997 Private King Edward's Horse

British Army 4959 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Moses Owen

Died 1915

British Army 17703 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 17703 Lance Sergeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Herbert William Owen

Born 1879

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100698

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John William Owen

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32924

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Robert Owen

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 61496 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Roger Carmichael Robert Owen

Born 1866

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Egyptian Army

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Frederick Owen

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army T/278932 Driver Royal Army Service Corps 239th Coy. (Bedford)

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Frederick William Owen

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 1393 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 3rd South Midland Bde.

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Oswald Lunt Owen

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 959 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 2nd/1st Welsh Battery

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Norman Frederick Owen

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy M26288 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HM Submarine "L.10"

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Thomas Henry Owen

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260126

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Alfred Leonard Owen

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46874

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Samuel William Owen

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234445

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George Henry Owen

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81589

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John Henry Owen

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150023

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Thomas William Owen

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9938

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Thomas Hugh Owen

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86819

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