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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [37]

Liverpool, Lancashire [26]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [11]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [8]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [7]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Anglesey, Wales [4]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [4]

Holyhead, Anglesey [4]

Liverpool [4]

Abersoch, Caernarvonshire, Wales [3]

Bootle, Lancashire [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Flint, Flintshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Wales England [3]

Auckland [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Blackstone Queensland [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Cemaes, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Mernda Victoria [2]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Swanscombe, Kent [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Wicklow [2]

Yarraville Victoria [2]

Abercych, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Aberporth, Cardiganshire, Wales [1]

Aberystwith, Montgomeryshire [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Amble, Northumberland [1]

Amlwch, Anglesey [1]

Anglesey [1]

Rank

Private [1175]

Gunner [116]

Driver [111]

Corporal [82]

Serjeant [72]

Sapper [63]

Lance Corporal [38]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [12]

Pioneer [12]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [7]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Captain [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Saddler [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Driver Saddler [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2]

Serjeant Drummer [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Commissary of Police [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [180]

Labour Corps [154]

Royal Field Artillery [129]

Liverpool Regiment [121]

Royal Engineers [112]

Army Service Corps [105]

Welsh Regiment [100]

Royal Garrison Artillery [82]

Cheshire Regiment [63]

Royal Army Medical Corps [62]

Machine Gun Corps [45]

South Wales Borderers [40]

Durham Light Infantry [35]

South Lancashire Regiment [33]

London Regiment [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Manchester Regiment [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Royal Irish Rifles [25]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [24]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21]

Monmouthshire Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [17]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Scots [14]

Scottish Rifles [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Royal Irish Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Service

British Army [1738]

Royal Navy [164]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [135]

Australian Imperial Force [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [2403]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2237]

Merchant Navy [151]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Ireland [2]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [37] Liverpool, Lancashire [26] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [11] Sydney New South Wales [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [8] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [7] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Anglesey, Wales [4] Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4] Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [4] Holyhead, Anglesey [4] Liverpool [4] Abersoch, Caernarvonshire, Wales [3] Bootle, Lancashire [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Flint, Flintshire [3] Islington, London [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Wales England [3] Auckland [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Blackstone Queensland [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Cemaes, Anglesey, Wales [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Liverpool England [2] Mernda Victoria [2] Newtown, Montgomeryshire [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Swanscombe, Kent [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Wicklow [2] Yarraville Victoria [2] Abercych, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Aberporth, Cardiganshire, Wales [1] Aberystwith, Montgomeryshire [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Amble, Northumberland [1] Amlwch, Anglesey [1] Anglesey [1]

Rank

Private [1175] Gunner [116] Driver [111] Corporal [82] Serjeant [72] Sapper [63] Lance Corporal [38] Second Lieutenant [29] Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [12] Pioneer [12] Company Serjeant Major [11] Able Seaman [10] Acting Bombardier [10] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [7] Ordinary Seaman [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Captain [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Saddler [3] Worker [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Driver Saddler [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2] Serjeant Drummer [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Commissary of Police [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [180] Labour Corps [154] Royal Field Artillery [129] Liverpool Regiment [121] Royal Engineers [112] Army Service Corps [105] Welsh Regiment [100] Royal Garrison Artillery [82] Cheshire Regiment [63] Royal Army Medical Corps [62] Machine Gun Corps [45] South Wales Borderers [40] Durham Light Infantry [35] South Lancashire Regiment [33] London Regiment [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Manchester Regiment [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Royal Irish Rifles [25] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [24] Royal Irish Fusiliers [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21] Monmouthshire Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [20] Highland Light Infantry [19] Royal Defence Corps [19] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [19] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] Royal Scots Fusiliers [17] Royal Naval Division [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Scots [14] Scottish Rifles [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Royal Irish Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Border Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Cameron Highlanders [9]

Service

British Army [1738] Royal Navy [164] Canadian Expeditionary Force [135] Australian Imperial Force [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [2403] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2237] Merchant Navy [151] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Ireland [2]

Llewelyn Owens

Born 1895

Died 1979

British Army 37211 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 24th Battalion

British Army 345587 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 24th Battalion

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Arthur Owen Owens

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army G/41394 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 23232 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion attached 16th Battalion

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James Owens

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army W/1115 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Thomas Owens

Born 1877

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27416

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27416 Sergeant Mechanic 3 Balloon Wing 19 Balloon Company

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James Owens

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10959 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Thomas Owens

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 157262 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport Corps

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John Spencer Owens

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 14857 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 982 Royal Marines Band

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Edward Owens

Died 1915

British Army 1900 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1900 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Owens

Died 1918

British Army 331381 Private Liverpool Regiment 9th Battalion

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Richard Owens

Died 1916

British Army 9314 Private Manchester Regiment 17th. Battalion

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Isaac Owens

Born 1897

Died 1935

British Army 41677 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Owens

Died 1917

British Army Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 32104 Private Liverpool Regiment 4th Battalion

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William Thomas Owens

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 4099 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 236618 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Robert Owens

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 9623 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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John Owens

Born 1891

Died 1988

Royal Navy M10478

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William Owens

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123113

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Timothy Owens

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268908

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Owen Owens

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67089

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Evan Owens

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167768

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John Edward Owens

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58140

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