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Cooma New South Wales [4]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Barton Mills, Mildenhall, Suffolk [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Bolarum [1]

Bromley London, Essex [1]

Bromley, Middlesex [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hatfield Peverel, Witham, Essex [1]

High Roding, Great Dunmow, Essex [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Middlesex England [1]

Myalla New South Wales [1]

Myalla Tasmania [1]

Rowhedge, Essex, England [1]

Stratford, West Ham, Essex [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Walterstone, Herefordshire [1]

Welham, Essex [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wivenhoe, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [93]

Driver [14]

Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Assistant Surgeon Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant Trumpeter [1]

Serjeant-Trumpeter [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Egyptian Labour Corps [2]

Essex Regiment Transport [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Indian Medical Department [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

19th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Grenadier Guards Depot [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [137]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

O [181]

Contribution

Military Service [176]

Merchant Navy [4]

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People [181] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cooma New South Wales [4] Bethnal Green, London [2] Barton Mills, Mildenhall, Suffolk [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Bolarum [1] Bromley London, Essex [1] Bromley, Middlesex [1] Chiswick, London [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hatfield Peverel, Witham, Essex [1] High Roding, Great Dunmow, Essex [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Middlesex England [1] Myalla New South Wales [1] Myalla Tasmania [1] Rowhedge, Essex, England [1] Stratford, West Ham, Essex [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1] Walterstone, Herefordshire [1] Welham, Essex [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wivenhoe, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [93] Driver [14] Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Assistant Surgeon [1] Assistant Surgeon Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant Trumpeter [1] Serjeant-Trumpeter [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16] London Regiment [16] Royal Field Artillery [12] Essex Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [8] Labour Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Egyptian Labour Corps [2] Essex Regiment Transport [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Indian Medical Department [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 19th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Grenadier Guards Depot [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Imperial Army [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Norfolk Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [137] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [176] Merchant Navy [4]

Alfred Leonard Owers

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203301

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Elisha John Owers

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 2861 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 31231 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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Wilfred Henry Owers

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54074

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Walter Bamber Owers

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194813

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Frederick Rainbird Owers

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224887

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Sidney Francis Owers

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162333

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Frederick George Owers

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251078

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Ernest Arthur Owers

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21037

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William Alexander Owers

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9249

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Rennie William Heath Owers

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 360495

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Charles Vivian Owers

Australian Imperial Force 195

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John Owers

Australian Imperial Force 5472

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John Owers

Australian Imperial Force 1168

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Arthur Leslie Owers

Australian Imperial Force 7778

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James Henry Owers

Australian Imperial Force 3661

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Harold Owers

Australian Imperial Force 2574

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William Bamber Owers

Born 1872

Died 1955

British Army 4089 Serjeant-Trumpeter 19th Hussars

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Hubert Charles Owers

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 27320 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 202414 Private Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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David Vivian Owers

Australian Imperial Force 5428

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Frederick John Owers

Australian Imperial Force 5429

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