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Abingdon [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Camperdown Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Blandford England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chalvey, Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cobden Victoria [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Datchet, Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Durham [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Hull England [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Newton, Dorset [1]

Newton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Northampton, Northumberland [1]

Northumberland Park, Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Scotland [1]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Sturminster Newton, Dorset [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thames Ditton, Surrey [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Wallington, Surrey [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

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Private [177]

Gunner [19]

Driver [16]

Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [5]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Boy II [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker II [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Labour Corps [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Pay Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [264]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [344]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [353] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Abingdon [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Camperdown Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Lichfield, Staffordshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Blandford England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chalvey, Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] Cobden Victoria [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Datchet, Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Durham [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Hull England [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland [1] Newton, Dorset [1] Newton, Huntingdonshire [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Northampton, Northumberland [1] Northumberland Park, Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Scotland [1] Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Sturminster Newton, Dorset [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thames Ditton, Surrey [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Wallington, Surrey [1] Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [177] Gunner [19] Driver [16] Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [5] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Boy II [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Horse Keeper [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker II [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [24] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] London Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [15] Labour Corps [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Pay Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Coldstream Guards [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [264] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [353]

Contribution

Military Service [344] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

William H Plowman

British Army 290529 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 897115 Private London Regiment

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James H Plowman

British Army G/53069 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 126953 Private Royal Air Force

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Sydney Plowman

British Army MS/1376 Private Army Service Corps

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George Plowman

British Army 240802 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Charles H Plowman

British Army 240694 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 518864 Private Labour Corps

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Walter Plowman

British Army 13953 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 326233 Private Corps of Hussars

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Sydney A Plowman

British Army 164228 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James R Plowman

British Army 265742 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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E C Plowman

British Army G/14351 Private East Kent Regiment

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Harry Plowman

British Army 307576 Private West Riding Regiment

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Roland A Plowman

British Army 200143 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Horace Henry Plowman

British Army 1122 Private Army Service Corps

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Frank Plowman

British Army 83925 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry J Plowman

British Army 1631 Trumpeter County of London Yeomanry

British Army S/202531 Trumpeter Middlesex Regiment

British Army D/15027 Private Queen's Royal Regiment

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Walter Plowman

British Army 23968 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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William H Plowman

British Army 82215 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Wilson Plowman

British Army 45422 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army G/52267 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frank Plowman

British Army 18964 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 143069 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George Frederick Plowman

British Army M 339476 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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George Plowman

British Army 6741 Private London Regiment

British Army 14/44230 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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