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Hong Kong [21]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Canton [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Bath England [1]

Bedminster England [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Edinborough Scotland [1]

Fifeshire Scotland [1]

Fukien [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Shanghai [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Sapper [12]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [6]

Driver [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper Acting Serjeant [1]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Scots [10]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Canadian Engineers [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Guards Divisional Signal Company/Royal Engineers [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMT Montilla [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command [1]

Labour Corps ex East Surrey Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mahratta Light Infantry [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Dragoons [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Service

British Army [118]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

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P [188]

Contribution

Military Service [154]

Merchant Navy [34]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [188] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hong Kong [21] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Canton [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Bath England [1] Bedminster England [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Edinborough Scotland [1] Fifeshire Scotland [1] Fukien [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Shanghai [1]

Rank

Private [70] Sapper [12] Gunner [8] Serjeant [6] Driver [5] Acting Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Donkeyman [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sapper Acting Serjeant [1] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Scots [10] Royal Field Artillery [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Labour Corps [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Scottish Rifles [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Canadian Engineers [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Guards Divisional Signal Company/Royal Engineers [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMT Montilla [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Infantry [1] Labour Corps Southern Command [1] Labour Corps ex East Surrey Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mahratta Light Infantry [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Dragoons [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Service

British Army [118] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

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P [188]

Contribution

Military Service [154] Merchant Navy [34]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Man Pow

Born 1888

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 68 Donkeyman HMT Montilla

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John Pow

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279695

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James Pow

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68077

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Albert Francis Pow

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 26623 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Aitken Stewart Pow

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 830142

Canadian Expeditionary Force 830142 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Pow

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 428776

Canadian Expeditionary Force 428776 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Robert Richardson Pow

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 273 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Joseph Pow

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 6782 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 200537 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Thomas Pow

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 10172 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Frank Pow

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 2135 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Walter Wallace Pow

Australian Imperial Force 7389

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Andrew Pow

Australian Imperial Force 2875b

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John Nisbet Pow

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5170

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5170 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Robert Wilson Pow

Died 1915

British Army 10925 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John George Pow

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army S/16014 Private Cameron Highlanders

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William Pow

Died 1917

British Army 43217 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Alexander Bartleman Pow

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2273 Private Royal Scots

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George Pow

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 18733 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 18733 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Pow

Died 1916

British Army 3157 Private Royal Scots

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James Pow

Born 1879

Died 1953

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6097 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/8 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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