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Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Grimsby England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hurstville New South Wales [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kegworth, Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Llangurig, Montgomeryshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Presall, Lancashire, England [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Sheffield [1]

Staffordshire England [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [175]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Driver [15]

Lieutenant [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [9]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Major [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Nurse [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Engineman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private Paid Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Labour Corps [24]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Service

British Army [293]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Royal Navy [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [370]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [364]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Grimsby England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hurstville New South Wales [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kegworth, Leicestershire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Llangurig, Montgomeryshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Presall, Lancashire, England [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Sheffield [1] Staffordshire England [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [175] Gunner [21] Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Driver [15] Lieutenant [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Sapper [9] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Major [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Nurse [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Pioneer [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Engineman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private Paid Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Labour Corps [24] Cheshire Regiment [18] Manchester Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [16] Army Service Corps [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Service

British Army [293] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Royal Navy [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [370] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [364] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Ernest Rowbotham

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194254

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Allan John Rowbotham

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5179

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Thomas Rowbotham

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82224

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James Rowbotham

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 711354 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Allen Rowbotham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140528

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Alfred Rowbotham

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 84145 Sergeant Cheshire Regiment

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Robert Rowbotham

Born 1860

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1400/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy ES 1400 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Strymon."

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Frederick Gobden Rowbotham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120919

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Herbert Holt Rowbotham

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252743

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Thomas Ernest Rowbotham

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160382

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160382 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John Edwin Rowbotham

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Major Manchester Regiment

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George Rowbotham

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1928 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 23950 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 23950 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Albert Rowbotham

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 18318 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 18318 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Charles Rowbotham

Died 1918

British Army 29414 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 9399 Private Labour Corps

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Lance Conway Rowbotham

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 56221 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 56221 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 10th (Service) Battalion

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Howard Leeson Rowbotham

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 14447 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas Rowbotham

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 201141 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Rowbotham

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 35353 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 35353 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Rowbotham

Died 1915

British Army 6556 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harold V Rowbotham

Died 1917

British Army 25693 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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