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Whitstable, Kent [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Whitstable, Kent, England [2]

Belfast [1]

Blean, Whitstable, Kent [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Essex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Gillingtown England [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

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Lee, Kent, England [1]

Lee, London [1]

Leyton, Essex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

New Cross, London [1]

North Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Pimlico, London, Middlesex [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Ringsend, Dublin [1]

Saint Heliers Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Martin's in the Fields, London [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

Totnes, Devon [1]

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Private [96]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Captain [1]

Quartermaster Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Engineers Postal Section [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Yeomanry [1]

General List [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Home Counties Field Ambulance/Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Hussars [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [167]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

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Contribution

Military Service [220]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [229] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Whitstable, Kent [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Whitstable, Kent, England [2] Belfast [1] Blean, Whitstable, Kent [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] Essex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Gillingtown England [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Kent England [1] Lee, Kent, England [1] Lee, London [1] Leyton, Essex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] New Cross, London [1] North Kensington, Middlesex [1] Pimlico, London, Middlesex [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Ringsend, Dublin [1] Saint Heliers Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Saint Martin's in the Fields, London [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] Totnes, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [96] Gunner [14] Corporal [12] Serjeant [8] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Captain [1] Quartermaster Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] East Kent Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Engineers Postal Section [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Yeomanry [1] General List [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Home Counties Field Ambulance/Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Hussars [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [167] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [6]

Last name first letter

R [229]

Contribution

Military Service [220] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Eric Englefield Rowden

Born 1894

Died 1968

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British Army 1384 Corporal London Regiment 16th Battalion (Queen's Westminster)

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Sidney James Rowden

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 4074 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

British Army 631691 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Cuthbert Roger Rowden

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major

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Sidney John Rowden

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 27042 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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Alfred John Rowden

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409332

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Christopher Rowden

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141059

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Sydney Ware Rowden

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132050

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Arthur Philip Rowden

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army G/18714 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Cuthbeth Roger Rowden

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

British Army Major Royal Air Force

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Mansel Rowden

Died 1916

British Army 2891 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Herbert Charles Rowden

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 17191 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Adams Rowden

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 16777 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Robert Eilber Rowden

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174505

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George Donald Rowden

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85775

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Lewis Stennett Rowden

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154596

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Herbert James Rowden

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285768

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Reginald Rowden

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296198

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Ernest Rowden

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army L/14121 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 6407 Middlesex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army L/14121 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Percy Rowden

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227687

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Leonard H. Rowden

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29832 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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