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Plymouth, Devon [28]

Sydney New South Wales [15]

Ballarat Victoria [12]

Bendigo Victoria [12]

Daylesford Victoria [9]

Devonport, Devon [9]

Exeter, Devon [9]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [9]

Adelaide South Australia [8]

London England [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Two Wells South Australia [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Dartmouth, Devon [7]

Islington, London [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Penzance, Cornwall [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Moonta South Australia [6]

Bright Victoria [5]

Falmouth, Cornwall [5]

Forbes New South Wales [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Penryn, Cornwall [5]

Tiverton, Devon [5]

Cornwall [4]

Gladstone New South Wales [4]

Goulburn New South Wales [4]

Helston, Cornwall [4]

Launceston, Cornwall [4]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [4]

St Arnaud Victoria [4]

Bodmin, Cornwall [3]

Gawler South Australia [3]

Gympie Queensland [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Lymington, Hampshire [3]

Maldon Victoria [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Torpoint, Cornwall [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Auckland [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Ballarat East Victoria [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Rank

Private [1927]

Gunner [240]

Corporal [180]

Driver [179]

Serjeant [165]

Sapper [121]

Lance Corporal [76]

Second Lieutenant [63]

Lieutenant [61]

Captain [39]

Acting Corporal [36]

Pioneer [31]

Acting Serjeant [27]

Staff Serjeant [18]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Bombardier [17]

Major [14]

Rifleman [14]

Able Seaman [10]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Worker [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Sergeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Stoker [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Assistant Surgeon [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [264]

Royal Engineers [247]

Labour Corps [239]

Army Service Corps [238]

Royal Garrison Artillery [155]

London Regiment [133]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [116]

Devonshire Regiment [114]

Royal Army Medical Corps [103]

Machine Gun Corps [93]

Middlesex Regiment [71]

Royal Fusiliers [68]

Hampshire Regiment [52]

Northumberland Fusiliers [51]

Rifle Brigade [50]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49]

Essex Regiment [47]

Durham Light Infantry [46]

Manchester Regiment [46]

East Surrey Regiment [43]

Suffolk Regiment [41]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Worcestershire Regiment [40]

The Queen's Regiment [39]

Cheshire Regiment [35]

Somerset Light Infantry [35]

Lancashire Fusiliers [34]

Norfolk Regiment [34]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [33]

Gloucestershire Regiment [31]

Royal Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Defence Corps [31]

Bedfordshire Regiment [30]

Royal West Kent Regiment [29]

Wiltshire Regiment [29]

Welsh Regiment [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27]

Dorsetshire Regiment [26]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

Army Ordnance Corps [25]

Canadian Infantry [25]

North Staffordshire Regiment [25]

East Kent Regiment [24]

Army Veterinary Corps [23]

Royal Sussex Regiment [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Royal Naval Division [22]

Royal Air Force [21]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [3073]

Royal Navy [446]

Australian Imperial Force [350]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [260]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [253]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [78]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [4538]

F [6]

H [2]

B [1]

G [1]

O [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4447]

Merchant Navy [77]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [65]

Canada [4]

Australia [3]

Jamaica [1]

Malta [1]

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Plymouth, Devon [28] Sydney New South Wales [15] Ballarat Victoria [12] Bendigo Victoria [12] Daylesford Victoria [9] Devonport, Devon [9] Exeter, Devon [9] Saint Austell, Cornwall [9] Adelaide South Australia [8] London England [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Two Wells South Australia [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Dartmouth, Devon [7] Islington, London [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Penzance, Cornwall [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] London, Middlesex, England [6] Moonta South Australia [6] Bright Victoria [5] Falmouth, Cornwall [5] Forbes New South Wales [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Penryn, Cornwall [5] Tiverton, Devon [5] Cornwall [4] Gladstone New South Wales [4] Goulburn New South Wales [4] Helston, Cornwall [4] Launceston, Cornwall [4] Penzance, Cornwall, England [4] St Arnaud Victoria [4] Bodmin, Cornwall [3] Gawler South Australia [3] Gympie Queensland [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Lymington, Hampshire [3] Maldon Victoria [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Torpoint, Cornwall [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Auckland [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Ballarat East Victoria [2] Battersea, London [2]

Rank

Private [1927] Gunner [240] Corporal [180] Driver [179] Serjeant [165] Sapper [121] Lance Corporal [76] Second Lieutenant [63] Lieutenant [61] Captain [39] Acting Corporal [36] Pioneer [31] Acting Serjeant [27] Staff Serjeant [18] Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Bombardier [17] Major [14] Rifleman [14] Able Seaman [10] Company Serjeant Major [9] Lance Serjeant [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Worker [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Corporal 2nd [6] Corporal Acting Serjeant [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Petty Officer [5] Sergeant [5] Trooper [5] Leading Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Staff Nurse [4] Stoker [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Nursing Sister [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Assistant Surgeon [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Chief Stoker [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [264] Royal Engineers [247] Labour Corps [239] Army Service Corps [238] Royal Garrison Artillery [155] London Regiment [133] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [116] Devonshire Regiment [114] Royal Army Medical Corps [103] Machine Gun Corps [93] Middlesex Regiment [71] Royal Fusiliers [68] Hampshire Regiment [52] Northumberland Fusiliers [51] Rifle Brigade [50] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49] Essex Regiment [47] Durham Light Infantry [46] Manchester Regiment [46] East Surrey Regiment [43] Suffolk Regiment [41] Liverpool Regiment [40] Worcestershire Regiment [40] The Queen's Regiment [39] Cheshire Regiment [35] Somerset Light Infantry [35] Lancashire Fusiliers [34] Norfolk Regiment [34] King's Royal Rifle Corps [33] Gloucestershire Regiment [31] Royal Army Service Corps [31] Royal Defence Corps [31] Bedfordshire Regiment [30] Royal West Kent Regiment [29] Wiltshire Regiment [29] Welsh Regiment [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27] Dorsetshire Regiment [26] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] Army Ordnance Corps [25] Canadian Infantry [25] North Staffordshire Regiment [25] East Kent Regiment [24] Army Veterinary Corps [23] Royal Sussex Regiment [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Royal Naval Division [22] Royal Air Force [21] Royal Berkshire Regiment [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [3073] Royal Navy [446] Australian Imperial Force [350] Canadian Expeditionary Force [260] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [253] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [78] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [4538] F [6] H [2] B [1] G [1] O [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4447] Merchant Navy [77] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [65] Canada [4] Australia [3] Jamaica [1] Malta [1]

Frank W Rowe

Born 1883

Died 1945

British Army 12754 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 12754 Private Coldstream Guards

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James Edward Rowe

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 8905 Private Northamptonshire Regiment (Special Reserve) 3rd Battalion

British Army L/13343 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/13343 Lance Corporal Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Rupert Charles Rowe

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 6238 Company Serjeant Major Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 6238 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Wiltshire Regiment

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George Stephenson Washington Rowe

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 200308 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 1/4th Battalion

British Army 2002 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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George Henry Rowe

Born 1880

Died 1953

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195425 Private Canadian Infantry 93rd Infantry Battalion

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Tom Azariah Rowe

Born 1885

Died 1961

British Army 143372 ex 1174 Private Labour Corps ex Dorset Yeomanry

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Hugh Miller Rowe

Born 1891

Died 1967

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 71st

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Archibald John Rowe

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6429

Australian Imperial Force 6429 Private 22nd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement

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Henry John Rowe

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/2559 Auckland Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/2559 Sergeant NZ Infantry Brigade Auckland Regiment

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Charles William Rowe

Born 1883

Died 1935

British Army 016163 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 016163 ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

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Samuel Rowe

Born 1875

Died 1920

British Army 172842 4893 Serjeant Labour Corps ex Devonshire Regiment

British Army 4893 Sergeant Devonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 172842 Sergeant Labour Corps 312 Coy

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John Peacock Rowe

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 25136 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Garrison Battalion

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Frank J Rowe

Died 1916

British Army R3713 Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/3713

British Army C/3713 Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Charles Thomas Rowe

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 10533 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

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Ernest Rowe

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1160 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 1160 Private Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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George Rowe

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 8930 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 20701 Private Essex Regiment

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Bernard John Rowe

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192866

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192866 Private Canadian Infantry, 15th Bttln

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William Thomas Rowe

Born 1887

Died 1942

British Army 286860 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army TF1105 Driver Royal Field Artillery 59th Northern Midland Division Ammunition Column

British Army TF820964 Driver Royal Field Artillery 98th Battery Field Ambulance Brigade

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Jack Rowe

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 12851 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 40132 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Jonathan Rowe

Born 1987

Died 1917

British Army S/26127 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/26127 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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