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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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Place of birth

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]

William Rowe

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 15678 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Redvers Baden Rowe

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 8/21425 Private Hampshire Regiment 53rd Training Reserve Battalion

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Frank Leonard Rowe

Born 1895

Died 1963

Australian Imperial Force 13641 Private Australian Army Medical Corps

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George Ernest Rowe

Born 1882

British Army 8456 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8456 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles Frederick Rowe

Born 1869

Died 1951

British Army Captain Attached Nigeria Regiment

British Army Captain Special List

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James Rowe

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277015

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Arthur Passmore Rowe

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163296

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Horace Rowe

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27478

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Harry Rowe

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276567

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George Rowe

Born 1889

British Army 14998 Private Worcestershire Regiment 46th Training Reserve

British Army 51773 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 51773 Lance Sergeant Worcestershire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Richard Rowe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87412

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William Mitchell Rowe

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17669

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John William Rowe

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136925

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Albert Edward Rowe

Born 1880

Died 1925

British Army 32663 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Herbert Rowe

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 214583

Royal Navy Signal Boatswain HMS Black Prince

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Frank Rowe

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115619

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William George Rowe

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11074

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John Henry Rowe

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129966

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Albert Henry Rowe

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72632

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Reginald Hugh Spencer Rowe

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88933

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