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Newcastle, Northumberland [6]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Littleport, Cambridgeshire [3]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Morwell Victoria [2]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Auckland New South Wales [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsbury, Middlesex [1]

Basingstoke Hampshire [1]

Bodwin England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broken Hill, Australia [1]

Bude, Devon [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chipping Norton [1]

Christchurch, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Darlington, Co Durham [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Downham Maket [1]

Druin Victoria [1]

Durham [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Heanor, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1]

Hull [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Landchester England [1]

Littleborough Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [285]

Gunner [33]

Driver [23]

Corporal [19]

Sapper [19]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Pioneer [4]

Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private now Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker (1st Class) [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45]

Northumberland Fusiliers [38]

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Labour Corps [30]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

London Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Essex Yeomanry [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Service

British Army [447]

Royal Navy [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [616]

Contribution

Military Service [608]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Place of birth

Newcastle, Northumberland [6] Gateshead, Durham [3] Littleport, Cambridgeshire [3] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Morwell Victoria [2] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Auckland New South Wales [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsbury, Middlesex [1] Basingstoke Hampshire [1] Bodwin England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broken Hill, Australia [1] Bude, Devon [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chipping Norton [1] Christchurch, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Darlington, Co Durham [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Downham Maket [1] Druin Victoria [1] Durham [1] Durham, Durham [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Heanor, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Highbury, London [1] Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1] Hull [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Landchester England [1] Littleborough Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [285] Gunner [33] Driver [23] Corporal [19] Sapper [19] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [11] Acting Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Pioneer [4] Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private now Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker (1st Class) [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45] Northumberland Fusiliers [38] Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [36] Labour Corps [30] Durham Light Infantry [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [12] London Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Essex Yeomanry [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Service

British Army [447] Royal Navy [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Australian Imperial Force [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [616]

Contribution

Military Service [608] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Thomas Rowell

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Royal Berkshire Regiment Attached to Royal Flying Corps Reading (School of Aeronautics?)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment attached to Royal Flying Corps No 1 Training Depot Station, Stamford Aerodrome

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Arthur Rowell

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 18/1549 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 18/1549 Private Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion, then 21st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 2nd

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Henry Edward Rowell

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 12045 Private East Surrey Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army G/12045 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 12045 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 12th Battalion

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Charles Steele Rowell

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 45160 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert William Rupert Rowell

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2707 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Leslie Hubert Rowell

Born 1900

Died 1982

Royal Navy K50719 Stoker H.M.S. Pembroke II

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Herbert Rowell

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 7604 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Cyril Rowell

Born 1898

Died 1975

Royal Navy J27944 Able Seaman H.M. Yard Craft

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John Robert Rowell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198014

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Philip William Rowell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22436

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Harry Rowell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167252

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Frank Rowell

Died 1915

British Army 15587 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Charles Edwin Rowell

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 37313 Private Devon Regiment

British Army 45960 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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John Henry Rowell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135080

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Albert Victor Rowell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24520

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Charles Rowell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195186

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Edward Rowell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163584

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Oliver Rowell

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 70514 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 132nd Field Amb

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Alfred Rowell

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 43781 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Rowell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 75643 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 34790 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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