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Maryborough Victoria [4]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Islington, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Saul, Gloucestershire, England [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bristol [1]

Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

East Melbourne Victoria [1]

Gillingham England [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kensal Rise, London [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lambeth London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Maclean New South Wales [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Morden, London [1]

Northam Western Australia [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Oakridge, Gloucestershire [1]

Salford [1]

Saul, Gloucestershire [1]

South Grafton New South Wales [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Tonbridge, Kent, England [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Warren New South Wales [1]

West Malling England [1]

Wongamine Western Australia [1]

Woodburn New South Wales [1]

Woolfold Bury Lancashire [1]

Yattendon England [1]

Rank

Private [140]

Gunner [24]

Driver [15]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Territorial Army Nursing Service [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [219]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [314]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [315] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maryborough Victoria [4] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Islington, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Saul, Gloucestershire, England [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bristol [1] Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] East Melbourne Victoria [1] Gillingham England [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kensal Rise, London [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lambeth London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Maclean New South Wales [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Morden, London [1] Northam Western Australia [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Oakridge, Gloucestershire [1] Salford [1] Saul, Gloucestershire [1] South Grafton New South Wales [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Tonbridge, Kent, England [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex, England [1] Walworth, London [1] Warren New South Wales [1] West Malling England [1] Wongamine Western Australia [1] Woodburn New South Wales [1] Woolfold Bury Lancashire [1] Yattendon England [1]

Rank

Private [140] Gunner [24] Driver [15] Corporal [12] Serjeant [8] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Second Hand [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Skipper [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Labour Corps [8] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Tank Corps [2] Territorial Army Nursing Service [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [219] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [314] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Edward Rowles

Born 1890

Died 1973

British Army 2537 Private Cameron Highlanders Fourth Battalion

British Army 220360 Private Cameron Highlanders Fifth

British Army 12684 3 Lovat Scouts 2/2

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Leonard Arthur John Rowles

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 372733 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5446 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Marshall Arthur Rowles

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 31438 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William James Rowles

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130170

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Herbert Lionel Rowles

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41836

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George Albert Rowles

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85492

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Ernest William Rowles

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47367

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Henry George Rowles

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97795

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Edward Rowles

Born 1888

Died 1971

British Army 3545 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army R/425240 Private Army Service Corps

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F Rowles

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 23512 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Alfred Edward Rowles

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army GS/3007 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

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Stanley Walter Rowles

Died 1917

British Army 1001 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps attached Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps attached Royal Flying Corps 10th Squadron

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Thomas Rowles

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 13732 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 13732 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Harry Nelson Rowles

Born 1884

Died 1918

South African Services 2382 Private 3rd South African Infantry

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George Arthur Rowles

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298314

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James Robert Rowles

Died 1917

British Army 6413 Private London Regiment

British Army 533202 Private London Regiment

British Army 533202 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Arthur Herbert Rowles

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 124198 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Briscoe Rowles

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 32163 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John Thomas Rowles

Died 1915

British Army 10367 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Frederick Rowles

Died 1914

British Army L/12001 Private Middlesex Regiment

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