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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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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]

Sidney Rowles

Died 1917

British Army 14946 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Arthur Ernest Rowles

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63337

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Victor Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 1402

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Norman Fielder Rowles

Born 1895

Australian Imperial Force 101 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force Writer Royal Australian Naval Reserves (O)

Australian Imperial Force 101 Chief Petty Officer Australian Record Section 3rd Echelon G.H.Q. E.E.F.

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Ralph Leonard Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 761

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Sidney Joseph Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 857

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Walter C Rowles

Born 1886

British Army WR/143014 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 8698 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Arthur Rowles

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Z/1371 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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William George Rowles

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407162

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Robert James Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 3206

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George Joseph Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 848

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Victor Reginald Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 26998

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Albert Edward Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 3920

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Charles Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 1020

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George Rowles

Born 1888

Royal Navy 2017 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Albert Victor Rowles

Born 1886

Royal Navy 13902 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Charles Burt Rowles

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K16733 Stoker 1st Class HMS ONSLAUGHT

Royal Navy K/16733 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. 'Tornado'

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James Ernest Rowles

British Army 11633 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Ernest Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 619

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William Arthur Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 35282

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