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Yeovil, Somerset [6]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Bonavista NF [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

107 Flood Street, South Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bury Saint Edmonds, Suffolk [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Carrickfergus, Antrim [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Folkington [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Homerton, London, Middlesex [1]

London England [1]

Lyncombe and Widcombe, Somerset [1]

Mardy, Glam [1]

Newport Isle of Wight [1]

Newport Victoria [1]

Parkhurst, Isle of Wight [1]

Penllyn, Glamorgan [1]

Port Macquarie New South Wales [1]

Portaferry, Down [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

South Petherton, Somerset [1]

St Johns Newfoundland [1]

Sunday Cove Island NF [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Wannock, Sussex [1]

Westonzoyland, Somerset [1]

Willingdon [1]

Wiveliscombe, Somerset [1]

Yeoval England [1]

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Private [100]

Driver [13]

Corporal [11]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [9]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [10]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Newfoundland Forestry Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry attached London Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS ENGADINE [1]

Service

British Army [162]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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R [221]

Contribution

Military Service [216]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [222] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Yeovil, Somerset [6] Ballarat Victoria [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Bonavista NF [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] 107 Flood Street, South Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bury Saint Edmonds, Suffolk [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Carrickfergus, Antrim [1] Croydon, London [1] Folkington [1] Gloucestershire [1] Homerton, London [1] Homerton, London, Middlesex [1] London England [1] Lyncombe and Widcombe, Somerset [1] Mardy, Glam [1] Newport Isle of Wight [1] Newport Victoria [1] Parkhurst, Isle of Wight [1] Penllyn, Glamorgan [1] Port Macquarie New South Wales [1] Portaferry, Down [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] South Petherton, Somerset [1] St Johns Newfoundland [1] Sunday Cove Island NF [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Wannock, Sussex [1] Westonzoyland, Somerset [1] Willingdon [1] Wiveliscombe, Somerset [1] Yeoval England [1]

Rank

Private [100] Driver [13] Corporal [11] Serjeant [10] Gunner [9] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [23] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [10] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Somerset Yeomanry [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Newfoundland Forestry Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry attached London Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS ENGADINE [1]

Service

British Army [162] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [221]

Contribution

Military Service [216] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Harry John Marfleet Rowsell

Born 1865

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5190 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Vere Norman Rowsell

Born 1887

Died 1945

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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David George Rowsell

Born 1881

Died 1967

British Army M298934 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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Henry Rowsell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224818

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Albert Tom Rowsell

Born 1881

Died 1958

British Army 341967 Private Labour Corps

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H. John R. Rowsell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Herbert Greaves Rowsell

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick John Rowsell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25223

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Albert Jewell Rowsell

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291024

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James Thomas Rowsell

Born 1882

Died 1940

Royal Navy F13289 Royal Naval Air Service H.M.S. President II Crystal Palace

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213289 Royal Air Force

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William John Rowsell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 32290 Private East Surrey Regiment 12th Btn

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David Edward M Rowsell

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1232 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Gordon Rowsell

Died 1917

British Army 1466 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Thomas Seymour Rowsell

Born 1888

Died 1945

British Army SD/3004 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/6643 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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James Thomas Rowsell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213289

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Edward Clayton Rowsell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 571 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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William A Rowsell

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army F/465 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Archibald Claud Victor Rowsell

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 41338 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Bertie Charles Rowsell

Born 1886

Died 1944

British Army 210357 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Francis William Rowsell

Born 1872

Died 1944

British Army 426054 Private Army Service Corps

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