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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire [1]

Digbeth, Birmingham [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Healing, Lincolnshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Molesey, Surrey [1]

Sherburn in Elmet, Yorkshire [1]

Shropshire England [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

West Molesey, Surrey [1]

Willesden Junction England [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [144]

Driver [18]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [10]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

25th Punjabis [1]

27th Punjabis [1]

Army Corps Cyclist [1]

Service

British Army [216]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [267]

Contribution

Military Service [253]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Isle of Man [1]

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People [267] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Saint Pancras, London [2] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire [1] Digbeth, Birmingham [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Healing, Lincolnshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Kilkenny [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Macclesfield [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Molesey, Surrey [1] Sherburn in Elmet, Yorkshire [1] Shropshire England [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] West Molesey, Surrey [1] Willesden Junction England [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [144] Driver [18] Gunner [13] Serjeant [11] Sapper [10] Second Lieutenant [7] Corporal [5] Bombardier [4] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [14] Cheshire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 25th Punjabis [1] 27th Punjabis [1] Army Corps Cyclist [1]

Service

British Army [216] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [267]

Contribution

Military Service [253] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Isle of Man [1]

Orlando George Rowson

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army 676982 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1a Res Bn

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John Corlett Rowson

Born 1891

Died 1970

British Army Captain Punjabis Indian Army

Indian Army Lieutenant 27th Punjabis

Indian Army Captain 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard George Rowson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50441

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John James Rowson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129864

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Charles Riley Rowson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35562

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Harry Rowson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3904 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Frederick Rowson

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 64370 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5200 Cheshire Regiment

British Army 44200 Private Labour Corps

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Walter Rowson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55117

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Charles Leeman Rowson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302110

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Edward Rowson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 20505 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Jim Rowson

Died 1916

British Army 10886 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Rowson

Died 1914

British Army 7107 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7107 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas E Rowson

Died 1918

British Army 120239 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 120239 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Edward Rowson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 13625 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Rowson

Died 1916

British Army 16938 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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David Rowson

Died 1916

British Army 6215 Private London Regiment

British Army 6215 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Edward Rowson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 36130 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 36130 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Stanley Rowson

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ellis Rowson

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army SR/8595 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 297018 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Charles Rowson

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 33079 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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