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Carlisle, Cumberland [4]

Durham [3]

West Hartlepool, Durham [3]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Kirkbride, Cumberland, England [2]

Lincolnshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Carlisle England [1]

Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [1]

Cumberland [1]

Darlington, Yorkshire [1]

East Ravendale, Lincolnshire [1]

Encounter Bay South Australia [1]

Gilsland, Northumberland, England [1]

Hampshire [1]

Heighington, Darlington, Durham [1]

Heworth, Gateshead, Durham [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Laithkerk Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Middlesbrough [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Northumberland England [1]

Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Ravendale Hall, Lincolnshire [1]

Richmond, London [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Shildon, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Thornhill, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [168]

Gunner [26]

Driver [18]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [12]

Serjeant [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [6]

Major [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Clerical Work [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Formerly Captain/Temporary Colonel [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Major/Temporary Colonel [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Royal Engineers [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Border Regiment [20]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers/Staff [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [285]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [374]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [364]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [375] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Carlisle, Cumberland [4] Durham [3] West Hartlepool, Durham [3] Darlington, Durham [2] Kirkbride, Cumberland, England [2] Lincolnshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Carlisle England [1] Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [1] Cumberland [1] Darlington, Yorkshire [1] East Ravendale, Lincolnshire [1] Encounter Bay South Australia [1] Gilsland, Northumberland, England [1] Hampshire [1] Heighington, Darlington, Durham [1] Heworth, Gateshead, Durham [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Laithkerk Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Middlesbrough [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Newcastle England [1] Northumberland England [1] Penrith, Cumberland [1] Ravendale Hall, Lincolnshire [1] Richmond, London [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Shildon, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Thornhill, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [168] Gunner [26] Driver [18] Corporal [13] Sapper [12] Serjeant [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [6] Major [5] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Clerical Work [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Formerly Captain/Temporary Colonel [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Nurse [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Major [1] Temporary Major/Temporary Colonel [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Royal Engineers [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Border Regiment [20] Labour Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] East Lancashire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Engineers/Staff [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [285] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [374] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [364] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Frank Douglas Sowerby

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion

British Army Cadet Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Corps of Hussars 4th Hussars

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Isaac Sowerby

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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John Joseph Sowerby

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275650

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Thomas Walker Sowerby

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98589

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Maurice Eden Sowerby

Born 1874

Died 1920

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Major Royal Engineers/Staff

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Ernest Sowerby

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38565

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Ernest Birkbeck Sowerby

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232077

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William Sowerby

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297224

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Digby Binney Sowerby

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Stk/241 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Leonard Sowerby

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 200046 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 200046 Company Serjeant Major South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

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Lawrence Wilson Sowerby

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226285

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Wilfred Sowerby

Died 1918

British Army 25721 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Agars Sowerby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229034

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Edward Sowerby

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/6158 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/6158 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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Joe Sowerby

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44131

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Frederick Joseph William Sowerby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237616

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James Sowerby

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261687

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Thomas William Sowerby

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265602

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John George Sowerby

Died 1917

British Army S/8806 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James A. Sowerby

Died 1916

British Army 17479 Private Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 17479 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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