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Adelaide South Australia [6]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Alphadale New South Wales [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Auckland, New Zealand [1]

Castle Donington, Derbyshire [1]

Derby [1]

Derby England [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hartshorne, Derby [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk, England [1]

Parkside South Australia [1]

Ripley, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Scole, Norfolk [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Walthawstow, Essex [1]

West Melbourne Victoria [1]

Wollongong New South Wales [1]

Woodville, Ashby de la Zouch [1]

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Private [99]

Gunner [8]

Sapper [7]

Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Driver [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Pioneer [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

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Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Derby Yeomanry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Naval Transport [1]

New Zealand Military Forces, Home Service Section [1]

Norfolk Regiment Depot [1]

Officer Cadet Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [136]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [182]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [185] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [6] Sydney New South Wales [4] Hove, Sussex [2] Alphadale New South Wales [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Auckland, New Zealand [1] Castle Donington, Derbyshire [1] Derby [1] Derby England [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hartshorne, Derby [1] Holborn, London [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1] Leicestershire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk, England [1] Parkside South Australia [1] Ripley, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Scole, Norfolk [1] Staffordshire [1] Walthawstow, Essex [1] West Melbourne Victoria [1] Wollongong New South Wales [1] Woodville, Ashby de la Zouch [1]

Rank

Private [99] Gunner [8] Sapper [7] Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Driver [5] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Major [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Pioneer [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Rifle Brigade [8] Army Service Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Essex Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Derby Yeomanry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Naval Transport [1] New Zealand Military Forces, Home Service Section [1] Norfolk Regiment Depot [1] Officer Cadet Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [136] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [185]

Contribution

Military Service [182] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Sowter

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 4369 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 201517 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Charles Frederick Sowter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199781

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Charles Sowter

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149006

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Ernest William Sowter

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34717

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W C Sowter

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197519

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Albert Henry Sowter

Born 1898

Died 1928

British Army 39292 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Percival George Sowter

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40427

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William Sowter

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269866

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George Sowter

Died 1916

British Army S/5214 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Alfred Sowter

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 4709 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 6540 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 202987 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Ernest Sowter

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196345

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Alfred Sowter

Born 1865

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 5/852 New Zealand Military Forces, Home Service Section

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Sidney Sowter

Australian Imperial Force 4307

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David Frank Sowter

Australian Imperial Force 15584

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Percival Bonner Sowter

Australian Imperial Force 1995

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William Thomas Sowter

Australian Imperial Force 2825

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Albert Sowter

Died 1918

British Army 24637 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 147400 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 147400 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Albert Harold Sowter

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41023 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Frederick William Sowter

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 6422 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 6422 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George Henry Joseph Sowter

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

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