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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Horley, Surrey [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Coopernook New South Wales [2]

Davenham, Cheshire [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

London England [2]

Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Riverstone New South Wales [2]

Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

Sunderland [2]

Taree New South Wales [2]

Thetford, Norfolk [2]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [2]

Worthington, Leicestershire [2]

Battersea, England [1]

Berry New South Wales [1]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Broughton, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cartmel England [1]

Charlotte New Brunswick [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Dean Victoria [1]

Derby [1]

East Battersea, London [1]

Etherley, Co. Durham [1]

Falkirk Scotland [1]

Fines House Sunderland [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Garstang, Lancashire [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Holbeck Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Howlong New South Wales [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [376]

Gunner [49]

Driver [46]

Serjeant [32]

Sapper [24]

Corporal [19]

Lance Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Guardsman [3]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver /Lance Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Adjutant) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Naval Schoolmaster [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper/Lance Corporal [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Royal Engineers [48]

Army Service Corps [47]

Labour Corps [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Border Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [587]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [772]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Horley, Surrey [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Coopernook New South Wales [2] Davenham, Cheshire [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Holloway, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] London England [2] Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Riverstone New South Wales [2] Rugby, Warwickshire [2] Sunderland [2] Taree New South Wales [2] Thetford, Norfolk [2] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [2] Worthington, Leicestershire [2] Battersea, England [1] Berry New South Wales [1] Bowden South Australia [1] Bradford England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Broughton, Lancashire [1] Camberwell [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cartmel England [1] Charlotte New Brunswick [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Dean Victoria [1] Derby [1] East Battersea, London [1] Etherley, Co. Durham [1] Falkirk Scotland [1] Fines House Sunderland [1] Fulham, London [1] Garstang, Lancashire [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Hinckley, Leicestershire [1] Holbeck Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Howlong New South Wales [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [376] Gunner [49] Driver [46] Serjeant [32] Sapper [24] Corporal [19] Lance Corporal [11] Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Guardsman [3] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver /Lance Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Hon Capt [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Adjutant) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Naval Schoolmaster [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper/Lance Corporal [1] Second Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59] Royal Engineers [48] Army Service Corps [47] Labour Corps [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Leicestershire Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Machine Gun Corps [18] Manchester Regiment [18] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Border Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] The Queen's Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [587] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Australian Imperial Force [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

T [788]

Contribution

Military Service [772] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17] India [1]

William Henry Towers

Born 1896

Died 1993

British Army 1637 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 775437 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1 West Riding Brigade

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John Sadler Towers

Born 1885

Died 1970

British Army 7250 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242896 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Raymond Towers

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 290206 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/290461 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Richard Towers

Born 1896

Died 1976

British Army L/22791 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edgar Towers

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 14525 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 14525 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Robert Victor Towers

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J/35442 Ordinary Seaman HMS Broke

Royal Navy J 35442 Ordinary Seaman

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Percy Archibald Towers

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1159 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Towers

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253396

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Gilbert Frederick James Towers

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy 13244 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/13244 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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Robert Towers

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93042

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Thomas Towers

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240977

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Harry Towers

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82719

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George William Isaac Towers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167754

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George Henry Towers

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293656

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Herbert George Towers

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36058

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James Thomas Towers

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231614

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Ernest Towers

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116856

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Thomas Towers

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66994

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Grantham Towers

Born 1891

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service, Calshot

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Thomas Archie Towers

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187853

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