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Bristol, Gloucestershire [11]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Mudgee New South Wales [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol England [2]

Pilning, Gloucestershire [2]

Upper Holloway, London [2]

Waterloo Victoria [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Avonmouth, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Backwell, Somerset [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrow Gurney, Somerset [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedminster, Gloucestershire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Christ Church, Nailsea, Somerset [1]

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Easton-In-Gordano, Somerset [1]

Essex [1]

Gillingham, Dorset [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

New Passage, Gloucestershire [1]

Normanton Queensland [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Pill, Somerset, England [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Stepney, Essex [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Street, Somerset [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Thornbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Winford, Somerset [1]

Wrington, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [169]

Gunner [23]

Corporal [13]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engineer Clerk Staff Serjeant /Acting Engineer Clerk Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30]

Labour Corps [27]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

London Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Area Employment Company Labour Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Attached South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [256]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [337]

Merchant Navy [12]

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United Kingdom [11]

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People [350] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [11] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Mudgee New South Wales [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol England [2] Pilning, Gloucestershire [2] Upper Holloway, London [2] Waterloo Victoria [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Avonmouth, Gloucestershire, England [1] Axbridge, Somerset [1] Backwell, Somerset [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrow Gurney, Somerset [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedminster, Gloucestershire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Christ Church, Nailsea, Somerset [1] Compton Bishop, Somerset, England [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Easton-In-Gordano, Somerset [1] Essex [1] Gillingham, Dorset [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] New Passage, Gloucestershire [1] Normanton Queensland [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Pill, Somerset, England [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Stepney, Essex [1] Stepney, London [1] Street, Somerset [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Thornbury, Gloucestershire [1] Winford, Somerset [1] Wrington, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [169] Gunner [23] Corporal [13] Driver [12] Serjeant [12] Sapper [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Commissary [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engineer Clerk Staff Serjeant /Acting Engineer Clerk Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30] Labour Corps [27] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Royal Field Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [17] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] London Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Welsh Guards [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Area Employment Company Labour Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Attached South Lancashire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [256] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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V [350]

Contribution

Military Service [337] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Albert Vowles

British Army 79585 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Vowles

British Army 45908 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur C Vowles

British Army 340868 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George E Vowles

British Army 200845 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 45395 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 203304 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Edward J Vowles

British Army 21086 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 649567 Private Labour Corps

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Purcell J Vowles

British Army 118799 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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G A Vowles

British Army 23047 Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Edward Vowles

British Army 203232 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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E Vowles

British Army Private Area Employment Company Labour Corps

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D Vowles

British Army 8558 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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