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Croydon, Surrey [3]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Bow, London [1]

Crouch, Kent [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

High Halstow, Rochester, Kent [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Lincolns Inn Field'S, London, Middlesex [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesex [1]

Newbury England [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Gunner [7]

Driver [4]

Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

O.S. II [1]

O.S. III [1]

O.S.I [1]

O.S.II [1]

O.S.III [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

S.O.II [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [8]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

1st Battalion Surrey National Reserve [1]

2/102nd Grenadiers [1]

Actalon [1]

Bonaventure [1]

Cyclops [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Foyle [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army [1]

Itchen & Ness [1]

Labour Corps ex Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Pembroke [1]

Pembroke I [1]

Prince George [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps 252 Provisional Company [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [71]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [104]

Contribution

Military Service [103]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [3] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Bow, London [1] Crouch, Kent [1] Croydon, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] High Halstow, Rochester, Kent [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Lincolns Inn Field'S, London, Middlesex [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesex [1] Newbury England [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [46] Gunner [7] Driver [4] Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] O.S. II [1] O.S. III [1] O.S.I [1] O.S.II [1] O.S.III [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] S.O.II [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [8] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 1st Battalion Surrey National Reserve [1] 2/102nd Grenadiers [1] Actalon [1] Bonaventure [1] Cyclops [1] Essex Regiment [1] Foyle [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Army [1] Itchen & Ness [1] Labour Corps ex Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Pembroke [1] Pembroke I [1] Prince George [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps 252 Provisional Company [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [71] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [104]

Contribution

Military Service [103] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Charles Edward Benjamin Bance

Born 1896

Died 1972

Royal Navy L4958

Royal Navy L4958 O.S. III Bonaventure

Royal Navy L4958 O.S. III Cyclops

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James Bance

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army R/1809 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/1809 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/1809 Lance Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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Henry Daniel Bance

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148551

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Richard William Bance

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290903

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Percy John Bance

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121928

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James Sidney Albert Bance

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77781

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Charles Bance

Died 1917

British Army L/9685 Private The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/9685 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/9685 Serjeant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Robert Arman Bance

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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C E Bance

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139035

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William Henry Bance

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243753

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Herbert John Bance

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 254044

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Reginald Bance

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220540

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George Edmund Bance

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9397 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9397 Private Essex Regiment

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William Granville Bance

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 87372 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 87372 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Bance

Died 1919

British Army 87553 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 87553 Private Middlesex Regiment 29th Battalion

British Army 152474 Private Labour Corps Western Command Labour Centre

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Reginald Charles Bance

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290609

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Thomas Bance

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army TF/3389 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 201012 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 201012 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Albert George Bance

Australian Imperial Force 76021

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Walter Herbert Bance

Born 1887

Royal Navy 1685 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Vincent Mcenry Bance

Australian Imperial Force 394

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