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Bath, Somerset [5]

Bathampton, Somerset [3]

Kirkstall Victoria [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Westbury, Wiltshire [2]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Bathampton, Bath, Somerset [1]

Box, Wiltshire, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bungaree Victoria [1]

Calcutta [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Enniskillen [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Islington, London [1]

Larkhall, Somerset [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Monmouthshire [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Warrnambool Victoria [1]

Wellington New South Wales [1]

Whitburn, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [49]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Gunner [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class - Instrument Repairer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Signaller [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signaller [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant/ Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

11th Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

118th Reserve Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

1st Dragoons [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Superb [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Irish Guards [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps/ Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery 3rd Reserve Brigade [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [86]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [117]

Contribution

Military Service [116]

Merchant Navy [1]

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People [117] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [5] Bathampton, Somerset [3] Kirkstall Victoria [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Westbury, Wiltshire [2] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Bathampton, Bath, Somerset [1] Box, Wiltshire, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bungaree Victoria [1] Calcutta [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Enniskillen [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Islington, London [1] Larkhall, Somerset [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Monmouthshire [1] Romford, Essex [1] Warrnambool Victoria [1] Wellington New South Wales [1] Whitburn, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [49] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Gunner [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class - Instrument Repairer [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Signaller [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1] Signal Boy [1] Signaller [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant/ Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Labour Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] 11th Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 118th Reserve Company Royal Defence Corps [1] 1st Dragoons [1] 8th Hussars [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Superb [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Irish Guards [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps/ Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery 3rd Reserve Brigade [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [86] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [10] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [116] Merchant Navy [1]

Arthur William Bence

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6416 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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William Dick Bence

Born 1892

Died 1962

British Army 11663 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry George Bence

Born 1894

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89863 Air Mechanic 3rd Class - Instrument Repairer

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Gilbert Bence

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281917

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Jacob George Bence

Born 1894

Died 1948

British Army 200298 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Reginald Ealey Bence

Born 1896

Died 1978

British Army 689 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 4336 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 495086 and 4336 and 689 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Henry Bence

Born 1898

Died 1963

British Army 72411 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 72411 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Arthur Edward Bence

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60911

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Richard J. Bence

Died 1917

British Army 321556 Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

British Army 3919 Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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Albert Henry Bence

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2918 Private London Regiment 19th (County of London) Battalion (St Pancras)

British Army 2918 Lance Corporal London Regiment 19th (County of London) Battalion (St Pancras)

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Alfred John Bence

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army 50764 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Henry Bence

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168792

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William Alexander Bence

Born 1890

Died 1938

British Army 4549 Private 8th Hussars

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Vincent Henry Bence

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 5595 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred Ernest Bence

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 45427 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 45427 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Percy Bence

Died 1916

British Army G/879 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/879 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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William Henry Bence

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101602

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William Bence

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14118

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Frederick James Bence

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30007 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 38434 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Bence

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 15452 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 15452 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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