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Marburg Queensland [6]

London, Middlesex [4]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Brecon, Breconshire [2]

Bucklebury, Berks [2]

Crondall, Hampshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Wilson, South Australia [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Birchfield, Birmingham [1]

Blaydon Durham [1]

Breconshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brixton, London SW [1]

Byfleet, Surrey [1]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cove, Hampshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cubitt Town England [1]

Cubittown, Essex [1]

Cygnet Tasmania [1]

Edenbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Gritten,Gloucestershire. [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hereford England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Isle of Dogs, London [1]

Isle of Dogs, London, Middlesex [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kent [1]

Ledbury [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lydbrook, Gloucestershire [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Newcastle On Tyne England [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [281]

Gunner [34]

Corporal [27]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [21]

Sapper [14]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Signalman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Band Boy [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private 1 (Fabric Worker) [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Strapper [1]

Surgeon [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [44]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [42]

Royal Engineers [39]

Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Herefordshire Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [412]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [525]

Contribution

Military Service [521]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

India [2]

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Place of birth

Marburg Queensland [6] London, Middlesex [4] Reading, Berkshire [3] Brecon, Breconshire [2] Bucklebury, Berks [2] Crondall, Hampshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Wilson, South Australia [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Birchfield, Birmingham [1] Blaydon Durham [1] Breconshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Brixton, London SW [1] Byfleet, Surrey [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cove, Hampshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cubitt Town England [1] Cubittown, Essex [1] Cygnet Tasmania [1] Edenbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Gritten,Gloucestershire. [1] Hackney, London [1] Haddenham, Buckinghamshire [1] Hereford England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Isle of Dogs, London [1] Isle of Dogs, London, Middlesex [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Kent [1] Ledbury [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lydbrook, Gloucestershire [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Newcastle On Tyne England [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [281] Gunner [34] Corporal [27] Driver [21] Serjeant [21] Sapper [14] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Signalman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Band Boy [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cyclist [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private 1 (Fabric Worker) [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Strapper [1] Surgeon [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [44] Royal Berkshire Regiment [42] Royal Engineers [39] Army Service Corps [34] Royal Field Artillery [28] London Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Machine Gun Corps [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Herefordshire Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [412] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [525]

Contribution

Military Service [521] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15] India [2]

Leo George Dance

Born 1891

Died 1968

British Army 27526 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27526 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27526 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert William Dance

Born 1890

Died 1960

Australian Imperial Force 3143 Private 48th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Albert Dance

Born 1893

Died 1936

Australian Imperial Force 6249 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Samuel Walter Dance

Born 1899

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250591

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Charles Dance

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 49650 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 250671 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 250671 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 2nd Batt.

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Albert Oscar Dance

Born 1895

Died 1980

British Army 5937 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 201658 Private Welsh Regiment

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Ernest Leonard Dance

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army G/1105 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion.

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Joshua Henry Dance

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262672

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Walter George Dance

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97807

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Richard Dance

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 14839 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 956 Band Boy Royal Marines Band

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Albert Dance

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 4061 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army PW/39076 Private Middlesex Regiment 25th Battalion

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Jacob Joseph Dance

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304453

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Henry James Dance

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89870 Private 1 (Fabric Worker) 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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Ernest Dance

Born 1891

British Army 56848 Corporal Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 56848 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 56848 Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery

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Laurence Wilfred Dance

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 18 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 18 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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William Dance

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277799

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Walter Thomas Dance

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285235

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Alfred Dance

Died 1918

British Army T/34850 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 29649 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Philip Dance

Died 1918

British Army 130236 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 143146 Private Labour Corps 449th Agricultural Coy

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William Frederick Dance

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241263

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