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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]

Harry Dance

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266305

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Walter Dance

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160857

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James A Dance

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army S/34806 Private Rifle Brigade

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Nathaniel Dance

Died 1914

British Army 8799 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8799 Private Border Regiment

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George Dance

Born 1892

Died 1958

British Army M2/139078 Private Army Service Corps

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Harry Dance

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army WR/319077 Signalman Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Kenneth O R Dance

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301766

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A J Dance

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115993

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Harry Arthur Dance

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9193 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Dance

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5842 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 4523 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 5842 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William G Dance

Died 1918

British Army 201075 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Alfred James Dance

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3111 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 20354 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242399 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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George Dance

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1425 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 62120 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 62120 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Walter William Stanley Dance

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2656 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Robert Dance

Died 1914

British Army 8247 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8247 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert Dance

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38380

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Frederick Dance

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army L/28374 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas G. Dance

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 32533 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William James Dance

Born 1877

Died 1965

British Army 25334 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Charles Dance

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245066

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