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Perth Tasmania [7]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Sheringham, Norfolk [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Margate, Kent [4]

Witham, Essex [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Camberwell, Surrey [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Farnham, Surrey [3]

Sheerness, Kent [3]

Stratford Victoria [3]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [2]

Creswick Victoria [2]

Derby England [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

East Meon, Hampshire. [2]

Essex [2]

Flowerdale Tasmania [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Goa [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kempsey New South Wales [2]

Longton, Staffs [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Moss Vale New South Wales [2]

Neath, Glamorgan [2]

Northcote Victoria [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Pyrmont New South Wales [2]

Stevington England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Totnes, Devon [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adelaide, Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [1039]

Gunner [129]

Driver [112]

Corporal [89]

Serjeant [74]

Sapper [66]

Lance Corporal [42]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Acting Corporal [30]

Lieutenant [29]

Pioneer [24]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Captain [18]

Bombardier [9]

Rifleman [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Major [8]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Worker [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Clerk [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Seaman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [157]

Royal Engineers [153]

Army Service Corps [124]

Labour Corps [121]

Royal Garrison Artillery [73]

London Regiment [69]

Machine Gun Corps [49]

Royal Fusiliers [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [43]

Devonshire Regiment [40]

Rifle Brigade [40]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37]

Middlesex Regiment [35]

The Queen's Regiment [33]

Hampshire Regiment [28]

Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Essex Regiment [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24]

Royal West Kent Regiment [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

Bedfordshire Regiment [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

East Kent Regiment [19]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Norfolk Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Army Veterinary Corps [17]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

British West Indies Regiment [13]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Service

British Army [1666]

Royal Navy [213]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [170]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [125]

Australian Imperial Force [120]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [2331]

S [13]

F [4]

M [2]

L [1]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2295]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

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Place of birth

Perth Tasmania [7] London, Middlesex, England [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Sheringham, Norfolk [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Margate, Kent [4] Witham, Essex [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Camberwell, Surrey [3] Chelsea, London [3] Deptford, London [3] Farnham, Surrey [3] Sheerness, Kent [3] Stratford Victoria [3] Beaconsfield Tasmania [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bow, London [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [2] Creswick Victoria [2] Derby England [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] East Meon, Hampshire. [2] Essex [2] Flowerdale Tasmania [2] Fulham, London [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Goa [2] Islington, London [2] Kempsey New South Wales [2] Longton, Staffs [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Moss Vale New South Wales [2] Neath, Glamorgan [2] Northcote Victoria [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Poplar, London [2] Pyrmont New South Wales [2] Stevington England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Totnes, Devon [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adelaide, Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [1039] Gunner [129] Driver [112] Corporal [89] Serjeant [74] Sapper [66] Lance Corporal [42] Second Lieutenant [37] Acting Corporal [30] Lieutenant [29] Pioneer [24] Acting Serjeant [18] Captain [18] Bombardier [9] Rifleman [9] Able Seaman [8] Major [8] Staff Serjeant [6] Worker [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Clerk [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Staff Nurse [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Chief Stoker [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Seaman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [157] Royal Engineers [153] Army Service Corps [124] Labour Corps [121] Royal Garrison Artillery [73] London Regiment [69] Machine Gun Corps [49] Royal Fusiliers [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [43] Devonshire Regiment [40] Rifle Brigade [40] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37] Middlesex Regiment [35] The Queen's Regiment [33] Hampshire Regiment [28] Leicestershire Regiment [27] Essex Regiment [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24] Royal West Kent Regiment [23] Royal Army Service Corps [22] Bedfordshire Regiment [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] East Kent Regiment [19] Suffolk Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] Norfolk Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Army Veterinary Corps [17] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17] Durham Light Infantry [17] Welsh Regiment [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [15] West Riding Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] British West Indies Regiment [13] Canadian Infantry [13] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Tank Corps [12]

Service

British Army [1666] Royal Navy [213] Canadian Expeditionary Force [170] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [125] Australian Imperial Force [120] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [2331] S [13] F [4] M [2] L [1] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2295] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

Leonard William Dennis

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54319

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Walter Dennis

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 8452 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Wilfred John Dennis

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30737 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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John Henry Dennis

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy 282504 Chief Stoker HMS Earnest

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John Dennis

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army L/796 (incomplete) Private The Queen's Regiment

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Albert George Dennis

Born 1886

Died 1940

Royal Navy 361925

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Walter George Dennis

Born 1882

British Army 9556 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Dennis

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127108

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George William Dennis

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143889

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Albert Dennis

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57404

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Aloysius Herbert Dennis

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303998

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Joseph Dennis

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297394

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Isaac Dennis

Born 1895

British Army 8587 Private British West Indies Regiment

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James Dennis

Born 1875

Died 1917

Royal Navy Gunner

Royal Navy Chief Gunner HMS 'Vanguard'

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Vanguard

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Harold Dennis

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/5949 Private The Queen's Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army G/5949 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th Battalion

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George Henry Charles Dennis

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26697

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William Henry Brown Dennis

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265809

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Robert Dennis

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280126

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Thomas Dennis

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190923

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Horace George Dennis

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215498

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