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Harleston, Norfolk [5]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Gunning New South Wales [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Rocky Hall New South Wales [2]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashbocking England [1]

Awanui [1]

Barnsley [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Battisford, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Blackfriars, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Coffs Harbour New South Wales [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cork [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Forcett Tasmania [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harringey, London [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex, England [1]

Ipswich England [1]

Kaitaia [1]

Kaitia [1]

Kempley, Newent, Gloucestershire [1]

Kempton Tasmania [1]

Keswick Victoria [1]

Koroit Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [330]

Gunner [37]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [26]

Driver [26]

Sapper [18]

Captain [16]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quartermaster Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Sergeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Army Service Corps [41]

Royal Engineers [41]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Suffolk Regiment [24]

London Regiment [21]

Essex Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Norfolk Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Service

British Army [535]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [718]

S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [705]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

United States [1]

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Harleston, Norfolk [5] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Gunning New South Wales [3] London, Middlesex [3] Darlington, Durham [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Rocky Hall New South Wales [2] Stowmarket, Suffolk [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashbocking England [1] Awanui [1] Barnsley [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Battisford, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Bermondsey [1] Blackfriars, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Coffs Harbour New South Wales [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cork [1] Erith, Kent [1] Forcett Tasmania [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hackney, London [1] Harringey, London [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hounslow, Middlesex, England [1] Ipswich England [1] Kaitaia [1] Kaitia [1] Kempley, Newent, Gloucestershire [1] Kempton Tasmania [1] Keswick Victoria [1] Koroit Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [330] Gunner [37] Serjeant [33] Corporal [26] Driver [26] Sapper [18] Captain [16] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [15] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quartermaster Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Sergeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Cadet [1] Canteen Worker [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] First Lieutenant [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flying Officer [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46] Army Service Corps [41] Royal Engineers [41] Labour Corps [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Suffolk Regiment [24] London Regiment [21] Essex Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] Norfolk Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Highland Light Infantry [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] French Red Cross [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3]

Service

British Army [535] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Australian Imperial Force [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [718] S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [705] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [1] Ireland [1] United States [1]

Reginald Leigh Denny

Born 1891

Died 1967

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318727 Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Cadet Royal Air Force Flight School

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Cadet Royal Air Force Flight School

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Michael Denny

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 9363 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 9363 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 9363 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Cuthbert Collingwood Denny

Born 1877

Died 1949

British Army 10659 Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army 10659 Warrant Officer Class 2 Essex Regiment attached British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Denny

Born 1884

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51714 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force 4 Squadron

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Arthur Charles Denny

Born 1899

Died 1965

British Army L/2835 (incomplete) Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/28352 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Robert Denny

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 8006 (incomplete) Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 8006 (incomplete) Bandsman Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Thomas David William Denny

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 8703 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 8703 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Henry Denny

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 51799 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 132213 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 75127 / 351575 Private Labour Corps

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Albert Denny

Died 1919

British Army 11080 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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George Denny

Born 1861

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2603/SA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy SA 2603 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Jessie Nutten."

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Ernest George Denny

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103972

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John Denny

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102683

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William Frederick Denny

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310262

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John William Denny

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107666

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Charles Albert Denny

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211327

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Charles Ernest Denny

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301451

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Frank Cecil Harcourt Denny

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35040

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Arthur Martin Denny

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 5600 Rifleman London Regiment 9th Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Reginald Leigh Denny

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318727

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Frederick William Denny

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104311

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