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Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Port Adelaide South Australia [3]

Prahran Victoria [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Bingarra New South Wales [2]

Bishopsgate, London [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Chertsey, Surrey [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Harlington, Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Nobby Queensland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Surbiton, Surrey [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Wootton, Bedfordshire [2]

Appleton, Stockton Heath [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Batley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Charlton Woolwich [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chiddingstone, Kent [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Colchester [1]

Cranborne Victoria [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Currency Creek South Australia [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Drypool Hull [1]

Rank

Private [716]

Gunner [76]

Driver [71]

Serjeant [61]

Corporal [51]

Sapper [41]

Lance Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Captain [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [9]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Bombardier [5]

Major [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Matron [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

2/Lt [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergt. Major [1]

Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Adjutant [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Deck Hand [1]

F/Lt [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Royal Engineers [79]

Labour Corps [70]

Army Service Corps [65]

Royal Garrison Artillery [54]

London Regiment [44]

Northamptonshire Regiment [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

West Yorkshire Regiment [32]

Bedfordshire Regiment [30]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

West Riding Regiment [19]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Lancers [8]

Border Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Training Reserve Battalion [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Service

British Army [1093]

Royal Navy [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

D [1368]

A [1]

B [1]

C [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1342]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Port Adelaide South Australia [3] Prahran Victoria [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Bingarra New South Wales [2] Bishopsgate, London [2] Brixton, London [2] Chertsey, Surrey [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Harlington, Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Nobby Queensland [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Surbiton, Surrey [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2] Willesden, London [2] Wootton, Bedfordshire [2] Appleton, Stockton Heath [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Batley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bromley, London [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Charlton Woolwich [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chiddingstone, Kent [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Colchester [1] Cranborne Victoria [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Croydon, London [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Currency Creek South Australia [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Drypool Hull [1]

Rank

Private [716] Gunner [76] Driver [71] Serjeant [61] Corporal [51] Sapper [41] Lance Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [20] Captain [13] Lieutenant [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Pioneer [9] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Bombardier [5] Major [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Matron [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 2/Lt [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergt. Major [1] Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1] Adjutant [1] Assistant Matron [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Deck Hand [1] F/Lt [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner (T) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [88] Royal Engineers [79] Labour Corps [70] Army Service Corps [65] Royal Garrison Artillery [54] London Regiment [44] Northamptonshire Regiment [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Machine Gun Corps [33] West Yorkshire Regiment [32] Bedfordshire Regiment [30] Manchester Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [24] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Middlesex Regiment [22] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] West Riding Regiment [19] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Rifle Brigade [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Essex Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Lancers [8] Border Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Training Reserve Battalion [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6]

Service

British Army [1093] Royal Navy [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78] Australian Imperial Force [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

D [1368] A [1] B [1] C [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1342] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Arthur Denton

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Captain Essex Regiment 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial)

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Alfred Thomas Denton

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy K16552 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine "L.10"

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Charles James Denton

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 55295 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army G/16680 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 55295 Private Welsh Regiment 10th Battalion

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Albert Lewis Denton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 877 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 877 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army 877 Gunner Royal Artillery

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Percy Denton

Born 1898

Died 1967

British Army 155838 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Denton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 50139 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 38th Brigade

British Army 50139 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery, 53rd Brigade.

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Ernest John Denton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114633

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John William Denton

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 41746 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Richard James Denton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40386

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Cecil Whitfield Denton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65974

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Ernest Henry Thomas Denton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4793 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army GS/60037 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 12th Battalion

British Army 40321 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Edward Denton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44216

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Bernard Denton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91772

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Percy Denton

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 65835 Driver Royal Field Artillery b/110th Battalion

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Arthur Denton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51405

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Fred Denton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41417

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Harold Denton

Born 1887

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125671 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Arthur Denton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45085

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Thomas Denton

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107667

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James Denton

Born 1884

Died 1935

British Army 47436 Private King's Hussars 14th Battalion

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