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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]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

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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]

Training Reserve Battalion [7]

Welsh Regiment [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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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] Training Reserve Battalion [7] Welsh Regiment [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]

Jim Denton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24359

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Edward Denton

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293382

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Frank Herbert Leslie Denton

Born 1903

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305691

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John J Denton

Died 1918

British Army 12L/4472 Private Lancers

British Army 12898 Private Lancers

British Army L/12898 Private Corps of Lancers

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Fred Denton

Born 1892

British Army 434 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 795246 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Bengrey Denton

Australian Imperial Force 20161

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James William Denton

Australian Imperial Force

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Joseph Richard Denton

Australian Imperial Force 8543

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Harry Bengrey Denton

Australian Imperial Force 2600

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Walter Denton

Australian Imperial Force 1345

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Charles Percival Denton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225458

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Sydney James Denton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19247

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Lewis Forfar Denton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270005

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John Montague Denton

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129904

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129904 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Denton

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427086

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427086 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alec Edward Denton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 126 Private Army Cyclist Corps 54th (East Anglian) Div. Coy.

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Albert Denton

Died 1918

British Army 203247 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Benjamin Denton

Died 1916

British Army 9844 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert George Denton

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 124 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 522001 Serjeant Royal Engineers

522001 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Royal Engineers 483rd Field Coy

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John Denton

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 28945 Private Grenadier Guards

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