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Dunmow, Essex [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Hungerford, Berkshire [2]

Amersham Common Amersham [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Ealing, London, Middlesex [1]

Felsted, Essex [1]

Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Lampton, Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

London England [1]

Rayne, Essex [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tring, Hertfordshire [1]

Tring, Herts [1]

Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [1]

Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [59]

Gunner [10]

Driver [6]

Corporal [4]

Bombardier [3]

Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

A/Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain and Riding Master [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Riding Master [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Riding Master [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant, temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain /Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Essex Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

14th Hussars [1]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

2nd South Wales Borderers [1]

4th Cavalry [1]

Australian Army Unit/Medical Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Daffodil [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached 1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners [1]

Indian Army/ Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Army/Reserve of Officers/ Royal Engineers [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [94]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [122]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [122]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [123] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dunmow, Essex [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Hungerford, Berkshire [2] Amersham Common Amersham [1] Battersea, London [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Ealing, London, Middlesex [1] Felsted, Essex [1] Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Lampton, Hounslow, Middlesex [1] London England [1] Rayne, Essex [1] Romford, Essex [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tring, Hertfordshire [1] Tring, Herts [1] Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [1] Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England [1] Wandsworth, London [1] West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [59] Gunner [10] Driver [6] Corporal [4] Bombardier [3] Serjeant [3] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Temporary Captain [2] A/Lieutenant Colonel [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain and Riding Master [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Captain [1] Captain and Riding Master [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Riding Master [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant, temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain /Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Essex Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Military Foot Police [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 14th Hussars [1] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 2nd South Wales Borderers [1] 4th Cavalry [1] Australian Army Unit/Medical Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Daffodil [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached 1st King George's Own Sappers and Miners [1] Indian Army/ Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Army/Reserve of Officers/ Royal Engineers [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [94] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [122] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [122] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Samuel Hance

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 13505 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army GS/61663 Private Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

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Edward Elmer Hance

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 12356 Private Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 12356 Private Essex Regiment

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George John Hance

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3/2772 Private Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Robert Montague Herbert Hance

Born 1893

Died 1980

British Army

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13115

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Henry M Hance

Born 1879

British Army Temporary Captain /Second Lieutenant Indian Army/Reserve of Officers/ Royal Engineers

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George Thomas Hance

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 61663 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army

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George William Hance

Died 1915

British Army G/5107 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd east Battalion

British Army G/5107 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Henry William Hance

Died 1916

British Army 6609 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 512716 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 6609 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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Francis Albert Hance

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155177

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William Hedley Hance

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 2530 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 761354 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Hance

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 228182

Royal Navy 228182 Leading Signalman HMS Daffodil

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George Hance

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127711

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Charles Cyril Hance

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25871

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George James Hance

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3281 Private 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion

British Army 3281 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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George Edward Hance

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 633115

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James Henry Hance

Born 1897

Royal Navy 20171 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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James [hance John] Hance

Australian Imperial Force 4503

Australian Imperial Force 4505

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Samuel Hance

Australian Imperial Force 2199

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Cyril Eugene Agathon Hance

Australian Imperial Force 126

Australian Imperial Force 2148

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Irving James Hance

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 690876

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