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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Belfast, Down [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Chester, Flintshire [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

6c 2h Bond Street, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brymynydd, Flintshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Durham [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Flint [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Holywell [1]

Holywell Wales [1]

Holywell, Flintshire [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Ilford, Essex, England [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Llanberis, Caernarvonshire [1]

London England [1]

Minera, Wrexham [1]

New Ferry, Cheshire [1]

Rathmelton, Donegal [1]

Seacombe Wallasey, Cheshire [1]

Silvertown, Essex, England [1]

St Helens, Lancashire [1]

St Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tranmere, Cheshire [1]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [1]

Wavertree, Liverpool [1]

Widnes [1]

Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [184]

Gunner [25]

Corporal [17]

Sapper [13]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [4]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Captain [2]

Fusilier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Commander Engineer [1]

Company Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman Petty Officer [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private/ Private [1]

QMS Inst [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [42]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Royal Engineers [25]

Labour Corps [24]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Border Regiment [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Denbigh Yeomanry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

10th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

10th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

11th Reserve Cavalry Brigade [1]

11th South Wales Borderers [1]

12th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [274]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [340]

Contribution

Military Service [329]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Belfast, Down [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Chester, Flintshire [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] 6c 2h Bond Street, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brymynydd, Flintshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Durham [1] East Ham, London [1] Flint [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1] Holywell [1] Holywell Wales [1] Holywell, Flintshire [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Ilford, Essex, England [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Llanberis, Caernarvonshire [1] London England [1] Minera, Wrexham [1] New Ferry, Cheshire [1] Rathmelton, Donegal [1] Seacombe Wallasey, Cheshire [1] Silvertown, Essex, England [1] St Helens, Lancashire [1] St Pancras, Middlesex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tranmere, Cheshire [1] Tumbarumba New South Wales [1] Wavertree, Liverpool [1] Widnes [1] Widnes, Lancashire, England [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [184] Gunner [25] Corporal [17] Sapper [13] Driver [11] Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [4] Company Sergeant Major [3] Lance Corporal [3] Captain [2] Fusilier [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Commander Engineer [1] Company Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Corporal Private [1] Deck Hand [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman Petty Officer [1] Lieutenant [1] Private/ Private [1] QMS Inst [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker First Class [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [42] Cheshire Regiment [25] Royal Engineers [25] Labour Corps [24] Royal Field Artillery [20] Manchester Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Army Service Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [7] South Wales Borderers [6] Border Regiment [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Denbigh Yeomanry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery Transport [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] 10th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 10th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 11th Reserve Cavalry Brigade [1] 11th South Wales Borderers [1] 12th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [274] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [340]

Contribution

Military Service [329] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Thomas Bellis

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 67474 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 67474 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 112th. Bde.

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Edward William Bellis

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 5329 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Henry Bellis

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 25526 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 25526 Acting Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 25526 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Edward Bellis

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11814

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Arthur Bellis

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 4477 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 48916 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 48916 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Sidney Richard Bellis

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278379

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Herbert Bellis

Died 1916

British Army 62563 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Cecil Magnus Bellis

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1440 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Arthur Bellis

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 44020 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John Bellis

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2120 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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William Francis Bellis

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy M20240 HMS Glory I Armourer's Crew

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William Bellis

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241182

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John Bellis

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 126603 Sapper Royal Engineers 20th Divisional Signal Company

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Horace Gill Bellis

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310325

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Thomas Bellis

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 97051 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 97051 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th Btn

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Henry Bellis

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 18727 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Bellis

Died 1915

British Army 4610 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Bellis

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 267730 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Bellis

Died 1917

British Army 92692 Private Tank Corps

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John Bellis

Died 1916

British Army 12583 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 12583 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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