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Bath, Somerset [2]

Castle Cary, Somerset [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Waltham Abbey, Essex [2]

Allahabad [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Castle Bay, Somerset [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Claremont Western Australia [1]

Devon England [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Henstridge, Somerset [1]

Highbridge, Somerset [1]

Portbury, Somerset [1]

Portishead, Somerset, England [1]

Southwick, Wiltshire [1]

Vauxhall, London [1]

West Deeping, Lincolnshire [1]

Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Serjeant [6]

Sapper [5]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Captain [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Calcutta Battalion Indian Army [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1]

Gloucestershire Hussars [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Imperial Service Lancers Indian Army [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Indian Lancers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

New Zealand Medical Corps [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [88]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [126]

Contribution

Military Service [121]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [2] Castle Cary, Somerset [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Waltham Abbey, Essex [2] Allahabad [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Castle Bay, Somerset [1] Chelsea, London [1] Claremont Western Australia [1] Devon England [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Henstridge, Somerset [1] Highbridge, Somerset [1] Portbury, Somerset [1] Portishead, Somerset, England [1] Southwick, Wiltshire [1] Vauxhall, London [1] West Deeping, Lincolnshire [1] Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [52] Serjeant [6] Sapper [5] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Captain [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [8] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Army Service Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Dorset Yeomanry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Calcutta Battalion Indian Army [1] 7th Hussars [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1] Gloucestershire Hussars [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Imperial Service Lancers Indian Army [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Indian Lancers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1] New Zealand Medical Corps [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [88] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [126]

Contribution

Military Service [121] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

William John Biss

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army G/15474 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Harry La Bruyere Biss

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54998

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Henry Charles Biss

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 9265 Acting Company Serjeant Major Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 9265 Company Serjeant Major Somerset Light Infantry

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William Biss

Born 1889

Died 1963

Royal Navy 16041 Private HMS Yarmouth

Royal Navy 16041 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Cyril A Biss

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 8793 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 514531 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 514531 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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James Stanley Biss

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227647

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Frederick Peter Biss

Born 1864

Died 1918

Royal Navy 115085 (RFR Dev A1035) Petty Officer HMS Vivid

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Henry Victor J Biss

Born 1885

Died 1961

British Army 8388 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 73835 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 576561 Private Labour Corps

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Robert George Biss

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35790 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Thomas Alban John Biss

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225702

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Henry William Biss

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1384 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 1384 Private London Regiment

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Albert Gillard Biss

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 76945 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Biss

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1147 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 1147 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 1147 Private Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Harry C Biss

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 27342 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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James Biss

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 290030 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

British Army 290030 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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Sidney Frank Biss

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319147

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Tom Biss

Australian Imperial Force 742

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Harold Holm Biss

Born 1895

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/2780 New Zealand Field Artillery

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Jesse Biss

Died 1917

British Army 15507 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 15507 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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Alfred Biss

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J17102 Able Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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