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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Clifton Hill Victoria [3]

Liverpool Lancashire [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Evesham, Worcestershire [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Kalangadoo South Australia [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Surry Hills New South Wales [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Thundersley, Essex [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

York [2]

Ashton Keynes, Wilts [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrow In Furness England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackburn Lancashire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford Manchester [1]

Bray, Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carlton, Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [699]

Gunner [81]

Corporal [66]

Driver [58]

Sapper [47]

Serjeant [45]

Captain [31]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [27]

Lieutenant [26]

Acting Corporal [14]

Pioneer [9]

Bombardier [7]

Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major General [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Clerk [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [119]

Royal Engineers [92]

Labour Corps [76]

Liverpool Regiment [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [53]

Manchester Regiment [52]

Army Service Corps [50]

South Lancashire Regiment [39]

Northumberland Fusiliers [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [38]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

West Yorkshire Regiment [33]

Cheshire Regiment [31]

East Lancashire Regiment [31]

Lancashire Fusiliers [30]

Durham Light Infantry [29]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [28]

West Riding Regiment [26]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Border Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Corps of Hussars [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Training Reserve Battalion [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1104]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Royal Navy [82]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [1438]

C [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1406]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Germany [1]

India [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Clifton Hill Victoria [3] Liverpool Lancashire [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Evesham, Worcestershire [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Hyde, Cheshire [2] Kalangadoo South Australia [2] London [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Surry Hills New South Wales [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Thundersley, Essex [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] York [2] Ashton Keynes, Wilts [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrow In Furness England [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackburn Lancashire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford Manchester [1] Bray, Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Brighton England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carlton, Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [699] Gunner [81] Corporal [66] Driver [58] Sapper [47] Serjeant [45] Captain [31] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [27] Lieutenant [26] Acting Corporal [14] Pioneer [9] Bombardier [7] Major [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Captain [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major General [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Trumpeter [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissary [1] Cook [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Clerk [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Corporal Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [119] Royal Engineers [92] Labour Corps [76] Liverpool Regiment [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [53] Manchester Regiment [52] Army Service Corps [50] South Lancashire Regiment [39] Northumberland Fusiliers [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [38] Machine Gun Corps [35] West Yorkshire Regiment [33] Cheshire Regiment [31] East Lancashire Regiment [31] Lancashire Fusiliers [30] Durham Light Infantry [29] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [28] West Riding Regiment [26] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal Defence Corps [16] Royal Army Service Corps [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Border Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] London Regiment [12] Royal Irish Rifles [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Tank Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Corps of Hussars [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Training Reserve Battalion [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1104] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Royal Navy [82] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Australian Imperial Force [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [1438] C [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1406] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Germany [1] India [1]

Thomas Ellison

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 13176 Private Devonshire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

British Army 13176 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battallion then 1st Battallion

British Army 13176 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battallion

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Joseph G Ellison

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army 10451 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10451 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Edwin Ellison

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army L/16063 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/12643 Private Corps of Lancers 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers

British Army SE/6722 Private 5th Lancers

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John Edgar Bolsover Ellison

Born 1897

Died 1969

British Army 10372 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 10372 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 28th (Reserve) Battallion

British Army 10372 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 8th (S) Battalion

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Richard Davies Ellison

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13776 Private Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Thomas Henry Jack Ellison

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Trumpeter Royal Field Artillery 134th Battery

British Army 37654 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 13th Battalion

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James Ellison

Died 1917

British Army 357877 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357877 Private The King's. (Liverpool Regiment) 1st./10th. Battalion.

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William Julius Ellison

Born 1891

Died 1931

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery A/58 Brigade

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Ellison

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 2367 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army WR/341507 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Cuthbert Joseph Ellison

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Naylor Ellison

Born 1892

Died 1970

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Staff HQ 9th Corps

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Albert Ellison

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10386 Private Manchester Regiment 18 Battalion

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Richard Ellison

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187015

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Joseph Ellison

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187798

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Joseph Ellison

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268417

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George Clifford Ellison

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301337

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Thomas Ellison

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185006

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Joah Ellison

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196833

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Charles Ellison

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263595

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James Ellison

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18631

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