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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]

John Ellison

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81696

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Harold Ellison

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237307

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Frank Ellison

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38819

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Cecil Stanley Ellison

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142497

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William Ellison

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126696

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Charles Ellison

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39046

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George Joseph Ellison

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47898

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Richard Ellison

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3503 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Stanley Spencer Ellison

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72016

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Ernest Ellison

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51603

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Richard Francis Ellison

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162715

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Joseph Harold Ellison

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147826

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Herbert Edward Sanger Ellison

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54127

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Abraham Ellison

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 2405 Corporal of Horse Life Guards

British Army 2405 Corporal of Horse 2nd Life Guards

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Lewis Ellison

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276107

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William James Ellison

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212292

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Thomas Travers Ellison

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230506

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Reginald George Ellison

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241761

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Horace William Ellison

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251942

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Thomas Ellison

Died 1915

British Army 17044 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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