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Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Acomb, Yorkshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Caister, Lincolnshire [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Gainsborough [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Hull England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Kingston upon Hull [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mansfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Nottingham [1]

Port Fairy Victoria [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Stockport,Cheshire [1]

Tuxford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Whangarei [1]

Whissonsett, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [100]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [8]

Driver [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Guardsman [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master [1]

Waggoner [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Service

British Army [150]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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S [199]

Contribution

Military Service [193]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [199] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [4] Hay New South Wales [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Acomb, Yorkshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Caister, Lincolnshire [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Epworth, Lincolnshire, England [1] Gainsborough [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Hull England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Kingston upon Hull [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mansfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Nottingham [1] Port Fairy Victoria [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Stockport,Cheshire [1] Tuxford, Nottinghamshire [1] Whangarei [1] Whissonsett, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [100] Gunner [10] Corporal [8] Driver [7] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Guardsman [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master [1] Waggoner [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Engineers [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS OPAL [1] Hussars [1] Indian Defence Force [1]

Service

British Army [150] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [199]

Contribution

Military Service [193] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Harry Sissons

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2826 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Richard Sissons

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30506

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Arthur W. Sissons

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 9437 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 9437 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Robert Sissons

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116558

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Norman Lea Sissons

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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George W Sissons

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 2915 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 351174 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Sissons

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 4056 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Frederick H Sissons

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 266551 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235584 Private West Riding Regiment

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William Henry Sissons

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233404

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Arthur Sissons

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246268

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William Sissons

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 4729 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 4729 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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John Stanley Sissons

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 64667 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 50833 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William H Sissons

Died 1917

British Army 204668 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Lawrence Sissons

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1565 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 240164 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 240164 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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Roland Edward Sissons

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Oliver William Sissons

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 42754 Private Essex Regiment

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John Wilfred Sissons

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 51891 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 107588 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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James Sissons

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Y/37 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 21139 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 21139 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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William Albert Sissons

Died 1917

British Army 28623 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 50641 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Frank Sissons

Died 1915

British Army 112976 Sapper Royal Engineers 185 Tunnelling Company

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