N. LISBONA, 20 July 1916
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Nissim Lisbona
Born:
1882
Died:
19 Tammuz 5676 (20 July 1916)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
LIS4333
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
1882
Place of birth:
Cheetham Hill
Death
Date of death:
19 Tammuz 5676 (20 July 1916)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Somme, France
Burial place:
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval
Places
Addresses
377 Waterloo Road Cheetham, Manchester (1891)
184 Cheetham Hill Road (1901)
3 Heaton Terrace, Bury Old Road Broughton, Salford (1911)
45 Lloyd Street Manchester (1914)
Schools
Name:
Manchester Grammar School
Name:
Manchester University
Year started:
1900
Synagogues
Name:
Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Manchester
Nissim regularly wrote to his sister Victoria from the Front, and these letters give us a great insight into his experience of the war. You can read some of the extracts of these letters in the Gallery, within a piece written by Nissim's great, great nephew.
Family
Siblings
Flora (female)
Albert (male)
Marco (male)
Louisa (female)
Victoria (female)
Raphael (male)
Parents
Father: Moses Lisbona (male)
Mother: Mazal Lisbona (female)
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Military record no.:
PS/5212
Date enlisted/conscripted:
September 1914
Date discharged/death:
20 July 1916
Rank at discharge/death:
Private
Assignments
Regiment:
Royal Fusiliers
Battalion/unit:
20th Battalion (3rd Public Schools)
Posting:
Nissim served in France from November 1915
After being transferred to the Royal Engineers, in January 1916 he requested to return to his original battalion. At first he was sent to battalion headquarters, but he soon asked to be sent back to the front.
After being transferred to the Royal Engineers, in January 1916 he requested to return to his original battalion. At first he was sent to battalion headquarters, but he soon asked to be sent back to the front.
Medals:
British War
Victory
1914-15 Star
Victory
1914-15 Star
Regiment:
Royal Engineers
Battalion/unit:
Tunnelling Coy.
Posting:
Nissim's job was to go down into the tunnels under no man's land and listen for German soldiers' movements ahead.
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Private
Date of Death:
20 July 1916
Age:
34 years old
Regiment / service:
Royal Fusiliers, 20th Bn.
Cemetery:
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France
Grave reference:
IX. G. 12.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
Other Occupations
Type of employment:
Law
Date started:
1908
Position:
Barrister
Gallery
1 of 12England and Wales National Probate Records 1917
Recording the grant of probate for Nissim Lisbona's estate to his brother Albert Lisbona, and to well-known Manchester solicitor, Edward Youatt. Value of the estate £3,564, equivalent to £172,000 in today's money.
2 of 12Press Cutting with head portrait
Part of IWM First World War portraits collection
3 of 12Nissim's great great nephew's research
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1 of 12England and Wales National Probate Records 1917
Recording the grant of probate for Nissim Lisbona's estate to his brother Albert Lisbona, and to well-known Manchester solicitor, Edward Youatt. Value of the estate £3,564, equivalent to £172,000 in today's money.
2 of 12Press Cutting with head portrait
Part of IWM First World War portraits collection
3 of 12Nissim's great great nephew's research
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