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Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [155]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [54]

Aberdeenshire Scotland [51]

Aberdeenshire, Scotland [31]

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [9]

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [6]

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [5]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [3]

Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3]

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3]

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3]

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3]

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3]

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3]

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3]

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3]

Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [2]

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Collieston, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Ellon, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Inverurie Aberdeenshire Scotland [2]

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Port Erroll, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

1 Willowside Place Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire scotland [1]

Ballater Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Bankhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Blackhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Blelack House,Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [1]

Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [42]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Sergeant [4]

Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Admiral [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bathman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bomber [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Commander [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Segeant. [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Surgeon Vice-Admiral [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [15]

Scottish Horse [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Training Reserve [2]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

4th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Coventry [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Irish Reserve [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Merchantile Marine - SS 'Llandovery Castle' (London) [1]

Otago Infantry Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

Service

British Army [61]

Australian Imperial Force [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Royal Navy [7]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [80]

B [49]

S [47]

C [39]

W [33]

R [29]

D [28]

F [25]

A [23]

G [22]

L [20]

T [20]

H [16]

K [11]

P [10]

N [7]

J [6]

E [5]

I [4]

O [3]

Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [346]

Military Service [129]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [2]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

Uganda [1]

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People [478] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [155] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [54] Aberdeenshire Scotland [51] Aberdeenshire, Scotland [31] Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [9] Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [6] Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [5] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [3] Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [2] Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Collieston, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Ellon, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Inverurie Aberdeenshire Scotland [2] Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Port Erroll, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] 1 Willowside Place Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Aberdeen Aberdeenshire scotland [1] Ballater Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Bankhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Blackhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Blelack House,Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [1] Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [42] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Sergeant [4] Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Admiral [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Sister [2] Stoker [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bathman [1] Bombardier [1] Bomber [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Commander [1] Drummer [1] Gunner [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Rear Admiral [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Segeant. [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Surgeon Vice-Admiral [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [15] Scottish Horse [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Labour Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Training Reserve [2] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 4th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS Aboukir [a Cressy-class armoured cruiser] [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Coventry [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Irish Reserve [1] King Edward's Horse [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Merchantile Marine - SS 'Llandovery Castle' (London) [1] Otago Infantry Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

Service

British Army [61] Australian Imperial Force [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Royal Navy [7] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [80] B [49] S [47] C [39] W [33] R [29] D [28] F [25] A [23] G [22] L [20] T [20] H [16] K [11] P [10] N [7] J [6] E [5] I [4] O [3] Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [346] Military Service [129]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [2] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1] Uganda [1]

Charles Thom

Australian Imperial Force 2674

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John Ingram

Australian Imperial Force 5125

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Robert Sangster

Australian Imperial Force 61211

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George Langster Massie

Australian Imperial Force 2717

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Hugh Rose

Australian Imperial Force 19806

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Robert Stewart

Australian Imperial Force 1742

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Robert Strachan Wallace

Australian Imperial Force

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John Sim Noble

Australian Imperial Force 4830

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James Mackie

Australian Imperial Force 1522

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John Cruickshank Allan

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army TR/58048 Private Training Reserve 103rd Battalion

British Army 248026 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 248026 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd/2nd Bn

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James Gordon

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 337 Trumpeter Scottish Horse

British Army 337 Private Scottish Horse

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James Gilbert

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 265594 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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James Black

Born 1884

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81073

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81073 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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Andrew Gray Nicol

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420769

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420769 Lance Corporal Canadian Railway Troops

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Alexander Ludovic Duff

Born 1862

Died 1933

Royal Navy Admiral

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Thomas George Millar

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2966T Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE

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Charles Ramsay Lumsden

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain Gordon Highlanders

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John W Pirie

Born 1894

British Army S/7444 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army S/7444 Temporary Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

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Alexander M Brown

Born 1885

British Army 5602 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (post Office Rifles)

British Army A/200528 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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William Arthur

Born 1854

Died 1917

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