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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]

Alexander Chalmers

Born 1877

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23973 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Matheson Mid

Born 1890

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 443 Sergeant 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Alexander Cranna Birnie

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2436 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 2436 Corporal Gordon Highlanders

British Army 2436 Corporal 1/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders

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Allan Gray Whyte

Born 1896

British Army Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 9225 Acting Serjeant British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 678665 Acting Serjeant Labour Corps 903rd Labour Employment Company

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Hobart Brooks Farquhar

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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John Sangster Milne

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 579475 Private Labour Corps

British Army

British Army Gordon Highlanders

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Samuel Hadden

Born 1876

British Army 150229 Serjeant Scottish Horse

British Army 3975 Serjeant Scottish Horse

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George Alexander

Born 1888

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 194

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James Murray Milne

Born 1889

British Army 60878 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 60878 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 4th Depot

British Army 60878 Bomber Royal Garrison Artillery 4th Depot

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William Gow

Born 1890

British Army 9315 Boy Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 1st Bn

British Army 9315 Drummer Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 1st Bn

British Army 9315 Drummer Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 1st Bn

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John Cameron

Born 1893

Died 1962

Australian Imperial Force 3192

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Charles Gordon French

Born 1892

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 1914 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 5th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 1914 Private 4th Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps

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Alexander Reid

Born 1894

British Army 2166 Acting Corporal Scottish Horse

British Army 2166 Serjeant Scottish Horse

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George Buchanan Smith

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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George Alexander Smith

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9294 Private Scots Guards

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William Donald

Born 1890

British Army 4300 Private Scottish Horse

British Army Trooper King Edward's Horse 1st Battalion

British Army 152167 Private Scottish Horse

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Alexander Milne

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107430

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107430

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107430 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Charles Thomas Andrews Robertson

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

British Army Major Gordon Highlanders 1st/5th Bn.

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Robert Simpson Baxter

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 7793 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army D/7793 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 7793 Private Hussars

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Lewis Neil Griffitt Ramsay

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army Private Gordon Highlanders 4th Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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