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Annan, Dumfriesshire [49]

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [17]

Annan Dumfriesshire [1]

Dornock, Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Middlebie, Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Ruthwell, Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Rank

Private [7]

Deck Hand [3]

Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Captain [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Signaller [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Naval Division [2]

10th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

H.M.S. "Victory." [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS GALATEA [1]

HMS LION [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Motor Launch "424." [1]

Sailed with 51st Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Territorial Army [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

British Army [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [12]

M [10]

B [8]

S [7]

R [5]

F [4]

C [3]

A [2]

D [2]

G [2]

I [2]

J [2]

L [2]

N [2]

P [2]

T [2]

H [1]

K [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [55]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [70] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Annan, Dumfriesshire [49] Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [17] Annan Dumfriesshire [1] Dornock, Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Middlebie, Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Ruthwell, Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Rank

Private [7] Deck Hand [3] Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Captain [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Signaller [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Naval Division [2] 10th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Victory." [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS GALATEA [1] HMS LION [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Motor Launch "424." [1] Sailed with 51st Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Territorial Army [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] British Army [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [12] M [10] B [8] S [7] R [5] F [4] C [3] A [2] D [2] G [2] I [2] J [2] L [2] N [2] P [2] T [2] H [1] K [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [55] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Edward Smith Linton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26059

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James Mccubbin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266368

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Peter Crone

Died 1917

British Army 4394 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 266744 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 266744 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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William Smith

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289133

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William Graham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294938

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Hugh Kerr Pool

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162430

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Daniel Mcaulay

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168810

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John Lawther Irving

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177060

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James Dalgleish

Died 1915

British Army 6878 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Mccracken

Born 1891

Royal Navy SD 4231 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Joseph Edward Baxter

Born 1887

Royal Navy J60667

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David Dixon

Born 1898

Royal Navy J60672

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Benjamin Skilling

Born 1898

Royal Navy J61603

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Edward Sharkey

Born 1901

Royal Navy J85361

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William James Mccormick

Born 1897

Royal Navy K34724

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James Francis Noble

Born 1889

Royal Navy K40941

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Thomas Forsyth

Born 1880

Royal Navy 299565

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William George Finlay

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS123205

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Thomas Wilson

Born 1899

Royal Navy DA 20169 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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James Alexander Baird

Born 1884

Royal Navy F24407

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