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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]

William Bell

Born 1894

Royal Navy F33397

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Robert Andrew Woodman

Born 1899

Royal Navy F51007

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Richard Anderson Carruthers

Born 1898

Royal Navy J65044

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John Thomas Rae

Born 1892

Royal Navy J66444

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John Thomas Weir

Born 1899

Royal Navy J72500

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George Mackay

Born 1893

Royal Navy K13443

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Francis Clark

Born 1898

Royal Navy K43831

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Walter Scott

Born 1892

Royal Navy M23671

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John Mcquade

Born 1899

Royal Navy SS122592

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Thomas William Woodman

Born 1888

Royal Navy A 4219 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Po./4219/A Seaman Royal Naval Division Collingwood Battalion

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Lawrence Wilson

Born 1896

Royal Navy M16668 Wireman 2nd Class HMS Calliope

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James Rae

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS3896 Able Seaman HMS LION

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Thomas John Farquhar

Born 1890

Royal Navy M14012 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS GALATEA

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William Bell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233397

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John Mcwhirter

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13126 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Vivers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179245

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Stothart Anderson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286502

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James Thomson Weild

Born 1897

Died 1970

Royal Navy Z/4666 Royal Naval Division

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James Tonner

Born 1884

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William Robinson Roddick

Born 1885

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