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Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [200]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [137]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [103]

Arbroath Scotland [51]

Arbroath Forfar [40]

Arbroath [30]

Arbroath, Forfar [30]

Arbroath, Scotland [13]

Arbroath, Fifeshire [4]

Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland [3]

69 Sidney Street, Arbroath [2]

Arbroath Forfarshire Scotland [2]

Arbroath, Angus [2]

Forfar, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

29 Dishland Street, Arbroath [1]

34 Howard Street, Arbroath [1]

Arbirlot, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Arbroath Angus [1]

Arbroath, Angus. [1]

Arbroath, Dundee [1]

Arbroath, Fifeshire, North Britian [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire, [1]

Arbroath. [1]

Arbroath. Angus. [1]

Carmyllie, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Carnoustie, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Forfar Arbroath [1]

Kinnell, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

St. Vigeans, Arbroath. [1]

Rank

Private [58]

Deck Hand [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Engineer Lieutenant For Temporary Service [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Gunner [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Plumber [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [30]

Royal Highlanders [27]

Royal Naval Reserve [11]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

London Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

15th Battalion, Australian Infantry, attached 4th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [1]

1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Black Watch [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment (attached) [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Dido (? Star) [1]

HMS Dido (Lark) [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1]

Kent Yeomanry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS 'Taplow' (London) [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [160]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [149]

British Army [77]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [87]

M [84]

C [66]

B [59]

R [43]

W [42]

F [34]

P [30]

A [29]

D [29]

G [28]

H [25]

L [22]

K [15]

J [12]

O [11]

T [8]

N [4]

E [3]

I [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [422]

Merchant Navy [200]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [200] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [137] Arbroath, Forfarshire [103] Arbroath Scotland [51] Arbroath Forfar [40] Arbroath [30] Arbroath, Forfar [30] Arbroath, Scotland [13] Arbroath, Fifeshire [4] Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland [3] 69 Sidney Street, Arbroath [2] Arbroath Forfarshire Scotland [2] Arbroath, Angus [2] Forfar, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] 29 Dishland Street, Arbroath [1] 34 Howard Street, Arbroath [1] Arbirlot, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Arbroath Angus [1] Arbroath, Angus. [1] Arbroath, Dundee [1] Arbroath, Fifeshire, North Britian [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire, [1] Arbroath. [1] Arbroath. Angus. [1] Carmyllie, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Carnoustie, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Forfar Arbroath [1] Kinnell, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] St. Vigeans, Arbroath. [1]

Rank

Private [58] Deck Hand [8] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Chauffeur [1] Chief Engineer [1] Deck Boy [1] Engineer Lieutenant For Temporary Service [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Gunner [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer [1] Plumber [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [30] Royal Highlanders [27] Royal Naval Reserve [11] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [7] Royal Scots [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Field Artillery [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] London Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] 15th Battalion, Australian Infantry, attached 4th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [1] 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Black Watch [1] British Red Cross [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] First Aid Nursing Yeomanry [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment (attached) [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Dido (? Star) [1] HMS Dido (Lark) [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line [1] Kent Yeomanry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Mercantile Marine - SS 'Taplow' (London) [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [160] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [149] British Army [77] Australian Imperial Force [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [87] M [84] C [66] B [59] R [43] W [42] F [34] P [30] A [29] D [29] G [28] H [25] L [22] K [15] J [12] O [11] T [8] N [4] E [3] I [1] U [1] V [1] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [422] Merchant Navy [200]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

John Fairweather

Died 1917

British Army 9951 Private 1st Royal Scots

British Army 9951 Serjeant Royal Scots 11th Battalion

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John Brockie Ritchie

Born 1884

Died 1945

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15889

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Charles Cartwright Butchart

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 3024 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 240868 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3024 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3/5th Battalion

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John Watson

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 16413 Private Royal Scots 1st Battalion

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Edward G Drury

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 27 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Transport

British Army T4/247016 Driver Army Service Corps

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John G. Smith

Died 1914

British Army 7323 Private Royal Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Charles Mcleod Hendry

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 1996 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th (Forfarshire) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 240400 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2/4th (City of Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Alexander Wishart

Born 1859

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS 'Taplow' (London)

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James Milne

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 240060 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th/5th Battalion

British Army 671 Private Royal Highlanders 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 240060 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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David Airth

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 151502

Canadian Expeditionary Force 151502 Private Canadian Infantry 13th Bn. Royal Highlanders of Canada

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Robert Miln Petrie

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 966 Serjeant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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Charles Milne

Born 1867

Died 1917

British Army 2718 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 36674 Private Royal Defence Corps 204th Protection Coy

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David Cumming Duff

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3608 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

British Army 202058 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

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Robert L. Bannerman

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 180 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 180 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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George Alexander Hutton Gray

Born 1883

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1545 Australian Infantry 6th Battalion

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Francis Bremner

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy Z/1865 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde Z/1865 Seaman Howe Battlalion

Royal Navy Clyde, Z/1865 Able Seaman Benbow Battalion

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Melville Brown

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3483 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6984 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 293110 Private Royal Highlanders

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Alfred Ernest Shaw

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 350334 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 1834 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 350334 Sergeant Royal Scots 9th Battalion

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William Bruce

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 20268 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 20268/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "John Curran"

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Robert Aikman

Died 1915

British Army 129 Private 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 129 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

British Army 129 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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