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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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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]

David Alexander Reid

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 82033

Canadian Expeditionary Force 82033 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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William Wilson Fleming

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 212681

Royal Navy 212681 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 212681 Able Seaman

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James Brown Drury

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 5683 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 302900 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Harry Benson

Died 1918

British Army 2902 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4/5th Battalion

British Army 2902 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/5th (Forfarshire) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 345638 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Andrew Carnegie Booth Fairweather

Born 1881

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1291

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Harry B Tait

Born 1898

British Army S/14571 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Ogg

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143764 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143764 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143764 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Bertram Victor Croal

Born 1886

British Army 5/2906 Lance Serjeant London Regiment 2/14th lond Battalion

British Army 5/2906 Serjeant London Regiment 2/14th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William O Joss

Born 1895

British Army 1752 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290193 Private Royal Highlanders

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Franklin Gray

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy J25741 Boy 1st Class HMS Monmouth

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Helena Stewart Bennet

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Richard Knight

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 6991/A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy A 6991 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Victory."

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James Patterson

Born 1864

Died 1920

Royal Navy V 17 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 17V Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid."

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James Fairweather

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army S/12892 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6246 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 292404 Private Royal Highlanders

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William Addison

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 35597 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 35597 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 143rd Coy.

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Arthur Petrie

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2642 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 240696 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 240696 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Battalion

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William Mulvaney

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K26511 Stoker 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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George Douglas Gordon Stuart

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4409 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 84th Battery

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James Mcivor

Died 1915

British Army 3886 Private 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3886 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Frederick Dorward

Born 1896

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406551 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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