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Auchterderran, Fife [10]

Auchterderran Fife [2]

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland [2]

Blythwood Cottage, Woodend, Auchterderran, Fife [1]

Brewery Court,Lochgelly,Auchterderran,Fife [1]

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Private [9]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Serjeant [2]

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Private 2nd Class [1]

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Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

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British Army [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

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B [3]

D [2]

M [2]

S [2]

C [1]

E [1]

F [1]

G [1]

J [1]

N [1]

R [1]

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Military Service [15]

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United Kingdom [5]

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People [16] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Auchterderran, Fife [10] Auchterderran Fife [2] Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland [2] Blythwood Cottage, Woodend, Auchterderran, Fife [1] Brewery Court,Lochgelly,Auchterderran,Fife [1]

Rank

Private [9] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Piper [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Last name first letter

B [3] D [2] M [2] S [2] C [1] E [1] F [1] G [1] J [1] N [1] R [1]

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Military Service [15]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

George Swan

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 204 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 204 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 204 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Thomas Mclean

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army T2/018149 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T2/018149 Driver Army Service Corps

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John Baxter

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1758 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 1/1st Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Alexander Goodall

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305755 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Peter Swan

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 20164 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 695 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders 7th Battalion

British Army 20164 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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David Robertson

Died 1917

British Army 2123 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 290398 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Matthew Davidson

Born 1891

Died 1944

British Army 3/1377 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

British Army 3/1377 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

British Army 137537 Corporal Royal Engineers 252nd Tunnelling Company

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Alexander Buchan

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 42502 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Nicol

Born 1870

British Army 33 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Fifeshire Battalion (Volunteers)

British Army Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Fifeshire Battalion (Volunteers)

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Robert Ferris

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244481

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William Robertson Brown

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 176095 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 176095 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Clydesdale

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 345158 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1943 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 1943 Acting Serjeant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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John Mcdonald

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321272

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Alexander Erskine

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1264

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George Davidson

Born 1893

British Army 2120 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 7th argyll and Battalion

British Army 275391 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 7th argyll and Battalion

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David Johnston

Born 1896

Died 1956

British Army 267250 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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