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Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [161]

Ayr Scotland [140]

Ayr, Scotland [23]

POE Ayr Scotland [3]

Ayr. Scotland [2]

1 Bellevue Terrace, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ayr,Ayrshire,Scotland. [1]

Brig Of Ayr Scotland [1]

Dalry, Ayr Scotland [1]

Hawthorn Villa, Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland [1]

Largs, Ayr, Scotland [1]

Mountgreenan, Ayr, Scotland [1]

Newark Castle, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Union Buildings, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Driver [1]

Fitter [1]

Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 /Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

112th Infantry Battalion [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

2/39th Garwhal Rifles [1]

28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Household Battalion [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Life Guards [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [144]

British Army [25]

Royal Navy [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

M [93]

B [28]

H [27]

W [27]

C [26]

S [24]

D [17]

T [15]

A [14]

G [14]

R [13]

L [9]

F [8]

E [4]

K [4]

N [4]

O [4]

P [4]

I [2]

Y [2]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179]

Merchant Navy [160]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Canada [1]

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People [340] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [161] Ayr Scotland [140] Ayr, Scotland [23] POE Ayr Scotland [3] Ayr. Scotland [2] 1 Bellevue Terrace, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ayr,Ayrshire,Scotland. [1] Brig Of Ayr Scotland [1] Dalry, Ayr Scotland [1] Hawthorn Villa, Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland [1] Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland [1] Largs, Ayr, Scotland [1] Mountgreenan, Ayr, Scotland [1] Newark Castle, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Union Buildings, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [8] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Driver [1] Fitter [1] Major [1] Sergeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 /Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [1] 112th Infantry Battalion [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 2/39th Garwhal Rifles [1] 28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Australian Infantry [1] Household Battalion [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Life Guards [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Scottish Horse [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [144] British Army [25] Royal Navy [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

M [93] B [28] H [27] W [27] C [26] S [24] D [17] T [15] A [14] G [14] R [13] L [9] F [8] E [4] K [4] N [4] O [4] P [4] I [2] Y [2] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179] Merchant Navy [160]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Canada [1]

Robert Shankland

Born 1887

Died 1968

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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David Warner

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 83992 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 83992 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Mcbride

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 12903 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Colin Munro

Born 1881

British Army 6756 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Ewen Holmes Humphrey James Wilson

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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Robert S Mccracken

Born 1897

Died 1962

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438773

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Hugh Crawford

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 671381 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 671381 Fitter Royal Field Artillery 2nd/2nd (Lowland) Battery

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Archibald William Robertson-Glasgow

Born 1880

Died 1914

Indian Army 2nd Lieutenant

British Army Captain 2/39th Garwhal Rifles

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John Cunningham

Born 1875

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3964 Sergeant 28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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George Cecil Loudon Willock

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178652

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Thomas Couperthwaite

Born 1884

British Army 592936 Private Labour Corps

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Wallace Allan

Born 1863

Died 1916

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

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James White

Died 1917

British Army G/42625 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Sime

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 121498

Canadian Expeditionary Force 121498 Private Canadian Infantry

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Donald Goldie Clark

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6493 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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William Hyslop

Born 1892

Died 1954

British Army 758 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 715181 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Michael Costello

Born 1863

Died 1923

British Army 165004 Serjeant 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 119 Serjeant 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry

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James Hainey

Australian Imperial Force 578

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John Thomson

Australian Imperial Force 1415

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John Stirling

Australian Imperial Force 5075

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