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Ayr, Ayrshire [250]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [161]

Maybole, Ayr, Ayrshire [3]

Monkton, Ayr, Ayrshire [3]

Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire [3]

Ayr, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Beith, Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Colmonell, Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Dalmellington, Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Kilwinning, Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Muirkirk, Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

New Cumnock, Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Wallacetown, Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

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

Ardrossan, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayr , Ayrshire [1]

Ayr, Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayr, Tarbolton, Ayrshire [1]

Ayr,Ayrshire,Scotland. [1]

Barr, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Catrine, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Coylton, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Dreghorn, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Irvine, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Maybole Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Newark Castle, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Newton Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Newton on Ayr, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Newton-on-Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ochiltree, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Saltcoats, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Sorn, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Stair, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Straiton, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Tarbolton, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Union Buildings, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [13]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chauffeur (Driver) [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Scots [2]

9th Royal Highlanders [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS President III [1]

HMS Prince of Wales [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] [1]

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

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment/ British Red Cross [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145]

Royal Navy [130]

British Army [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [86]

C [46]

L [34]

G [31]

W [31]

H [30]

D [27]

S [26]

B [25]

T [20]

R [19]

A [18]

F [13]

P [13]

K [12]

N [8]

Y [7]

O [5]

E [3]

I [3]

J [2]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [295]

Merchant Navy [160]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Ayr, Ayrshire [250] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [161] Maybole, Ayr, Ayrshire [3] Monkton, Ayr, Ayrshire [3] Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire [3] Ayr, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Beith, Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Colmonell, Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Dalmellington, Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Kilwinning, Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Muirkirk, Ayr, Ayrshire [2] New Cumnock, Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Wallacetown, Ayr, Ayrshire [2] 1 Bellevue Terrace, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ardrossan, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayr , Ayrshire [1] Ayr, Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayr, Tarbolton, Ayrshire [1] Ayr,Ayrshire,Scotland. [1] Barr, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Catrine, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Coylton, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Dreghorn, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Irvine, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Kilmarnock, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Maybole Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Newark Castle, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Newton Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Newton on Ayr, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Newton-on-Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ochiltree, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Saltcoats, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Sorn, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Stair, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Straiton, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Tarbolton, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Union Buildings, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [13] Second Lieutenant [5] Boy 1st Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chauffeur (Driver) [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Highland Light Infantry [3] Royal Engineers [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Scots [2] 9th Royal Highlanders [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS President III [1] HMS Prince of Wales [1] HMS Vivid I [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Scottish Horse [1] Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment/ British Red Cross [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145] Royal Navy [130] British Army [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [86] C [46] L [34] G [31] W [31] H [30] D [27] S [26] B [25] T [20] R [19] A [18] F [13] P [13] K [12] N [8] Y [7] O [5] E [3] I [3] J [2] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [295] Merchant Navy [160]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

James Doherty

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 3166 Serjeant Royal Scots 3rd Bn

British Army 35754 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Walter Lindsay

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163764

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163764 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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David Ingram Thomson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192460

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Patrick Flynn

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army 8495 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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John Ross

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261326

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James Neil

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269217

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Andrew Kay

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104826

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John C Ferguson

Born 1866

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114533

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John Mcgowan

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303438

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Samuel Homell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260460

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Matthew Shirlaw

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303530

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John Henry Taylor

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298219

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John Willis Milligan

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187682

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David Poustie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281289

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John Andrew

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 93136 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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H Piper

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 241459 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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William Hagan

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287674

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William Cringan

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163068

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Thomas Mair

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136535

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Andrew Steele

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284467

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