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Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [161]

Ayrshire Scotland [104]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [100]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [78]

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland [42]

Ayrshire, Scotland [23]

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland [19]

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland [15]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [14]

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland [14]

Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland [11]

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland [10]

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland [10]

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland [9]

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [7]

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland [7]

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland [7]

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland [7]

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland [7]

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [6]

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland [5]

Lugar, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [5]

Patna, Ayrshire, Scotland [5]

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland [5]

Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland [4]

Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland [4]

Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland [4]

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland [4]

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [4]

Commondyke, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [3]

Cronberry, Ayrshire, Scotland [3]

Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland [3]

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland [3]

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland [3]

Beith Ayrshire Scotland [2]

Cronberry, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Darnconner, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland [2]

Largs Ayrshire Scotland [2]

Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Moscow, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

New Cumnock Ayrshire Scotland [2]

Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Rozelle, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Sorn parish, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Rank

Private [103]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [12]

Captain [9]

Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Trooper [5]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain Reverend [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Col Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner (Signaller) [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

L/Cpl. [1]

L/cpl. [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [46]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [11]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Royal Scots [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

1/1st Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

11th Light Horse [1]

129th Baluchis [1]

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

1st Cameron Highlanders [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Australian Pioneers [1]

Ayrshire Militia [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Camel Corps- General Reinforcements [1]

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Glasgow Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal) [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

H.M.S. Rodney [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [125]

Australian Imperial Force [109]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [161]

B [67]

C [67]

W [58]

S [55]

H [51]

R [46]

L [44]

G [43]

D [38]

A [34]

T [26]

P [23]

F [20]

K [19]

N [16]

J [10]

O [9]

E [6]

Y [6]

I [5]

Q [3]

V [2]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [536]

Military Service [267]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

Canada [5]

New Zealand [1]

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People [809] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [161] Ayrshire Scotland [104] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [100] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [78] Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland [42] Ayrshire, Scotland [23] Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland [19] Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland [15] Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [14] Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland [14] Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland [11] Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland [10] Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland [10] Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland [9] Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [7] Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland [7] Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland [7] Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland [7] Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland [7] Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [6] Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland [5] Lugar, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [5] Patna, Ayrshire, Scotland [5] Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland [5] Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland [4] Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland [4] Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland [4] Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland [4] New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [4] Commondyke, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [3] Cronberry, Ayrshire, Scotland [3] Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland [3] Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland [3] Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland [3] Beith Ayrshire Scotland [2] Cronberry, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Darnconner, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland [2] Largs Ayrshire Scotland [2] Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Moscow, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] New Cumnock Ayrshire Scotland [2] Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Rozelle, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Sorn parish, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Rank

Private [103] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [12] Captain [9] Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Trooper [5] Sergeant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Driver [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain Reverend [1] Chief Stoker [1] Col Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Gunner [1] Gunner (Signaller) [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] L/Cpl. [1] L/cpl. [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [46] Ayrshire Yeomanry [11] Canadian Infantry [9] Highland Light Infantry [8] Royal Scots [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Royal Highlanders [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Scots Guards [3] Army Service Corps [2] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 1/1st Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] 11th Light Horse [1] 129th Baluchis [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 1st Cameron Highlanders [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Engineers [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Australian Pioneers [1] Ayrshire Militia [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Camel Corps- General Reinforcements [1] Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Corps of Hussars [1] French Red Cross [1] Glasgow Yeomanry [1] Glasgow Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal) [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. Rodney [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS TIGER [1] Household Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [125] Australian Imperial Force [109] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [161] B [67] C [67] W [58] S [55] H [51] R [46] L [44] G [43] D [38] A [34] T [26] P [23] F [20] K [19] N [16] J [10] O [9] E [6] Y [6] I [5] Q [3] V [2]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [536] Military Service [267] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [46] Canada [5] New Zealand [1]

Andrew Rodger

Born 1891

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2796 Lance Corporal Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter John Cartwright

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 200497 Private Border Regiment 4th bord Battalion

British Army 1775 Private Border Regiment 1/4th bord Battalion

British Army 200497 Private Border Regiment 4th battalion

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James Currie Steel

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 166906/5 Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 24843 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 14th and 16th

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Hon James Boyle

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Ayrshire Militia

British Army Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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John Campbell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 61090 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Douglas Reid Kinnier

Born 1858

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Captain Mercantile Marine, "Ortega"

Royal Navy Honorary Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Clement Ogilvie Agnew

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4026 Sapper Australian Engineers 4th Field Company

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William Jones

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 28320 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 19th Battalion

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George Mcgaan

Born 1896

Died 1954

Royal Navy M19290

Royal Navy M19290 Naval Seaman Vivid I

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William Tivendale Elliott

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 408435

Canadian Expeditionary Force 408435 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps 5th Battalion

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Alexander Hamilton Mann Wardrop

Born 1879

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111495

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James Paterson

Born 1883

British Army 6475 Private Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 6th Bn

British Army 268240 Private Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 6th Bn

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Archibald Mcvicar Sinclair

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 271726 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

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Hugh Brodie

Born 1876

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 120622

Canadian Expeditionary Force 120622 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Miller

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 249394 Signaller Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery. 298th Brigade.

Gunner (Signaller)

British Army 249394 Gunner (Signaller) Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Rodman

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army S/7626 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/7626 Serjeant Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 7th Bn

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Peter Flynn

Born 1884

British Army 415555 Private Labour Corps 906th Area Company

British Army 16494 Private Welsh Regiment

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Alexander Riddell

Born 1866

Died 1950

Canadian Expeditionary Force Sergeant Canadian Army Medical Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force 148095 Private 78th Overseas Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force

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James Neil Thomson Marr

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army SS/23072 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army SS/23072 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Wallace Allan

Born 1863

Died 1916

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

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