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Place of birth

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [66]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire [53]

Port Argyll, Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Seaman [12]

Private [5]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Hand [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [15]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Chikara" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Goeland II." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Scour." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.M.L. "161." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Arfon [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

British Army [7]

Last name first letter

M [57]

S [10]

B [7]

C [7]

H [7]

G [6]

W [6]

R [5]

T [4]

D [3]

J [2]

L [2]

A [1]

F [1]

K [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [66]

Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [120] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [66] Campbeltown, Argyllshire [53] Port Argyll, Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Seaman [12] Private [5] Deck Hand [2] Leading Seaman [2] Able Seaman [1] Cooper [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Lance Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Second Hand [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [15] Royal Naval Division [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Royal Highlanders [2] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Chikara" [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Goeland II." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Scour." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.M.L. "161." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Arfon [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen [1] Scottish Horse [1] Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] British Army [7]

Last name first letter

M [57] S [10] B [7] C [7] H [7] G [6] W [6] R [5] T [4] D [3] J [2] L [2] A [1] F [1] K [1] O [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [66] Military Service [45]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Adam Gillespie

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 158291 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Mcphail Martin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242782

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Donald Martin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401868

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Malcolm Mitchell

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3467 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3/8th Battalion

British Army 301291 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3/8th Battalion

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Samuel Holly

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy B2485 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 24856 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen

Royal Navy 2485 B (PO) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Colleen

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Andrew Thomson Ralston

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228800

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Alexander Mcinnes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85063

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Duncan Martin

Born 1855

Died 1915

Royal Navy SA 2079 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2079/SA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Chikara"

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Alexander Bale

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282473

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Robert Montgomery

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233603

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William Sneddon

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243250

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Lachlen Mclean

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160704

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Robert Turner

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316710

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Alexander Ritchie

Born 1884

Died 1919

Royal Navy DA 21749 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 21749/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Scour."

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Edward Mcmurchy Mcdonald

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20623

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Neil Charles Morgan

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253190

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Angus Mcgougan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253520

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Andrew Hine

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281796

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Alexander Hine

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282233

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Donald Thomson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305953

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