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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888]

Dundee Scotland [482]

Dundee, Scotland [54]

Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [11]

Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [6]

Dundee,Scotland [5]

Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [4]

Dundee SCOTLAND [3]

Dundee, Angus, Scotland [3]

Dundee , Angus, Scotland [2]

Dundee Angus Scotland [2]

Place of birth - Dundee Scotland [2]

13 Victoria Road, Dundee, Scotland [1]

32 Nelson's Lane, Dundee, Scotland [1]

4 Dundee Place, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

59 Crescent Street, Dundee, Scotland [1]

Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [1]

Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland [1]

District of Lochee, Burgh of Dundee Scotland [1]

Dundee Scotland Victoria [1]

Dundee scotland [1]

Dundee, Angus, Scotland. [1]

Dundee, St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Dundee,Angus,Scotland [1]

Dundee,Scotland. [1]

Magdalen Place, Parish of Mains, Dundee, Scotland [1]

Mid Street, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Monifeith,Dundee,Scotland [1]

North Dundee, Scotland [1]

POE Dundee Scotland [1]

Parkhead Dundee Scotland [1]

St Peter, Dundee, Angus, Scotland [1]

St.Clement,Dundee,Scotland. [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Serjeant [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Able Seaman [4]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Gunner [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy II [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chum [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Lady Doctor [1]

Lance Corporal (Acting Corporal) [1]

Lance Corporal Drummer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Master [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Drummer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Recruit [1]

Saddler [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker II [1]

Submariner [1]

Third Engineer [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Canadian Infantry [10]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [3]

Royal Scots [3]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2]

2nd Royal Highlanders [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

1/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

100th Battalion Machine Gun Corps [1]

10th Light Horse Regiment [1]

11th Labour Corps [1]

32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

3rd Light Horse Brigade [1]

43rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

48th Highlanders [1]

4th Royal Highlanders [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

BlacK Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Divisional Cyclist Company [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Impregnable [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [482]

British Army [76]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Royal Navy [19]

Other Empire Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [263]

S [143]

C [113]

B [102]

R [96]

D [95]

H [89]

W [83]

F [76]

G [69]

A [65]

L [58]

T [55]

P [49]

K [34]

N [25]

J [19]

E [16]

O [15]

I [10]

Y [9]

Q [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [889]

Military Service [596]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888] Dundee Scotland [482] Dundee, Scotland [54] Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [11] Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [6] Dundee,Scotland [5] Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4] Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [4] Dundee SCOTLAND [3] Dundee, Angus, Scotland [3] Dundee , Angus, Scotland [2] Dundee Angus Scotland [2] Place of birth - Dundee Scotland [2] 13 Victoria Road, Dundee, Scotland [1] 32 Nelson's Lane, Dundee, Scotland [1] 4 Dundee Place, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] 59 Crescent Street, Dundee, Scotland [1] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [1] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland [1] District of Lochee, Burgh of Dundee Scotland [1] Dundee Scotland Victoria [1] Dundee scotland [1] Dundee, Angus, Scotland. [1] Dundee, St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Dundee,Angus,Scotland [1] Dundee,Scotland. [1] Magdalen Place, Parish of Mains, Dundee, Scotland [1] Mid Street, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Monifeith,Dundee,Scotland [1] North Dundee, Scotland [1] POE Dundee Scotland [1] Parkhead Dundee Scotland [1] St Peter, Dundee, Angus, Scotland [1] St.Clement,Dundee,Scotland. [1]

Rank

Private [73] Serjeant [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Able Seaman [4] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Gunner [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy II [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chum [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Lady Doctor [1] Lance Corporal (Acting Corporal) [1] Lance Corporal Drummer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Master [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Drummer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Recruit [1] Saddler [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker II [1] Submariner [1] Third Engineer [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Canadian Infantry [10] Royal Highlanders [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [3] Royal Scots [3] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2] 2nd Royal Highlanders [2] Australian Infantry [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scottish Horse [2] 1/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 100th Battalion Machine Gun Corps [1] 10th Light Horse Regiment [1] 11th Labour Corps [1] 32nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 3rd Light Horse Brigade [1] 43rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 48th Highlanders [1] 4th Royal Highlanders [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] BlacK Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Corps [1] Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Divisional Cyclist Company [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Impregnable [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [482] British Army [76] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Royal Navy [19] Other Empire Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [263] S [143] C [113] B [102] R [96] D [95] H [89] W [83] F [76] G [69] A [65] L [58] T [55] P [49] K [34] N [25] J [19] E [16] O [15] I [10] Y [9] Q [2] U [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [889] Military Service [596]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Canada [2] Australia [1] Germany [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Joseph Johnston Lee

Born 1876

Died 1949

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 10th Battalion

British Army 3668 Sergeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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James Hynd Chalmers

Born 1884

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1519 Private

Australian Imperial Force 1519 Lance Corporal 11th Battalion

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John Ramsay

Born 1880

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 45129 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Buntin Henderson

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 19358 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 235628 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 235628 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st / 4th Battalion

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William Malloch Burry

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 373490 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6580 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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J Roy Ferguson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 882 Company Serjeant Major Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 882 Second Lieutenant Newfoundland Regiment

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David Robertson Crighton

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132297 Private Royal Highlanders of Canada 73rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 458634 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Gordon Marr

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446580

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446580 Private Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion - Canadian Scottish

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Alexander S Webster

Born 1884

Died 1927

British Army 9927 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Alfred Anderson

Born 1896

Died 2005

British Army 1643 Private 1/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/5th Battalion TF

British Army Chum The Old Contemptibles

British Army 240222 Private 1/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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David Ferguson

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 372475 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 372475 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5119 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Barty

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 306998 Private Tank Corps 1st Battalion

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Andrew Crighton Geddes

Born 1877

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160065

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160065 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Downie Mudie

Born 1887

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 200 2nd Corporal No 1 Mining Corps

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William Hardie

Born 1881

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 731 Private Australian Infantry 3rd Battalion

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James Whyte Swanston

Born 1872

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine - Merchant Navy

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Clan Macfarlane" (Glasgow)

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William Edmond Ogilvie

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Public Schools Corps

British Army Inns of Court Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 9 (Service) Battalion

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James Dolan

Born 1888

British Army 266027 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 29679 Private Royal Highlanders

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Robert Bateman

Died 1915

British Army S/6808 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Evelyn Malcolm

Born 1892

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107421 Sergeant Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Royal Engineers 271st Railway Company

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