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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [693]

Dundee, Forfarshire [381]

Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [11]

Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [8]

Monifieth, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [6]

Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [4]

Logie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4]

Tealing, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Auchterhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Barry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Bridgefoot, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [1]

DUNDEE, FORFARSHIRE [1]

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

Forfar, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Forfarshire, Dundee [1]

Guthrie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Inverkeillor Forfarshire Dundee [1]

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

Monikie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Montrose, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Saint Mary's Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Saint Peter Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

St Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

St Clements, Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

ardler dundee forfarshire [1]

Rank

Private [49]

Able Seaman [11]

Deck Hand [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Engineman [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lady Doctor [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Drummer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Cooks Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major & Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Master [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private Drummer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [21]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [18]

Royal Naval Reserve [13]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [11]

Royal Air Force [5]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

HMS LION [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

London Regiment [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

4th Royal Highlanders [1]

5th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

BlacK Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M. Submarine J.5. [1]

H.M.S. "Terrible." [1]

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Victory II [1]

HM Submarine E15 [1]

HM Submarine E30 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HM Submarine K13 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Nestor [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [725]

Royal Navy [357]

British Army [59]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [342]

S [181]

C [156]

B [153]

D [140]

R [134]

W [127]

G [107]

H [98]

F [94]

L [88]

A [79]

T [71]

P [64]

K [56]

J [33]

N [33]

E [19]

O [19]

I [13]

Y [11]

Q [3]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1120]

Merchant Navy [887]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

India [1]

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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [693] Dundee, Forfarshire [381] Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [11] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [8] Monifieth, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [6] Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4] Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [4] Logie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4] Tealing, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Auchterhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Barry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Bridgefoot, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [1] DUNDEE, FORFARSHIRE [1] Dundee, St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Forfar, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Forfarshire, Dundee [1] Guthrie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Inverkeillor Forfarshire Dundee [1] Mid Street, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Monikie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Montrose, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Saint Mary's Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Saint Peter Dundee, Forfarshire [1] St Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire [1] St Clements, Dundee, Forfarshire [1] ardler dundee forfarshire [1]

Rank

Private [49] Able Seaman [11] Deck Hand [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal [2] Engineman [2] Gunner [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Stoker [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lady Doctor [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Drummer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Cooks Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major & Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Master [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private Drummer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [21] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [18] Royal Naval Reserve [13] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [11] Royal Air Force [5] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] HMS LION [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Scottish Horse [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS Vivid I [2] London Regiment [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 4th Royal Highlanders [1] 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1] BlacK Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M. Submarine J.5. [1] H.M.S. "Terrible." [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Victory II [1] HM Submarine E15 [1] HM Submarine E30 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HM Submarine K13 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Nestor [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [725] Royal Navy [357] British Army [59] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [342] S [181] C [156] B [153] D [140] R [134] W [127] G [107] H [98] F [94] L [88] A [79] T [71] P [64] K [56] J [33] N [33] E [19] O [19] I [13] Y [11] Q [3] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1120] Merchant Navy [887]

Country

United Kingdom [26] India [1]

David Wilson

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2494 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345325 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 345325 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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John Maloney

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2001 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345184 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 345184 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeo.) Battalion.

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Peter Meldrum Ovenstone

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1948 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345161 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 345161 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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Lawrence King

Died 1917

British Army 3/933 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 345717 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 345717 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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John Wilkie

Died 1915

British Army 3/8991 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd Battalion

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William Smith

Died 1914

British Army 3/1802 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd Battalion

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Alexander Kidd

Died 1916

British Army 9208 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd Battalion

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William Brown

Born 1866

Died 1916

Royal Navy 31/ST Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - HM Paddle Mine Sweeper Clacton Belle

Royal Navy ST 31 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

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George Wallace

Died 1916

British Army S/22263 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/22263 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders 7th Battalion.

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Alexander Lemon

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS8416

Royal Navy SS/8416 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Terrible."

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John Jagger

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy 347869 Leading Cooks Mate

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Thomas Lyall

Died 1917

British Army 3/3752 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/3752 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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George Prain

Died 1917

British Army 2373 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345289 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 345289 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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David Taylor

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy M5369

Royal Navy M/5369 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class H.M. Submarine J.5.

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Martin Henderson Allan

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy A 5862 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5862/A Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 5862/A Seaman Royal Naval Division - Hawke Bn

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William Thomson

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 301237 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

Royal Navy 301237 Stoker 1st Class HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy 301237 Stoker 1st Class HMS Natal

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Thomas Annan

Born 1891

British Army 1898 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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John Clark

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308700

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Alexander Binnie

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3026 Serjeant Royal Air Force

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John Sexton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163402

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