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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [693]

Dundee Scotland [482]

Dundee, Forfarshire [381]

Dundee [345]

Dundee Forfar [203]

Dundee, Forfar [105]

Dundee, Scotland [54]

Dundee New South Wales [14]

Dundee, Angus [12]

Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [11]

Lochee, Dundee [10]

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

Dundee, Fifeshire [7]

Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [6]

Monifieth, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [6]

Dundee,Scotland [5]

Natal, Dundee [5]

Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4]

Dundee, [4]

Dundee, Dundee [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [4]

Logie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4]

dundee [4]

Broughty Ferry, Dundee [3]

Dundee SCOTLAND [3]

Dundee, Angus, Scotland [3]

Tealing, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Auchterhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Broughtyferry Dundee [2]

Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Dundee , Angus, Scotland [2]

Dundee Angus Scotland [2]

Dundee England [2]

Dundee, Natal [2]

Dundee, Perthshire [2]

Place of birth - Dundee Scotland [2]

St. Andrews, Dundee [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]

6 Tannadice Street, Dundee [1]

8 Rosebank Street Dundee [1]

Angus Dundee [1]

Arbroath, Dundee [1]

Archibald's Lane, Lochee, Dundee. [1]

Auchterhouse, Dundee [1]

Barry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Bridgefoot, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Rank

Private [350]

Serjeant [33]

Lance Corporal [28]

Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Able Seaman [18]

Lieutenant [16]

Gunner [15]

Captain [13]

Ordinary Seaman [12]

Sapper [12]

Deck Hand [10]

Driver [10]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Sergeant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Rifleman [6]

Stoker [6]

Trimmer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Engineman [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Seaman [4]

Acting Sergeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Fireman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [133]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [125]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [41]

Royal Naval Reserve [39]

Royal Scots [24]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [21]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [19]

Gordon Highlanders [17]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Air Force [12]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [11]

London Regiment [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

HMS TIGER [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Scottish Horse [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

2nd Royal Highlanders [3]

4th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

HMS LION [3]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [3]

Scots Guards [3]

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

2nd South African Infantry [2]

4/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

4th Royal Highlanders [2]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Black Watch [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry [2]

HMS Chester [2]

Service

Royal Navy [781]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [739]

Australian Imperial Force [501]

British Army [441]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Other Empire Force [12]

South African Services [4]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [567]

S [302]

C [277]

B [269]

D [231]

R [211]

W [194]

H [176]

G [174]

F [155]

A [145]

L [132]

T [117]

P [112]

K [91]

N [52]

J [45]

O [34]

E [32]

I [24]

Y [18]

Q [6]

U [3]

V [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2399]

Merchant Navy [890]

Country

United Kingdom [135]

Canada [4]

India [3]

South Africa [3]

Australia [1]

Germany [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [693] Dundee Scotland [482] Dundee, Forfarshire [381] Dundee [345] Dundee Forfar [203] Dundee, Forfar [105] Dundee, Scotland [54] Dundee New South Wales [14] Dundee, Angus [12] Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [11] Lochee, Dundee [10] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [8] Dundee, Fifeshire [7] Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [6] Monifieth, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [6] Dundee,Scotland [5] Natal, Dundee [5] Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4] Dundee, [4] Dundee, Dundee [4] Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [4] Logie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4] dundee [4] Broughty Ferry, Dundee [3] Dundee SCOTLAND [3] Dundee, Angus, Scotland [3] Tealing, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Auchterhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Broughtyferry Dundee [2] Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Dundee , Angus, Scotland [2] Dundee Angus Scotland [2] Dundee England [2] Dundee, Natal [2] Dundee, Perthshire [2] Place of birth - Dundee Scotland [2] St. Andrews, Dundee [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] 6 Tannadice Street, Dundee [1] 8 Rosebank Street Dundee [1] Angus Dundee [1] Arbroath, Dundee [1] Archibald's Lane, Lochee, Dundee. [1] Auchterhouse, Dundee [1] Barry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Bridgefoot, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Rank

Private [350] Serjeant [33] Lance Corporal [28] Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [20] Able Seaman [18] Lieutenant [16] Gunner [15] Captain [13] Ordinary Seaman [12] Sapper [12] Deck Hand [10] Driver [10] Stoker 1st Class [9] Sergeant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7] Leading Seaman [6] Rifleman [6] Stoker [6] Trimmer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Engineman [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Seaman [4] Acting Sergeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Leading Stoker [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Cadet [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Fireman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Petty Officer [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [133] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [125] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [41] Royal Naval Reserve [39] Royal Scots [24] King's Own Scottish Borderers [21] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Field Artillery [20] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [19] Gordon Highlanders [17] Royal Scots Fusiliers [14] Army Service Corps [13] Canadian Infantry [13] Labour Corps [12] Royal Air Force [12] Highland Light Infantry [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11] Seaforth Highlanders [11] London Regiment [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] HMS TIGER [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Scottish Horse [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] 2nd Royal Highlanders [3] 4th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] HMS LION [3] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [3] Scots Guards [3] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2] 2nd South African Infantry [2] 4/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] 4th Royal Highlanders [2] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Australian Infantry [2] Black Watch [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry [2] HMS Chester [2]

Service

Royal Navy [781] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [739] Australian Imperial Force [501] British Army [441] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Other Empire Force [12] South African Services [4] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [567] S [302] C [277] B [269] D [231] R [211] W [194] H [176] G [174] F [155] A [145] L [132] T [117] P [112] K [91] N [52] J [45] O [34] E [32] I [24] Y [18] Q [6] U [3] V [3]

Contribution

Military Service [2399] Merchant Navy [890]

Country

United Kingdom [135] Canada [4] India [3] South Africa [3] Australia [1] Germany [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

John Peat Young

Born 1878

Died 1955

Canadian Expeditionary Force 82110

Canadian Expeditionary Force 82110 32nd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 82110 32nd Battalion

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Frederick James Gordon

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 235261 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st/4th Battalion

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John Pattullo Mackie Whyte

Born 1899

Died 1967

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 660261 2nd Lieutenant Royal Regiment of Artillery

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William Forsyth Anderson

Born 1893

Died 1960

Royal Navy 146 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Engineers 5th Field Survey Battalion

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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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Frederick Oudney

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 23041 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Kerr

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Private Calcutta Scottish Volunteers and Singapore Volunteers

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Ian Mackenzie

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1425 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/1425 (S) Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd Royal Marine Battalion Royal Naval Division

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William Brown

Died 1915

British Army 7514 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 7514 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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David Earl Robertson

Born 1894

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408648

British Army 3057 Private Scottish Horse

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Charles Spalding Geekie

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army S4/157931 Private Army Service Corps

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Robert Henry Turner

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 5183 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 1/5th

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

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John Reilly

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 13258 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 13258 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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William Stevenson

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 3/4201 Private Royal Highlanders

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George Tolmie

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 20/248 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20/248 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20/248 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James L. Carnegie

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army S/6028 Private Gordon Highlanders 9th Battalion

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George Gilruth

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army D/1210 Private 6th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/1210 Private 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)

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Jasper Milton Preston Muddock

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 3651 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

Other Empire Force Rangoon Mounted Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Shropshire Yeomanry

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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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