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Duns, Berwickshire [36]

Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland [3]

Coahill Duns, Berwickshire [1]

Duns Berwickshire Scotland [1]

Fogo, Duns, Berwickshire [1]

South Street, Duns, Berwickshire [1]

Swinton, Duns, Berwickshire [1]

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Private [10]

Gunner [2]

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Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

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King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

6th Black Watch [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS Lion - 10 days cells [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Surrey Yeomanry [1]

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Royal Navy [20]

British Army [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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C [6]

S [6]

W [6]

M [4]

P [3]

D [2]

F [2]

R [2]

A [1]

G [1]

H [1]

J [1]

K [1]

L [1]

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Military Service [39]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [44] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Duns, Berwickshire [36] Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland [3] Coahill Duns, Berwickshire [1] Duns Berwickshire Scotland [1] Fogo, Duns, Berwickshire [1] South Street, Duns, Berwickshire [1] Swinton, Duns, Berwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [10] Gunner [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Deck Hand [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 6th Black Watch [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS Lion - 10 days cells [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Surrey Yeomanry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [20] British Army [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [7] C [6] S [6] W [6] M [4] P [3] D [2] F [2] R [2] A [1] G [1] H [1] J [1] K [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Robert Gibson

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 158521 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Francis Coltart

Born 1890

British Army 12464 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th king's own scottish bord Battalion

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Ralph Waddell

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 4499 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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John Wood

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262577

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Ummond Coltart

Born 1888

British Army 267395 Private 6th Black Watch

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John Robertson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264661

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Robert Bryce Paterson

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 26994 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd

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William Kinghorn

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 7126 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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George Scott

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 7241 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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William John Reid

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 5145 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Forth RGA (TF).

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George Blackie

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17324 Stoker 1st class HMS Lion

Royal Navy K17324 Stoker 1st class HMS Lion - 10 days cells

Royal Navy K17324 Stoker 1st class HMS Lion

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Alexander Blaikie

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216069

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Archibald Cowe

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241379

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Hugh Davidson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21510

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Thomas Cockburn

Died 1918

British Army S/12506 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/12506 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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William Pennycook Blair

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292513

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James Scott

Died 1918

British Army TR/2/43858 Private Highland Light Infantry 53rd Battalion.

British Army TR2/43858 Private Highland Light Infantry 53rd Bn.

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William Tait Simpson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231006

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Alexander Dippie

Born 1896

British Army 7121 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 662726 Private Labour Corps

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John Paterson Purves

Born 1894

British Army 88 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 3336 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 46232 Private Surrey Yeomanry

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