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Dysart, Fifeshire [53]

Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland [12]

Braehead, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Dunnikier House, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Dysart Fifeshire [1]

Rank

Private [10]

Able Seaman [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Trimmer [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

First Mate [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major and Brevet Colonel [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

7th Hussars Staff [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Aurora [1]

HMS Blanche [1]

HMS Blenheim (Grass hopper) [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Dolphin [1]

HMS Edinburgh Castle [1]

HMS Egmont [1]

HMS Europa I [1]

HMS Galatea [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Nesmar (Circe) [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Powerful II [1]

HMS Victorious II (Carnation) [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Phare" (London) [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Carmania" (Armed Merchant Cruiser) [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [42]

British Army [14]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [12]

C [7]

M [7]

D [5]

G [5]

H [4]

N [4]

P [4]

R [4]

W [4]

A [3]

S [2]

T [2]

Y [2]

F [1]

K [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [49]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [68] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dysart, Fifeshire [53] Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland [12] Braehead, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Dunnikier House, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Dysart Fifeshire [1]

Rank

Private [10] Able Seaman [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Trimmer [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] First Mate [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major and Brevet Colonel [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3] HMS NEPTUNE [2] 7th Hussars Staff [1] Dragoon Guards [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Aurora [1] HMS Blanche [1] HMS Blenheim (Grass hopper) [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Dolphin [1] HMS Edinburgh Castle [1] HMS Egmont [1] HMS Europa I [1] HMS Galatea [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Nesmar (Circe) [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Powerful II [1] HMS Victorious II (Carnation) [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Phare" (London) [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fleet Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Carmania" (Armed Merchant Cruiser) [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [42] British Army [14] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [12] C [7] M [7] D [5] G [5] H [4] N [4] P [4] R [4] W [4] A [3] S [2] T [2] Y [2] F [1] K [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [49] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

James Grubb

Born 1892

Royal Navy K8154

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Clement Cuthbert Grubb

Born 1898

Royal Navy K43308

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James Spence Blyth

Born 1900

Royal Navy K53180

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John Cuthbert

Born 1902

Royal Navy K57335

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John Keddie

Born 1893

Royal Navy M33323

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George Nairn Bowie

Born 1893

Royal Navy SS4111

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Munro Scott

Born 1881

Royal Navy 344279

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David Nicholson

Born 1890

Royal Navy 237944 Able Seaman HMS IRON DUKE

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William Yeoman

Born 1877

Royal Navy DA 10963 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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James Russell Bell

Born 1898

Royal Navy J78190

Royal Navy J78190 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy Palace Z/2161 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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James Blake Barclay

Born 1900

Royal Navy J48060

Royal Navy J48060 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful II

Royal Navy J48060 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful II

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Andrew Barker

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS117398

Royal Navy SS117398 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS117398 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blenheim (Grass hopper)

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James Davidson

Born 1886

Royal Navy F23821

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William Edwin Coatsworth Miller

Born 1899

Royal Navy J39866

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Willie Nicholson

Born 1899

Royal Navy J77974

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Peter Michie

Born 1901

Royal Navy J89766

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James Henderson

Born 1891

Royal Navy K8153

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Thomas Duncan

Born 1891

Royal Navy K34354

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Andrew Peggie

Born 1894

Royal Navy K43319

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John Barnett Davidson

Born 1893

Royal Navy K44834

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