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Edinburgh [1527]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1414]

Edinburgh Scotland [1002]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [779]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [195]

Edinburgh, Scotland [178]

Leith, Edinburgh [137]

Leith Edinburgh [133]

Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian [54]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [48]

Saint George Edinburgh [37]

Saint Giles Edinburgh [34]

Musselburgh Edinburgh [31]

Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [27]

Edinburgh, [22]

Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [21]

Canongate Edinburgh [20]

Portobello, Edinburgh [20]

Musselburgh, Edinburgh [17]

Newington Edinburgh [17]

Edinburgh,Scotland [13]

Newington, Edinburgh [12]

Saint Andrew Edinburgh [12]

Saint Andrews Edinburgh [12]

Saint Georges Edinburgh [12]

Dalkeith Edinburgh [11]

Portobello Edinburgh [11]

Saint George, Edinburgh [11]

Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian [10]

North Leith Edinburgh [10]

Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [9]

South Leith, Edinburgh [9]

Canongate, Edinburgh [8]

Dalkeith, Edinburgh [8]

Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8]

Saint Cuthberts Edinburgh [8]

South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8]

St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8]

Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8]

Edinburgh South Australia [7]

Edinburgh, Middlesex [7]

Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Gorebridge Edinburgh [6]

edinburgh [6]

Edinburgh England [5]

Edinburgh Midlothian [5]

North Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [5]

Penicuik Edinburgh [5]

Rank

Private [584]

Lieutenant [84]

Second Lieutenant [84]

Lance Corporal [68]

Captain [62]

Corporal [51]

Serjeant [40]

Able Seaman [39]

Stoker 1st Class [37]

Major [35]

Sapper [28]

Gunner [27]

Ordinary Seaman [20]

Lieutenant Colonel [17]

Rifleman [17]

Driver [16]

Deck Hand [14]

Boy 1st Class [12]

Sergeant [11]

Stoker 2nd Class [11]

2nd Lieutenant [9]

Leading Seaman [9]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Colonel [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Brigadier General [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Engineman [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Midshipman [5]

Stoker [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Nurse [4]

Petty Officer Stoker [4]

Pioneer [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Boy Telegraphist [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Commander [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Unit

Royal Scots [245]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [62]

Royal Highlanders [54]

Highland Light Infantry [51]

Royal Engineers [50]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [45]

Royal Naval Reserve [42]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Seaforth Highlanders [34]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [33]

Cameron Highlanders [31]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Scottish Rifles [27]

Gordon Highlanders [26]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [24]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [21]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Canadian Infantry [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Air Force [16]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

Scots Guards [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [10]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [10]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10]

Australian Infantry [9]

HMS INVINCIBLE [8]

HMS MALAYA [8]

HMS Vanguard [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

HMS Monmouth [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

HMS Erin [6]

HMS IRON DUKE [6]

HMS Vivid I [6]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [5]

French Red Cross [5]

General List [5]

HMS BENBOW [5]

Service

Royal Navy [2386]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1279]

Australian Imperial Force [1016]

British Army [913]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Other Empire Force [24]

Indian Army [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

South African Services [4]

Last name first letter

M [1015]

B [561]

S [520]

C [489]

W [436]

H [427]

R [381]

G [364]

D [315]

A [277]

F [277]

L [258]

T [241]

P [236]

K [137]

J [112]

N [96]

E [68]

O [58]

I [49]

Y [45]

V [21]

U [11]

Q [5]

Contribution

Military Service [5452]

Merchant Navy [758]

Country

United Kingdom [358]

Canada [11]

India [5]

New Zealand [5]

Australia [4]

Singapore [3]

Ireland [2]

United States [2]

Belgium [1]

China [1]

France [1]

Guyana [1]

Jamaica [1]

Malaysia [1]

Nigeria [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Edinburgh [1527] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1414] Edinburgh Scotland [1002] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [779] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [195] Edinburgh, Scotland [178] Leith, Edinburgh [137] Leith Edinburgh [133] Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian [54] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [48] Saint George Edinburgh [37] Saint Giles Edinburgh [34] Musselburgh Edinburgh [31] Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [27] Edinburgh, [22] Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [21] Canongate Edinburgh [20] Portobello, Edinburgh [20] Musselburgh, Edinburgh [17] Newington Edinburgh [17] Edinburgh,Scotland [13] Newington, Edinburgh [12] Saint Andrew Edinburgh [12] Saint Andrews Edinburgh [12] Saint Georges Edinburgh [12] Dalkeith Edinburgh [11] Portobello Edinburgh [11] Saint George, Edinburgh [11] Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian [10] North Leith Edinburgh [10] Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [9] South Leith, Edinburgh [9] Canongate, Edinburgh [8] Dalkeith, Edinburgh [8] Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8] Saint Cuthberts Edinburgh [8] South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8] St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8] Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8] Edinburgh South Australia [7] Edinburgh, Middlesex [7] Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Gorebridge Edinburgh [6] edinburgh [6] Edinburgh England [5] Edinburgh Midlothian [5] North Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [5] Penicuik Edinburgh [5]

Rank

Private [584] Lieutenant [84] Second Lieutenant [84] Lance Corporal [68] Captain [62] Corporal [51] Serjeant [40] Able Seaman [39] Stoker 1st Class [37] Major [35] Sapper [28] Gunner [27] Ordinary Seaman [20] Lieutenant Colonel [17] Rifleman [17] Driver [16] Deck Hand [14] Boy 1st Class [12] Sergeant [11] Stoker 2nd Class [11] 2nd Lieutenant [9] Leading Seaman [9] Lance Serjeant [8] Colonel [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Brigadier General [6] Petty Officer [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Engineman [5] Leading Stoker [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Midshipman [5] Stoker [5] Acting Corporal [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Nurse [4] Petty Officer Stoker [4] Pioneer [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Captain [3] Acting Major [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Boy Telegraphist [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Commander [3] Company Sergeant Major [3]

Unit

Royal Scots [245] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [62] Royal Highlanders [54] Highland Light Infantry [51] Royal Engineers [50] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [45] Royal Naval Reserve [42] Royal Field Artillery [37] Seaforth Highlanders [34] King's Own Scottish Borderers [33] Cameron Highlanders [31] Machine Gun Corps [29] Scottish Rifles [27] Gordon Highlanders [26] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [24] Royal Scots Fusiliers [21] London Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Canadian Infantry [17] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Air Force [16] Labour Corps [15] Royal Flying Corps [12] Scots Guards [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [10] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [10] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10] Australian Infantry [9] HMS INVINCIBLE [8] HMS MALAYA [8] HMS Vanguard [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] HMS Monmouth [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] HMS Erin [6] HMS IRON DUKE [6] HMS Vivid I [6] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Tank Corps [6] Canadian Army Medical Corps [5] French Red Cross [5] General List [5] HMS BENBOW [5]

Service

Royal Navy [2386] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1279] Australian Imperial Force [1016] British Army [913] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Other Empire Force [24] Indian Army [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] South African Services [4]

Last name first letter

M [1015] B [561] S [520] C [489] W [436] H [427] R [381] G [364] D [315] A [277] F [277] L [258] T [241] P [236] K [137] J [112] N [96] E [68] O [58] I [49] Y [45] V [21] U [11] Q [5]

Contribution

Military Service [5452] Merchant Navy [758]

Country

United Kingdom [358] Canada [11] India [5] New Zealand [5] Australia [4] Singapore [3] Ireland [2] United States [2] Belgium [1] China [1] France [1] Guyana [1] Jamaica [1] Malaysia [1] Nigeria [1] Sierra Leone [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Harry Wheatley

Born 1898

Died 1986

British Army 21725 Private Royal Scots

British Army 110435 Private Labour Corps

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John Reid Cunningham

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 262 Serjeant 7th Royal Scots

British Army 262 Sergeant Royal Scots 7th Battalion

British Army 262 Serjeant Royal Scots

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Dermot Harvey Bailey

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

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William Robertson Reith

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 1544 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 75391 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Tank Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Alexander James Kennedy

Born 1887

Died 1954

British Army 820 Driver IV West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA

British Army 820 Driver 1st West Riding Division IV West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA

British Army 820 Driver 49th (West Riding) Division IV West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA

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Alexander Ramsay

Born 1896

British Army 7050 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers Seconded to Machine Gun Corps

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Harold Scott Sanderson

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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Arthur Dalrymple

Died 1916

British Army 200125 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6449 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200125 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Battalion

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William Williamson Kerr Duncan

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Middleton Wallace

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Alexander Shaw

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 350287 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

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Robert Fyfe Kilpatrick

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/12326 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 12326 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 11th Bn., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James W Hardie

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 30674 Lance Corporal Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 15th Battalion

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Robert Stuart Edmondston

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army S/13585 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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William Laing Jardine

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 7354 Private Cameron Highlanders

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George Murray Clark

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 16678 Private Scots Guards

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Philip Henry Morris

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Meek

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 15400 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 15400 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

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Stewart Duncan

Born 1898

Died 1967

British Army S/7108 Private Gordon Highlanders

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David Millar

Born 1899

Died 1981

British Army S/7961 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/25478 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army D/36374 Private Corps of Dragoons

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