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Edinburgh Scotland [1002]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [779]

Edinburgh, Scotland [178]

Edinburgh,Scotland [13]

Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [9]

Edinburgh SCOTLAND [5]

Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland [4]

Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland [3]

POE Edinburgh Scotland [3]

Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland [2]

Midlothian, Edinburgh, Scotland [2]

The Brewery, nr Gorebridge, Parish of Borthwick, County of Edinburgh, (now Midlothian), Scotland. [2]

161 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

17 Bell Street Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [1]

37 Pleasance, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

4 Dundee Place, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

59 Cumberland Street Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [1]

6 North Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Cannonmills, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Canongate Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Carrington, County of Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Corstophine, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Crammond, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Dalkeith, Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Duddington Portobello Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh , Scotland [1]

Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh City, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [1]

Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland. [1]

Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh. Scotland [1]

Elphinstone, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Gilmerton, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Glencorse, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Juniper Green, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Lasswade. Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Midlothian, Scotland - probably Edinburgh [1]

Newington,Edinburgh,Scotland. [1]

North Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Pilrig, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Place of birth - Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Prospect Street, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Restalrigg, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland [1]

Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

St Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [127]

Lieutenant [30]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Captain [20]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [10]

Major [9]

Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Rifleman [8]

Driver [7]

2nd Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Colonel [3]

Nurse [3]

Brevet Major [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

6th Engineer [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Presbyterian [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Driver, Gunner [1]

Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Field Marshal [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [29]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

Australian Infantry [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

17th Lancers [2]

58th Battalion Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Garrison Artillery [2]

French Red Cross [2]

HMS Broke [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

1/6th Lancers [1]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

11th Battalion Royal Scots [1]

11th Royal Scots [1]

121st Pioneers (attached 107th Pioneers) [1]

12th Royal Scots [1]

14th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [1000]

British Army [186]

Royal Navy [60]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Other Empire Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Indian Army [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [368]

S [188]

B [163]

C [145]

W [138]

H [132]

R [132]

D [113]

G [111]

A [93]

F [91]

L [77]

T [68]

P [51]

K [37]

J [36]

N [23]

O [19]

E [16]

I [15]

Y [15]

U [9]

V [5]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1276]

Merchant Navy [758]

Country

United Kingdom [84]

Canada [7]

Australia [3]

New Zealand [3]

Singapore [2]

Guyana [1]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

Nigeria [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

United States [1]

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Edinburgh Scotland [1002] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [779] Edinburgh, Scotland [178] Edinburgh,Scotland [13] Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [9] Edinburgh SCOTLAND [5] Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland [4] Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland [3] POE Edinburgh Scotland [3] Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland [2] Midlothian, Edinburgh, Scotland [2] The Brewery, nr Gorebridge, Parish of Borthwick, County of Edinburgh, (now Midlothian), Scotland. [2] 161 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] 17 Bell Street Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [1] 37 Pleasance, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] 4 Dundee Place, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] 59 Cumberland Street Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [1] 6 North Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Cannonmills, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Canongate Edinburgh Scotland [1] Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Carrington, County of Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Corstophine, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Crammond, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Dalkeith, Edinburgh Scotland [1] Duddington Portobello Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh , Scotland [1] Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Edinburgh City, Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [1] Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland. [1] Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland [1] Edinburgh. Scotland [1] Elphinstone, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Gilmerton, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Glencorse, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Juniper Green, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Lasswade. Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Midlothian, Scotland - probably Edinburgh [1] Newington,Edinburgh,Scotland. [1] North Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Pilrig, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Place of birth - Edinburgh Scotland [1] Prospect Street, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Restalrigg, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland [1] Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] St Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [127] Lieutenant [30] Second Lieutenant [27] Captain [20] Gunner [11] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [10] Major [9] Serjeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Rifleman [8] Driver [7] 2nd Lieutenant [5] Sapper [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Colonel [3] Nurse [3] Brevet Major [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nursing Sister [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 6th Engineer [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy II [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Cadet [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces Presbyterian [1] Chief Armourer [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Donkeyman [1] Driver, Gunner [1] Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Field Marshal [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flight Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [29] Royal Field Artillery [13] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Highland Light Infantry [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] Seaforth Highlanders [9] Australian Infantry [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Engineers [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Scottish Rifles [7] Army Service Corps [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Canadian Field Artillery [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Tank Corps [3] 17th Lancers [2] 58th Battalion Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Garrison Artillery [2] French Red Cross [2] HMS Broke [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] 1/6th Lancers [1] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 11th Battalion Royal Scots [1] 11th Royal Scots [1] 121st Pioneers (attached 107th Pioneers) [1] 12th Royal Scots [1] 14th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [1000] British Army [186] Royal Navy [60] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Other Empire Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Indian Army [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [368] S [188] B [163] C [145] W [138] H [132] R [132] D [113] G [111] A [93] F [91] L [77] T [68] P [51] K [37] J [36] N [23] O [19] E [16] I [15] Y [15] U [9] V [5] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1276] Merchant Navy [758]

Country

United Kingdom [84] Canada [7] Australia [3] New Zealand [3] Singapore [2] Guyana [1] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1] Nigeria [1] Sierra Leone [1] United States [1]

James Kay

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Garrison Artillery 5th Siege Bty.

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Robert Campbell Allan

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 535260 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 535260 Rifleman London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Edward Frederick Maltby Urquhart

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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George Wilson

Born 1886

Died 1926

British Army 9553 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Johnman Dewar

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 153rd Brigade

British Army GS/8730 Private Dragoons

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Archibald Bleloch Fraser

Born 1882

British Army 5265 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army ET/49653 Saddler Royal Army Service Corps

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David Hardie

Born 1885

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1759 Private Australian Infantry 13th Infantry Battalion

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James Christopher Francis Lewis

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Psyche

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Brilliant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Castor

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George Alexander Wallace

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2022 Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Duncan James Beaton

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6719 Private Australian Infantry 3rd Battalion

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George Clark Briggs

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Carmichael Donaldson

Born 1895

Died 1959

British Army 91 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 91 Driver Royal Horse & Field Artillery C Battery 52nd Birgade

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James Pringle

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 4194 Private Royal Scots

British Army 301713 Private Royal Scots

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Neil Mcleod Wilson

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 372074 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4505 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Stuart Henderson Hastie

Born 1889

Died 1980

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Major Highland Light Infantry

British Army Major Tank Corps

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Gordon Rae

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4543 Private Royal Scots

British Army 201338 Private Royal Scots

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Francis Ballantyne Rae

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4111 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 4111 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Herbert James Anderson

Born 1890

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 5043 Privatre 48th Australian Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 5043 Private

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W J C Kennedy Cochran Patrick

Born 1896

Died 1933

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Major Royal Air Force

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John Scott Miller

Born 1894

Died 1973

British Army 229 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 229 Private Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1st Battalion

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