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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]

Walter Brown

Born 1875

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129663

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129663 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129663 Pte 72nd Overseas Battalion

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William Mckenzie Combe

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 251006 Private 5/6th Royal Scots

British Army 251006 Private Royal Scots

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Alexander Fraser Urquhart

Born 1897

Died 1956

British Army 1590 Private Royal Scots

British Army 250196 Private Royal Scots

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William Robertson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 297 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 297 Sergeant Royal Scots 2/4th Battalion

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William Mackie

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 19062 Private Royal Scots

British Army 19062 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion

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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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James Taylor Humberstone

Born 1889

Died 1926

British Army 774 Sapper Royal Engineers 509th London Field Company

British Army 546086 Sapper Royal Engineers 231st Field Company

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William John Dean Robinson

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 1928 Sergeant Honourable Artillery Company "A" Company

British Army 1928 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Bernard Coan

Born 1894

Died 1954

British Army 11248 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 147763 Private Machine Gun Corps

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David Mcnair Wilkie

Born 1890

Died 1949

British Army T4/247123 Farrier Staff Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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John Charles Shorney

Born 1898

Died 1923

British Army 27252 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion

British Army 27252 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

British Army 27252 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers Berwick-on-Tweed Depot

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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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James Brown

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army RTS/2322 Corporal Army Service Corps 2nd Remount Depot

British Army 22190 Private Imperial Yeomanry 21st (2nd Sharpshooters) Battalion

British Army 386 Pte Royal Scots 5th Battalion

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John Fisher

Born 1891

Died 1979

British Army 1881 Private Royal Scots

British Army 1881 Private Ayrshire Yeomanry

British Army 292362 Private Royal Highlanders

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John Nisbet

Born 1870

Died 1927

Canadian Expeditionary Force 402375

Canadian Expeditionary Force Pte 34th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Pte 21st Battalion

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George Alexander Oldman

Born 1894

Died 1978

British Army 290118 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 290118 Serjeant attached to the King's African Rifles

British Army 290118 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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James Waldie

Born 1886

Died 1924

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442592

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442592 Lance Corporal 54th Canadian Infantry Battalion

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George M Macleod

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army Medical Office British Red Cross Society

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 2/1st Highland Mounted Brigade of Field Ambulance

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Cecil Burnaby Prickett

Born 1882

Died 1972

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander

Royal Navy Rear Admiral

Royal Navy Rear-Admiral

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Douglas Haig

Born 1861

Died 1928

British Army Major 7th Hussars

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 7th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars

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