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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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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]

Hugh Stuart Whitehill

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 69338 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 69338 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 69338 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John George Lawrence

Born 1891

Died 1932

British Army 6665 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 33rd Reserve Battery R.F.A - probably Redford Barracks, Edinburgh, Scotland

British Army 6665 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4B Reserve Brigade, Boyton, Nr Warminster

British Army 6665 Gunner British Expeditionary Force, France, 2nd Division 44th Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Nutbeem

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army GS/37428 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 1st Battalion

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David Duthie Cameron

Born 1887

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40103 Private New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40103 Private Specialist Company 24th Machine Gun Section

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40103 Private Specialist Company 23rd Machine Gun Section

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Victor Charles Eddington

Born 1897

Died 1974

British Army 43087 Private Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Regiment

British Army 43087 Private Royal Scots 9th Battalion

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Frederick Chater Jack

Born 1895

Died 1961

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 256th Brigade

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 1/2nd Highland Brigade

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Alexander Whitehill

Born 1884

Died 1950

British Army G/8404 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Charles Blue Burns

Born 1891

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20652

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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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Charles Baxter Winton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 505 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Millar Smith

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 49757 Private Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps attd 16 Battallion

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John Davidson Denholm

Born 1874

Died 1954

British Army M2/100358 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/1003558 Private Army Service Corps

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Vivian Henry Piercy

Born 1894

Died 1944

British Army 2nd Lieutenant

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Retired Captain

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Frank Pullar

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 404917 Private 35th Battalion Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 404917 Private 58th Battalion Canadian Infantry "A" Company

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Joseph Purves

Born 1871

British Army 93302 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 93302 Royal Army Medical Corps Scottish Horse Brigade Reserve Field Ambulance

British Army 93302 Acting corporal Reseve Field Ambulance Scottish Horse Brigade

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Robert Andrew

Born 1893

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13711

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13711 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13711 Private Saskatchewan Regiment 5th battalion Canadian mounted Rifles

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Robert Darney Currie

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75194

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75194 Private Canadian Infantry 29th Bn

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