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Falkirk, Stirlingshire [306]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [65]

Camelon, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [8]

Laurieston, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [5]

Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4]

Polmont, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4]

Bainsford, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [3]

Falkirk, Stirling, Stirlingshire [3]

Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Falkirk Stirlingshire Scotland [2]

Bothkinna, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

FALKIRK, STIRLINGSHIRE [1]

Falkirk. Stirlingshire. [1]

Grangemouth, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Greenhill, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Stirling, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) [1]

Army Reserve (attested but not called up) [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Anchusa" [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS CAROLINE [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Middlesex Regiment Public Schools Regiment [1]

Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) [1]

Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) [1]

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

RNVR Clyde - HMS Princess Royal [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Service

Royal Navy [161]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [148]

British Army [36]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [74]

B [33]

S [33]

C [32]

H [29]

R [28]

W [27]

T [23]

G [19]

F [17]

D [15]

L [15]

P [14]

N [12]

K [9]

J [8]

A [7]

O [7]

E [3]

I [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [344]

Merchant Navy [62]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

Malaysia [1]

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People [409] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [306] Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [65] Camelon, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [8] Laurieston, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [5] Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4] Polmont, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4] Bainsford, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [3] Falkirk, Stirling, Stirlingshire [3] Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Falkirk Stirlingshire Scotland [2] Bothkinna, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] FALKIRK, STIRLINGSHIRE [1] Falkirk. Stirlingshire. [1] Grangemouth, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Greenhill, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Stirling, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [33] Ordinary Seaman [5] Able Seaman [3] Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13] Royal Highlanders [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Highland Light Infantry [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Royal Scots [3] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] Highland Cyclist Battalion [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) [1] Army Reserve (attested but not called up) [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Anchusa" [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS CAROLINE [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Middlesex Regiment Public Schools Regiment [1] Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) [1] Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) [1] Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1] RNVR Clyde - HMS Princess Royal [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Scots Guards [1] Scottish Horse [1]

Service

Royal Navy [161] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [148] British Army [36] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [74] B [33] S [33] C [32] H [29] R [28] W [27] T [23] G [19] F [17] D [15] L [15] P [14] N [12] K [9] J [8] A [7] O [7] E [3] I [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [344] Merchant Navy [62]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1] Malaysia [1]

George Hunter

Born 1883

British Army 12155 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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John Archibald Rennie

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 1390 Private Middlesex Regiment Public Schools Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.

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John Reid

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army 2778 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Main

Died 1915

British Army 11150 Private Royal Scots 1st Battalion

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Robert James Livingstone

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14201 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow).

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David Hillocks Paterson Black

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1894 Flight Serjeant Royal Air Force

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George B Turnbull

Died 1916

British Army 2292 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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James Miller Stirling Smellie

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy M4509

Royal Navy M.4509 Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class HMS Cressy

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James White Murray

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296582

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Allan Mckenzie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197965

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David Simpson Duncan

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410134

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James Mcculloch

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291542

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John Meiler Flynn

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9952

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J Cassidy

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197130

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Thomson Paterson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56426

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William Duncan Silcock

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106337

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James Alexander

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282482

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Thomas Muir

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165938

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George Mckenzie

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293312

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James Cowan

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294478

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