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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]

Robert Cruickshanks Walker

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36247

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James W Couper

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49502

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Peter Hume Ritchie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 202935 Private Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion

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Alexander Penman

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1744 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 1744 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Robert Mclay

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163474

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James Alexander Higgins

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279687

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Ummond Todd

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248164

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Robert Wright

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1602

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Gerry Crawford Mccann

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190314

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Andrew Mackinnon

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267007

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James Laurie Harrison

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265148

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Alexander Robertson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199492

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Peter Rae

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army D/10612 Private 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys)

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Peter Kidston

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 350943 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 2878 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 350943 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Alexander Baird

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3851 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 276218 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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George Reid

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 71302

Canadian Expeditionary Force 71302 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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John Menzies

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230962

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John Crawford

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277414

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Robert Sturrock

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161618

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William Spiers Mckell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224632

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