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Cellardyke, Fifeshire [328]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [265]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [132]

Pittenweem, Fifeshire [117]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [80]

St. Monans, Fifeshire [78]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [68]

Buckhaven, Fifeshire [66]

Fifeshire Scotland [59]

Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [56]

Leslie, Fifeshire [56]

Kinghorn, Fifeshire [55]

Dysart, Fifeshire [53]

St. Monance, Fifeshire [49]

Crail, Fifeshire [40]

Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [36]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [35]

Cupar, Fifeshire [35]

Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire [33]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [32]

Leven, Fifeshire [32]

St. Andrews, Fifeshire [32]

Lochgelly, Fifeshire [31]

St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland [30]

Tayport, Fifeshire [29]

Tayport, Fifeshire, Scotland [28]

Fifeshire, Scotland [25]

Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [23]

St Monans, Fifeshire [23]

Markinch, Fifeshire [22]

Kelty, Fifeshire [21]

Wemyss, Fifeshire [21]

Newburgh, Fifeshire [20]

Fifeshire [19]

Methil, Fifeshire [19]

Dumfermline, Fifeshire [15]

St Monance, Fifeshire [15]

Beath, Fifeshire [14]

Cellardyke, Fifeshire, Scotland [13]

Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland [13]

Largo, Fifeshire [13]

Crail, Fifeshire, Scotland [12]

Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland [12]

Kircaldy, Fifeshire [12]

Thornton, Fifeshire [12]

Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [11]

Buckhaven, Fifeshire, Scotland [11]

East Wemyss, Fifeshire [11]

Kirkaldy, Fifeshire [11]

Aberdour, Fifeshire [10]

Rank

Deck Hand [428]

Private [319]

Second Hand [121]

Engineman [112]

Seaman [103]

Trimmer [76]

Skipper [75]

Ordinary Seaman [54]

Lance Corporal [43]

Able Seaman [39]

Stoker 1st Class [38]

Stoker [37]

Stoker 2nd Class [32]

Leading Seaman [31]

Serjeant [24]

Boy 2nd Class [19]

Boy 1st Class [18]

Corporal [15]

Leading Deck Hand [15]

Trimmer Cook [14]

Petty Officer [13]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Gunner [9]

Acting Leading Seaman [8]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [7]

Captain [7]

Engine Room Artificer [7]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6]

Sapper [6]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Deck Boy [5]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Leading Trimmer [5]

Stoker Petty Officer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Leading Mechanic [4]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [4]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Acting Chief Stoker [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [917]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [237]

Royal Highlanders [234]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [46]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [25]

Royal Scots [25]

HMS Vivid I [18]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [14]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Royal Air Force [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

HMS Pembroke II [11]

Royal Naval Air Service [11]

HMS Victory II [10]

HMS Vivid II [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

HMS Pembroke I [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Royal Fleet Reserve [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

HMS Victory I [7]

Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

HMS Erin [5]

HMS President II (Crystal Palace) [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Fishing Fleet, Fishing Boat "Jane" (Berwick) [4]

HMS Ganges [4]

HMS THUNDERER [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

2nd Royal Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [3]

HMS NEPTUNE [3]

HMS President II (Tregantle) [3]

7th Battalion [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Alecto [2]

HMS Barham [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Crescent [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Dublin [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1905]

British Army [381]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

Other Empire Force [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [341]

B [309]

W [244]

S [212]

C [193]

R [166]

G [165]

D [162]

H [147]

T [144]

A [132]

F [112]

L [108]

P [106]

K [57]

N [43]

J [39]

E [33]

I [33]

Y [19]

O [18]

V [6]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1430]

Merchant Navy [431]

Country

United Kingdom [185]

Canada [4]

Australia [2]

New Zealand [2]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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People [2791] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cellardyke, Fifeshire [328] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [265] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [132] Pittenweem, Fifeshire [117] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [80] St. Monans, Fifeshire [78] Burntisland, Fifeshire [68] Buckhaven, Fifeshire [66] Fifeshire Scotland [59] Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [56] Leslie, Fifeshire [56] Kinghorn, Fifeshire [55] Dysart, Fifeshire [53] St. Monance, Fifeshire [49] Crail, Fifeshire [40] Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [36] Anstruther, Fifeshire [35] Cupar, Fifeshire [35] Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire [33] Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [32] Leven, Fifeshire [32] St. Andrews, Fifeshire [32] Lochgelly, Fifeshire [31] St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland [30] Tayport, Fifeshire [29] Tayport, Fifeshire, Scotland [28] Fifeshire, Scotland [25] Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [23] St Monans, Fifeshire [23] Markinch, Fifeshire [22] Kelty, Fifeshire [21] Wemyss, Fifeshire [21] Newburgh, Fifeshire [20] Fifeshire [19] Methil, Fifeshire [19] Dumfermline, Fifeshire [15] St Monance, Fifeshire [15] Beath, Fifeshire [14] Cellardyke, Fifeshire, Scotland [13] Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland [13] Largo, Fifeshire [13] Crail, Fifeshire, Scotland [12] Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland [12] Kircaldy, Fifeshire [12] Thornton, Fifeshire [12] Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [11] Buckhaven, Fifeshire, Scotland [11] East Wemyss, Fifeshire [11] Kirkaldy, Fifeshire [11] Aberdour, Fifeshire [10]

Rank

Deck Hand [428] Private [319] Second Hand [121] Engineman [112] Seaman [103] Trimmer [76] Skipper [75] Ordinary Seaman [54] Lance Corporal [43] Able Seaman [39] Stoker 1st Class [38] Stoker [37] Stoker 2nd Class [32] Leading Seaman [31] Serjeant [24] Boy 2nd Class [19] Boy 1st Class [18] Corporal [15] Leading Deck Hand [15] Trimmer Cook [14] Petty Officer [13] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [10] Gunner [9] Acting Leading Seaman [8] Acting Stoker 1st Class [7] Captain [7] Engine Room Artificer [7] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [7] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [6] Sapper [6] Air Mechanic 1st Class [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Deck Boy [5] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [5] Leading Stoker [5] Leading Trimmer [5] Stoker Petty Officer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Leading Mechanic [4] Wireless Telegraph Operator [4] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Acting Chief Stoker [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [3]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [917] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [237] Royal Highlanders [234] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [46] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [25] Royal Scots [25] HMS Vivid I [18] Royal Naval Division [15] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [14] Gordon Highlanders [13] Royal Air Force [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] HMS Pembroke II [11] Royal Naval Air Service [11] HMS Victory II [10] HMS Vivid II [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] HMS Pembroke I [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Royal Fleet Reserve [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Royal Engineers [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] HMS Victory I [7] Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] HMS Erin [5] HMS President II (Crystal Palace) [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Fishing Fleet, Fishing Boat "Jane" (Berwick) [4] HMS Ganges [4] HMS THUNDERER [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] 2nd Royal Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [3] HMS NEPTUNE [3] HMS President II (Tregantle) [3] 7th Battalion [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Alecto [2] HMS Barham [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Crescent [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Dublin [2] HMS Exmouth [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1905] British Army [381] Australian Imperial Force [62] Other Empire Force [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [341] B [309] W [244] S [212] C [193] R [166] G [165] D [162] H [147] T [144] A [132] F [112] L [108] P [106] K [57] N [43] J [39] E [33] I [33] Y [19] O [18] V [6] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1430] Merchant Navy [431]

Country

United Kingdom [185] Canada [4] Australia [2] New Zealand [2] India [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

William Beveridge

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army S16469 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 36975 Private Royal Scots 11th Battalion

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Adam Syme Collins

Born 1891

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 36 Private 28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. "A" Company

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Robert Morris

Born 1877

Died 1923

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 55770

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 55770 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Reinforcements

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Lewis Younger

Born 1888

Died 1971

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1941 Trooper 19th Alberta Dragroons Divisional Cavalry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1941 Captain 10th Battalion

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James Kirkcaldy

Born 1866

Died 1957

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel 78th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1532 Major 8th Battalion

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Charles Mcdonald Or Macdonald

Died 1914

British Army 9665 Private Royal Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Philip Brown

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 10208 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 10208 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Drysdale

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Scots

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots attached Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Scots attached Leicestershire Regiment

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George Gillespie

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army 923 Serjeant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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David Smith

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9579 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 48849 Private Machine Gun Corps 81st Company

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John Mcilravie Morris

Born 1892

Died 1947

British Army 4144 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 4144 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Forth RGA (TF)

British Army 48797 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Robert Laurie Brown

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1920 Corporal Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 2nd Bn

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 8th Bn

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David Morrison Dunsire

Born 1898

Died 1956

British Army 352708 Private Royal Scots 9th Bn

British Army 352708 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 9th Bn.

British Army 352708 Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

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Thomas Smith

Born 1879

Died 1956

Royal Navy TS 4758 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

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Andrew Coventry Ferguson Mclean

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16491 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 79884 Sapper Royal Engineers 173 Tunnelling Company

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Alexander Swan Leitch

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army S/17973 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/17973 Serjeant Cameron Highlanders

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Samuel Hutchison Alexander

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1940 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 44070 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Annan Morris

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 20078 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Farmer

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army S/2583 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Low Dunn

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/17401 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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