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Dundee Forfar [203]

Dundee, Forfar [105]

Forfar [72]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [71]

Forfar Scotland [66]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [45]

Arbroath Forfar [40]

Montrose Forfar [39]

Forfar, Forfarshire [33]

Arbroath, Forfar [30]

Forfar, Forfar [27]

Montrose, Forfar [17]

Brechin Forfar [14]

Brechin, Forfar [8]

Forfar, Scotland [7]

Broughty Ferry Forfar [6]

Carnoustie, Forfar [6]

Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [6]

Kirriemuir, Forfar [5]

Forfar Forfarshire Scotland [4]

Forfar, [4]

Monifieth Forfar [4]

Monifieth, Forfar [4]

Brechen Forfar [3]

Carnoustie Forfar [3]

Forfar, Angus [3]

Lochee Forfar [3]

Brechin, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Broughty Ferry, Forfar [2]

Ferryden Forfar [2]

Ferryden, Forfar [2]

Forfar, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Kirkden Forfar SCOTLAND [2]

Kirriemuir Forfar [2]

Kirriemuir, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Monikie, Forfar [2]

Montrose, Forfar, Scotland [2]

156 East High Street Forfar [1]

Aberlemno, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Abroath Forfar [1]

Alyth Forfar [1]

Barry Forfar [1]

Blytheswood, Forfar [1]

Brechan Forfar [1]

Brechin Forfar Scotland [1]

Breckin Forfar [1]

Breshin Forfar [1]

British Linen Bank Buildings Cross Forfar Angus [1]

Broughty Ferry , Forfar [1]

Broughty Ferry Forfar SCOTLAND [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Able Seaman [12]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Sapper [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Gunner [3]

Orderly [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Squadron Commander [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegrapher [1]

Captain (Temporary Major) [1]

Driver [1]

Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Group Captain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal (Acting Corporal) [1]

Lieutenant-Commander (Retired) [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Painter 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Recruit [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Signalman [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [27]

Royal Highlanders [25]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [14]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

HMS TIGER [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

French Red Cross [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [1]

11th Labour Corps [1]

18th (Service) Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment [1]

1st Battalion, Scots Guards [1]

27th Bn. Canadian Infantry [1]

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

2nd Royal Highlanders [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Pay Corps [1]

Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M. Trawler "Strathlet-Han." [1]

H.M.S Hawke [1]

Service

Royal Navy [634]

British Army [101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89]

Australian Imperial Force [66]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [150]

S [117]

C [87]

D [78]

B [70]

W [62]

R [55]

G [41]

H [41]

A [39]

L [35]

F [30]

P [25]

T [23]

K [22]

N [17]

J [13]

E [10]

O [9]

I [4]

Y [3]

U [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [882]

Merchant Navy [44]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Dundee Forfar [203] Dundee, Forfar [105] Forfar [72] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [71] Forfar Scotland [66] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [45] Arbroath Forfar [40] Montrose Forfar [39] Forfar, Forfarshire [33] Arbroath, Forfar [30] Forfar, Forfar [27] Montrose, Forfar [17] Brechin Forfar [14] Brechin, Forfar [8] Forfar, Scotland [7] Broughty Ferry Forfar [6] Carnoustie, Forfar [6] Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [6] Kirriemuir, Forfar [5] Forfar Forfarshire Scotland [4] Forfar, [4] Monifieth Forfar [4] Monifieth, Forfar [4] Brechen Forfar [3] Carnoustie Forfar [3] Forfar, Angus [3] Lochee Forfar [3] Brechin, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Broughty Ferry, Forfar [2] Ferryden Forfar [2] Ferryden, Forfar [2] Forfar, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Kirkden Forfar SCOTLAND [2] Kirriemuir Forfar [2] Kirriemuir, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Monikie, Forfar [2] Montrose, Forfar, Scotland [2] 156 East High Street Forfar [1] Aberlemno, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Abroath Forfar [1] Alyth Forfar [1] Barry Forfar [1] Blytheswood, Forfar [1] Brechan Forfar [1] Brechin Forfar Scotland [1] Breckin Forfar [1] Breshin Forfar [1] British Linen Bank Buildings Cross Forfar Angus [1] Broughty Ferry , Forfar [1] Broughty Ferry Forfar SCOTLAND [1]

Rank

Private [71] Able Seaman [12] Stoker 1st Class [8] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Sapper [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Gunner [3] Orderly [3] Deck Hand [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Squadron Commander [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegrapher [1] Captain (Temporary Major) [1] Driver [1] Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flight Commander [1] Group Captain [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal (Acting Corporal) [1] Lieutenant-Commander (Retired) [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Painter 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Recruit [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Signal Boy [1] Signalman [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [27] Royal Highlanders [25] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [14] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Engineers [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] HMS TIGER [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Scots [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) [3] Canadian Infantry [2] French Red Cross [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Scottish Horse [2] Scottish Rifles [2] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [1] 11th Labour Corps [1] 18th (Service) Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment [1] 1st Battalion, Scots Guards [1] 27th Bn. Canadian Infantry [1] 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 2nd Royal Highlanders [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Pay Corps [1] Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M. Trawler "Strathlet-Han." [1] H.M.S Hawke [1]

Service

Royal Navy [634] British Army [101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89] Australian Imperial Force [66] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [150] S [117] C [87] D [78] B [70] W [62] R [55] G [41] H [41] A [39] L [35] F [30] P [25] T [23] K [22] N [17] J [13] E [10] O [9] I [4] Y [3] U [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [882] Merchant Navy [44]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Canada [1] Malta [1]

William Hutton

Born 1892

Died 1955

British Army 16246 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 16246 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 16246 Corporal 18th (Service) Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment 18th, 2nd Liverpool Pals

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William Alexander Masterton

Born 1893

Died 1966

British Army 151892 Sapper Royal Engineers Signal Depot (Fenny Stratford Buckinghamshire)

British Army 151892 Sapper Royal Engineers Base Signal Depot (Rouen France)

British Army 151892 Sapper Royal Engineers 36th Signal Company

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Leonard Small Massie

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3421 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/5th Bn.

British Army 6244 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/6th Bn.

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David Bowman

Died 1917

British Army 2230 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

British Army 41006 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion

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Douglas Stewart Kennedy

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain 62 Squadron RFC

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Ernest Paton

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 5683 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion

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Robert Smith

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy Stoker, 1st Class H.M.S Hawke

Royal Navy SS/102811 Stoker, 1st Class HMS Hawke

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Joseph Clark

Born 1871

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 490644 Pioneer Canadian Engineers 1st Pioneer Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 490644 Private Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre

Canadian Expeditionary Force 490644 Private Canadian Army Pay Corps

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John Adair Peebles

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 345240 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 2166 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

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William Mitchell Laird

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army S/9210 Private Gordon Highlanders C Company

British Army S9210 Private Gordon Highlanders C Company

British Army S9210 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders C Company

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William Gilbert Don Gurdon Rorison

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Major Highland Light Infantry

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 3rd Bn attd 10th/11th Bn

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John Alexander Anderson

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 4th east Battalion

British Army 47753 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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David Ferguson Esplin

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 1552 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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David Petrie

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 5330 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 332308 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion (Territorial)

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Elmslie Tosh

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal Highlanders

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William Wilkie Gardiner

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3634 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43409 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43409 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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David Robertson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army S/12887 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Byars

Died 1918

British Army 1409 Serjeant 1/5th Royal Highlanders

British Army 241268 Serjeant 1/5th Royal Highlanders

British Army 3858 Serjeant 1/5th Royal Highlanders

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David Barrie

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 30379 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Robert Gibson

Born 1873

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262485 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 118 Squadron

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