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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]

James B Ritchie

Died 1917

British Army 203122 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 203122 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Hall

Born 1900

Died 1979

Canadian Expeditionary Force 339256

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Albert Morton

Died 1917

British Army 2119 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6380 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 292536 Private Royal Highlanders

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Robert Ballantyne Dick

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 20162 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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David Dickson

Died 1917

British Army 2524 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345353 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 345353 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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James Lemon

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 2935 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6967 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 293094 Private Royal Highlanders

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James Liddell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 43300 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

British Army 6891 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 293027 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

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James Strachan

Died 1918

British Army S/20879 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/20879 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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David Lowson Adamson

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 72150 Private 27th Bn. Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 72150

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Andrew Christie

Died 1914

British Army 2139 Private 2nd Royal Highlanders

British Army 2139 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

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Russell Kuspert

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K22193

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John Rioch Keith Wilson

Born 1873

Died 1914

Royal Navy 168866 Stoker 1st Class

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Frederick Thomas Jackson

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J26695 Able Seaman HMS Magic

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James Nairn Lowdon

Born 1892

British Army 1523 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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Francis Percival Don

Born 1886

Died 1964

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Horse

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Group Captain

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William Edward Fenton

Born 1885

Died 1916

South African Services 3727 Private 4th South African Infantry

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James Laird

Died 1916

British Army 1639 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 240218 Private Royal Highlanders

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William Dand

Born 1888

Died 1920

Royal Navy J5946

Royal Navy J/5946 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Lucia."

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Franklin Gray

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy J25741 Boy 1st Class HMS Monmouth

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Reginald Gilbert Don

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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