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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]

Alexander Low Towns

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army T/19940 Driver Army Service Corps

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Andrew Milne

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 209635 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 209635 Pioneer Royal Engineers No 2 Special Coy

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William Mechan

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 1936 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 28684 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7/8th Battalion.

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James Darward Morrison

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 3429 Trooper 2nd Life Guards

British Army 3429 Trooper Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Corps) Household Cavalry 2nd Life Guards

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James Wilkie

Died 1916

British Army 3519 Private Scottish Horse

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George Reid

Died 1918

British Army 202079 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 233281 Private Labour Corps

British Army 30644 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Miller

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 590 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 13956 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Thomas Mitchell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/22746 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Thomas Stewart

Died 1914

British Army 8939 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Fenton Webster Mckenzie

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 2056 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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James Byars

Born 1875

Royal Navy F29533

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David Farquharson Smart

Born 1899

Royal Navy F39791

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Douglas Gavin

Born 1899

Royal Navy F51612

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William Donald Nicoll

Born 1896

Royal Navy J49908

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Robert Smith Nicoll

Born 1898

Royal Navy J60402

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George Shepherd Smith

Born 1896

Royal Navy J60399

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James Smith Doig

Born 1893

Royal Navy J60401

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William Donald Hoxton Mann

Born 1889

Royal Navy J64206

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Charles Roberts Whyte

Born 1879

Royal Navy K35398

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James Mcdowall

Born 1900

Royal Navy K54182

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