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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [693]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [200]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [179]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [137]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [99]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [75]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [71]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [45]

Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [40]

Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus) [17]

Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [17]

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus) [12]

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [9]

Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [8]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus) [8]

Monifieth, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [6]

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus) [5]

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus) [5]

Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4]

Logie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4]

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4]

Dun, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Hillside, Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Tealing, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Auchmithie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Auchterhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Barry, Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Brechin, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Forfar, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Kirriemuir, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Aberlemno, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Arbirlot, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Barry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Brechin, Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Bridgefoot, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Careston, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Driver [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Engineman [1]

Fireman [1]

Lady Doctor [1]

Master [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Temporary Captain (Adjutant) [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Third Engineer [1]

Unit

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [11]

Royal Air Force [8]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

4th Royal Highlanders [1]

BlacK Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine - Merchant Navy [1]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Clan Macfarlane" (Glasgow) [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Redesmere (Manchester) [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Lorle" (West Hartlepool) [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Lucida" (London) [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "War Patrol" (Liverpool) [1]

Newfoundland Forestry Corps [1]

Royal Armoured Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Reserve (Trawler Section) [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Research [1]

Royal Tank Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1098]

British Army [23]

Other Empire Force [5]

Royal Navy [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [385]

S [279]

C [225]

B [209]

W [179]

D [166]

R [163]

G [134]

F [130]

H [113]

P [106]

L [103]

A [102]

T [78]

K [71]

J [42]

N [42]

O [27]

E [25]

I [16]

Y [13]

Q [3]

V [3]

U [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [1493]

Military Service [1123]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [2]

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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [693] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [200] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [179] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [137] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [99] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [75] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [71] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [45] Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [40] Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus) [17] Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [17] Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus) [12] Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [9] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [8] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus) [8] Monifieth, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [6] Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus) [5] Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus) [5] Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4] Logie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4] Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4] Dun, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Hillside, Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Liff, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Mains, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Tealing, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Auchmithie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Auchterhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Barry, Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Brechin, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Forfar, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Kirriemuir, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Aberlemno, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Arbirlot, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Barry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Brechin, Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Bridgefoot, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Careston, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Rank

Private [14] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Chief Engineer [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1] Driver [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Engineman [1] Fireman [1] Lady Doctor [1] Master [1] Private 1st Class [1] Sapper [1] Temporary Captain (Adjutant) [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Third Engineer [1]

Unit

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [11] Royal Air Force [8] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Field Artillery [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Scottish Horse [2] 4th Royal Highlanders [1] BlacK Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Labour Corps [1] Mercantile Marine - Merchant Navy [1] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Clan Macfarlane" (Glasgow) [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Redesmere (Manchester) [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Lorle" (West Hartlepool) [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Lucida" (London) [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "War Patrol" (Liverpool) [1] Newfoundland Forestry Corps [1] Royal Armoured Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion [1] Royal Naval Reserve (Trawler Section) [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Research [1] Royal Tank Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1098] British Army [23] Other Empire Force [5] Royal Navy [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [385] S [279] C [225] B [209] W [179] D [166] R [163] G [134] F [130] H [113] P [106] L [103] A [102] T [78] K [71] J [42] N [42] O [27] E [25] I [16] Y [13] Q [3] V [3] U [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [1493] Military Service [1123]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [2]

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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David Earl Robertson

Born 1894

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408648

British Army 3057 Private Scottish Horse

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John Roy Ferguson

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3182826

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Stewart Small Ferguson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 95 Serjeant Newfoundland Forestry Corps

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James Whyte Swanston

Born 1872

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine - Merchant Navy

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Clan Macfarlane" (Glasgow)

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Alexander Coutts Petrie

Born 1878

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57573 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Alexander Cochrane

Born 1872

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306804 Clerk 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Charles Eavis Beattie

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293086

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Frank Mudie Vernon

Born 1892

British Army 2718 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 153141 Private Scottish Horse 2/2nd Battalion

British Army 554794 Private Labour Corps 515th Agricultural Company

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John Finnigan

Born 1885

British Army 1882 Private 4th Royal Highlanders

British Army 1882 Private BlacK Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th Battalion

British Army Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd Territorial Battalion

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Thomas Annan

Born 1891

British Army 1898 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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James Whyte

Died 1916

British Army S/11784 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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John Clark

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308700

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Charles Webster

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309823

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Alexander Binnie

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3026 Serjeant Royal Air Force

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John Sexton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163402

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Thomas Robertson

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184592 Cadet Royal Air Force 8th Cadet Wing.

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Frederick Dorward

Born 1896

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406551 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Janet Park Walton - Mrs Smyth

Born 1890

Died 1974

British Army Lady Doctor Royal Army Medical Corps Salonika

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John Robertson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285151

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