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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [693]

Dundee, Forfarshire [381]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [200]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [179]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [137]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [103]

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

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [75]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [71]

Montrose, Forfarshire [69]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [45]

Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [40]

Forfarshire Scotland [40]

Forfar, Forfarshire [33]

Brechin, Forfarshire [31]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire [20]

Ferryden, Forfarshire [20]

Carnoustie, Forfarshire [17]

Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus) [17]

Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [17]

Lochee, Forfarshire [14]

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus) [12]

Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [11]

Forfarshire [11]

Barry, Forfarshire [9]

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [9]

Monifieth, Forfarshire [9]

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

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus) [8]

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire [8]

Monifieth, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [6]

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus) [5]

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus) [5]

Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [4]

Forfar Forfarshire Scotland [4]

Lochie, Forfarshire [4]

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4]

Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland [3]

Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland [3]

Carmyllie, Forfarshire [3]

Edzell, Forfarshire [3]

Hillside, Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Inverkeillor, Forfarshire [3]

Logie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

St. Vigeans, Forfarshire [3]

Arbroath Forfarshire Scotland [2]

Auchmithie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Auchterhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Rank

Private [194]

Able Seaman [27]

Seaman [22]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [17]

Deck Hand [15]

Lance Corporal [12]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Captain [5]

Engineman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Gunner [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Driver [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Blacksmith [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Sapper [2]

Trimmer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

A/ Lance Corporal [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Cadet [1]

Capenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class (Captain) [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [118]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [107]

Royal Naval Reserve [53]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [30]

Royal Naval Division [20]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Royal Scots [11]

Royal Air Force [10]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Black Watch [4]

HMS LION [4]

HMS Vivid I [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Training Reserve [3]

3rd Brigade [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

HMS Calliope [2]

HMS Chester [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

12th Machine Gun Company [1]

13th Royal Scots [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

4th Battalion Canadian Infantry [1]

4th Royal Highlanders [1]

5th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

7th Royal Highlanders [1]

Army Chaplains' Department [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1100]

Royal Navy [673]

British Army [255]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [7]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [547]

S [385]

C [304]

B [279]

W [235]

D [225]

R [220]

G [179]

F [174]

H [157]

A [146]

L [146]

P [140]

T [100]

K [95]

N [61]

J [58]

O [35]

E [32]

I [20]

Y [19]

Q [4]

V [3]

U [2]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2021]

Merchant Navy [1494]

Country

United Kingdom [106]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [693] Dundee, Forfarshire [381] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [200] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [179] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [137] Arbroath, Forfarshire [103] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [99] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [75] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [71] Montrose, Forfarshire [69] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [45] Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [40] Forfarshire Scotland [40] Forfar, Forfarshire [33] Brechin, Forfarshire [31] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire [20] Ferryden, Forfarshire [20] Carnoustie, Forfarshire [17] Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus) [17] Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [17] Lochee, Forfarshire [14] Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus) [12] Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [11] Forfarshire [11] Barry, Forfarshire [9] Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [9] Monifieth, Forfarshire [9] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [8] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus) [8] Kirriemuir, Forfarshire [8] Monifieth, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [6] Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus) [5] Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus) [5] Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland [4] Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland [4] Forfar Forfarshire Scotland [4] Lochie, Forfarshire [4] Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4] Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland [3] Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland [3] Carmyllie, Forfarshire [3] Edzell, Forfarshire [3] Hillside, Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Inverkeillor, Forfarshire [3] Logie, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] St. Vigeans, Forfarshire [3] Arbroath Forfarshire Scotland [2] Auchmithie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Auchterhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Rank

Private [194] Able Seaman [27] Seaman [22] Corporal [18] Serjeant [17] Deck Hand [15] Lance Corporal [12] Ordinary Seaman [11] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Captain [5] Engineman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Gunner [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Chief Stoker [3] Driver [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Blacksmith [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Sapper [2] Trimmer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] A/ Lance Corporal [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Cadet [1] Capenter's Crew [1] Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class (Captain) [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Engineer [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [118] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [107] Royal Naval Reserve [53] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [30] Royal Naval Division [20] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13] Gordon Highlanders [12] Royal Scots [11] Royal Air Force [10] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Scottish Horse [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Black Watch [4] HMS LION [4] HMS Vivid I [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] Army Service Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Training Reserve [3] 3rd Brigade [2] Canadian Infantry [2] HMS Calliope [2] HMS Chester [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS Vanguard [2] Highland Cyclist Battalion [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] 12th Machine Gun Company [1] 13th Royal Scots [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 4th Battalion Canadian Infantry [1] 4th Royal Highlanders [1] 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 7th Royal Highlanders [1] Army Chaplains' Department [1] Army Reserve [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1100] Royal Navy [673] British Army [255] Australian Imperial Force [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [7] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [547] S [385] C [304] B [279] W [235] D [225] R [220] G [179] F [174] H [157] A [146] L [146] P [140] T [100] K [95] N [61] J [58] O [35] E [32] I [20] Y [19] Q [4] V [3] U [2] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2021] Merchant Navy [1494]

Country

United Kingdom [106] Canada [3] Australia [1] India [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1]

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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Walter Rothes Jackson

Born 1895

Died 1939

Other Empire Force Second Engineer Officer S.S. Darino (Liverpool) Merchant Navy

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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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Harry Thomson Blair

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Lance Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 1013 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240079 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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James Alexander Soutter

Born 1896

Died 1976

British Army 240958 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2/5 Battlion

British Army 489976 Private Labour Corps

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Edwin Crockett

British Army M2/222736 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Army Reserve

British Army M2/222736 Private Army Service Corps Base MT Depot, Egyptian Expeditionary Force

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Harry Milne

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186640

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186640 Private Infantry Manitoba

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186640 Private Canadian Infantry

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John G. Smith

Died 1914

British Army 7323 Private Royal Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Kenneth Pirie Moir

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army S/14804 Private Cameron Highlanders 6 Battalion

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Robert L. Bannerman

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 180 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 180 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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David Fearn

Died 1915

British Army S/7326 Private Royal Highlanders 8th Battalion

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John Hay Smart

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 6864 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Melville Brown

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3483 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6984 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 293110 Private Royal Highlanders

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Alfred Ernest Shaw

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 350334 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 1834 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 350334 Sergeant Royal Scots 9th Battalion

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Harry Devine

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3/1328 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/1328 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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David Christison

Died 1914

British Army 380 Private Royal Highlanders 1st Battalion

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George Turner Paton

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Leading Seaman HMS Mary Rose

Royal Navy 221513 HMS Mary Rose

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George Mclaren

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4846 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3/4 Battalion

British Army 6889 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7 Battalion

British Army 6889 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Richard Bell

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army S/18140 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/40853 Private Seaforth Highlanders 4th Battalion

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Charles White Keillor

Died 1915

British Army 16339 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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