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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [109]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [54]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Fraserburgh, New Leeds, Aberdeenshire [1]

Rathen, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Engineman [7]

Trimmer [7]

Able Seaman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Seaman [2]

Second Hand [2]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Skipper [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [27]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Royal Highlanders [2]

48th Highlanders [1]

81st Company, Machine Gun Corps [1]

British Supply Mission North Russia [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Gordon Highlanders attached Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Naval Division, Benbow Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Campania II" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Coral Haven" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Gowan Lea" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "New Dawn." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Star of Buchan." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Violet May." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Cotsmuir." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Tokio." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.M.L.163. [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Empress of Russia." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Marvellous." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pactolus." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Rose II [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Barham [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.T. "Manor." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Boscobel [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Naval Division [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

British Army [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [21]

M [21]

S [21]

W [16]

N [15]

C [13]

T [10]

G [9]

D [7]

A [5]

F [5]

H [5]

L [5]

J [4]

P [4]

R [4]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [89]

Merchant Navy [53]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [167] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [109] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [54] Fraserburgh, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Fraserburgh, New Leeds, Aberdeenshire [1] Rathen, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1]

Rank

Private [9] Deck Hand [8] Engineman [7] Trimmer [7] Able Seaman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Seaman [2] Second Hand [2] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper [1] Skipper [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [27] Gordon Highlanders [7] Royal Highlanders [2] 48th Highlanders [1] 81st Company, Machine Gun Corps [1] British Supply Mission North Russia [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Gordon Highlanders attached Dorsetshire Regiment [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Labour Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Naval Division, Benbow Battalion [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Campania II" [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Coral Haven" [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Gowan Lea" [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "New Dawn." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Star of Buchan." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Violet May." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Cotsmuir." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Tokio." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.M.L.163. [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Empress of Russia." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Marvellous." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pactolus." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Rose II [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Barham [1] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.T. "Manor." [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Boscobel [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Naval Division [1] Training Reserve [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] British Army [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [21] M [21] S [21] W [16] N [15] C [13] T [10] G [9] D [7] A [5] F [5] H [5] L [5] J [4] P [4] R [4] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [89] Merchant Navy [53]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

James Cheyne

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy TS 3852 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3852/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Tokio."

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James Dunn Noble

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2269D Petty Officer Royal Naval Reserve

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John Pittendrigh

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72617

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John Coull

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 10329 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 10329DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Boscobel

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Charles Watt

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18560

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Charles Finnie Willox

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183218

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Lewis Bannerman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305136

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James Taylor

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199845

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William Anderson Birnie

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy TS 1159 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1159TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Cotsmuir."

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Joseph Laing

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296836

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Andrew Watt

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285789

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Alexander Ritchie Burnett

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227196

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Alexander Wallace

Died 1918

British Army 1941 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240353 Private Gordon Highlanders 5th Battalion

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Robert Simpson

Born 1872

Died 1917

Royal Navy TS 3603 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3603/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Campania II"

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John Morrison Hay

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303292

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William Davidson

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy DA 4449 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4449/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Marvellous."

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Joseph Noble Buchan

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268162

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Duncan Mcintyre Wilson

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders attached Dorsetshire Regiment

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Andrew Wood Watson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146787

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Alexander Gorman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192802

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