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Govan, Lanarkshire [203]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [198]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [146]

Govan Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Govan,Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [2]

Plantation, Govan, Lanarkshire [2]

148 Blackburn Street Govan Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

4 Cecil Street, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

535 Eglinton Street, Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

GOVAN, LANARKSHIRE [1]

Glasgow, Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Govan Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Govan Lanarkshire Glasgow [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Govan, Lanark, Lanarkshire [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire [1]

Govan, Partick, Lanarkshire [1]

Govan,Lanarkshire [1]

Govan,Lanarkshire. [1]

Partick,Govan,Lanarkshire. [1]

Plantation,Govan,Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Driver [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sapper [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Trimmer [3]

Gunner [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

2nd Luitenant [1]

A/CERA 2c [1]

AM3 (Blacksmith) [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Donkeyman and Greaser [1]

ERA 1c [1]

ERA 2c [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Enlisted AC2 Rigger Aero [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Superintending Clerk [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

HMS Temeraire [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Argyll and Sutherlander Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [1]

Cameronians Scottish Rifles [1]

Class "E" Reserve [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Field Artillery [1]

H.M. Submarine E.4 [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS FORTUNE [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Inflexible [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

K O S B [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Athenia" (Glasgow) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Submarine E5 [1]

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

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

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [261]

Royal Navy [118]

British Army [53]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [150]

C [57]

B [44]

D [39]

S [38]

W [31]

G [29]

H [27]

R [25]

F [22]

L [22]

A [18]

P [12]

J [11]

T [11]

N [10]

K [8]

E [6]

Y [5]

I [3]

Q [2]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [425]

Merchant Navy [141]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Place of birth

Govan, Lanarkshire [203] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [198] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [146] Govan Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Govan,Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [2] Plantation, Govan, Lanarkshire [2] 148 Blackburn Street Govan Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1] 4 Cecil Street, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] 535 Eglinton Street, Govan, Lanarkshire [1] GOVAN, LANARKSHIRE [1] Glasgow, Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Govan Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Govan Lanarkshire Glasgow [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Govan, Lanark, Lanarkshire [1] Govan, Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire [1] Govan, Partick, Lanarkshire [1] Govan,Lanarkshire [1] Govan,Lanarkshire. [1] Partick,Govan,Lanarkshire. [1] Plantation,Govan,Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [1]

Rank

Private [33] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Driver [3] Pioneer [3] Sapper [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Trimmer [3] Gunner [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] 2nd Luitenant [1] A/CERA 2c [1] AM3 (Blacksmith) [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air mechanic 1st Class [1] Air mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] CERA 2c [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Donkeyman and Greaser [1] ERA 1c [1] ERA 2c [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Enlisted AC2 Rigger Aero [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Signal Boy [1] Superintending Clerk [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [8] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Highlanders [7] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Cameron Highlanders [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Scots [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] HMS Temeraire [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Argyll and Sutherlander Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [1] Cameronians Scottish Rifles [1] Class "E" Reserve [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Field Artillery [1] H.M. Submarine E.4 [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS FORTUNE [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Inflexible [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Pegasus [1] K O S B [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Athenia" (Glasgow) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Submarine E5 [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Corona." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Quercia." [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [261] Royal Navy [118] British Army [53] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [150] C [57] B [44] D [39] S [38] W [31] G [29] H [27] R [25] F [22] L [22] A [18] P [12] J [11] T [11] N [10] K [8] E [6] Y [5] I [3] Q [2] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [425] Merchant Navy [141]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Andrew Muir

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 2123 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 655371 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Field Artillery 223rd Brigade (B Battery)

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George Donaldson

Born 1885

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Enlisted AC2 Rigger Aero Class "E" Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Sergeant Class "E" Reserve

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Harvey Allan

Born 1886

British Army S/2315 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Oswald Sturdy

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3737 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highlanders.) Battalion

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John Craig

Born 1895

British Army 6585 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200200 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6585 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Mclintock

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49312

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David Erskine Ferguson Mcbride

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278630

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Thomas Johnstone Weir

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6846

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John Irvine Armstrong

Born 1874

Died 1942

British Army 2483 Superintending Clerk Royal Engineers

British Army 2483 Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Engineers

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Hugh Upcraft Harrison

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319141

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John Stewart Munro

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303198

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David Joseph

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98133

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William Rennie

Died 1918

British Army 28734 Private Acting Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 3/6249 Argyll and Sutherlander Highlanders

British Army 28734 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 1st (Garrison) Battalion

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Hugh Quigley

Born 1883

Died 1955

British Army 580865 Driver Labour Corps

British Army 96527 Driver Royal Field Artillery 9th Divisional Ammunition Column

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William Mclaren

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282324

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Joseph Rowston

Born 1894

British Army 6241 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6241 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 6241 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 3/5th Battalion

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Charles Mclachlan

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99084

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James Hefferland

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185485

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James Mcdowell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291067

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Alexander Richardson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306585

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