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Hamilton, Lanarkshire [303]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [48]

Burnbank, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [5]

Blantyre, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3]

Bothwell, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3]

Cadzow, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Hamilton, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2]

16 Hamilton Road, Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1]

17 Duke Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

3 Strathmore Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hamilton Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Hamilton, Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton, Burnbank, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton, Wishaw, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton,Lanarkshire. [1]

Hamilton. Lanarkshire, Scotland. [1]

Larkhall, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Lesmahagow, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Motherwell Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Stonehouse, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

hamilton Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [30]

Captain [6]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Major [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Pte [1]

Serjeant [1]

Squadron Commander [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Scots [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Cameronian Scottish Rifles [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS CASTOR [1]

HMS Dublin [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Valkyrie [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Life Guards [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

North Irish Horse [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Scottish Horse Field Ambulance Brigade [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [170]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [121]

British Army [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [75]

B [35]

S [33]

W [27]

G [26]

H [24]

C [23]

R [21]

P [17]

D [15]

L [15]

A [14]

F [14]

O [10]

T [10]

J [8]

K [6]

E [4]

I [2]

N [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [334]

Merchant Navy [44]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [303] Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [48] Burnbank, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [5] Blantyre, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3] Bothwell, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3] Cadzow, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Hamilton, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2] 16 Hamilton Road, Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1] 17 Duke Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] 3 Strathmore Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hamilton Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Hamilton, Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton, Burnbank, Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton, Wishaw, Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton,Lanarkshire. [1] Hamilton. Lanarkshire, Scotland. [1] Larkhall, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Lesmahagow, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Motherwell Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Stonehouse, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] hamilton Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [30] Captain [6] Ordinary Seaman [5] Able Seaman [4] Lieutenant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Corporal [2] Major [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Flight Commander [1] Flying Officer [1] Pte [1] Serjeant [1] Squadron Commander [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Scots [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] HMS Ganges [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Cameronian Scottish Rifles [1] Canadian Infantry [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS CASTOR [1] HMS Dublin [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Valkyrie [1] HMS Victory I [1] Life Guards [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] North Irish Horse [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Scottish Horse Field Ambulance Brigade [1] South Wales Borderers [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [170] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [121] British Army [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [75] B [35] S [33] W [27] G [26] H [24] C [23] R [21] P [17] D [15] L [15] A [14] F [14] O [10] T [10] J [8] K [6] E [4] I [2] N [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [334] Merchant Navy [44]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Patrick Larmer

Born 1893

British Army 1280 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Hugh Miller

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402883

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Andrew Allan

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army CMT2926 Private Army Service Corps

British Army CMT/2926 Private Army Service Corps 6th Ammunition Sub-Park

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William Patrick

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284403

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Thomas Paterson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129065

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Robert Johnstone

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Captain Scottish Rifles

British Army Major Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Hugh Gibb

British Army 10392 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army M/404860 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 44779 Private Liverpool Regiment

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William George Adams

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216293

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John Reid Fletcher

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176961

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Robert Gibson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230511

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Patrick Roger Patrick

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239861

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John Stevenson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 104588 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 13th Coy

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George Bailiff

Born 1886

Died 1969

British Army 10244 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army P/12607 Acting Corporal Military Foot Police

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William Moffat

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141840

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Hugh Binning

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7129

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John Mckay

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144235

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Hugh Cormack Peal

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 360407

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Frank Lucy

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169998

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Robert Marshall

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306594

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William Mckendrick

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155636

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