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Hamilton Victoria [585]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [303]

Hamilton ON [191]

Hamilton New South Wales [116]

Hamilton [91]

Hamilton Scotland [82]

Hamilton Tasmania [54]

Hamilton, Ontario [49]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [48]

Hamilton South Australia [19]

Hamilton Tas Tasmania [12]

Hamilton England [10]

Hamilton, Lanark [10]

Hamilton, Lancashire [8]

Hamilton, Victoria [7]

Hamilton, Scotland [6]

Burnbank, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [5]

North Hamilton Victoria [5]

Hamilton West New South Wales [4]

Hamilton, ON [4]

Blantyre, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3]

Bothwell, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3]

Hamilton On Forth Tasmania [3]

Hamilton Queensland [3]

Hamilton, Bermuda [3]

Cadzow, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Hamilton, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2]

Hamilton, London [2]

Lake Hamilton South Australia [2]

16 Hamilton Road, Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1]

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

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

4 Hamilton Terrace West, Partick, Scotland [1]

53 Hamilton Drive, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Alberton Hamilton ON [1]

Burlington Hamilton, Canada [1]

Hamilton Ontario [1]

Hamilton Bawn, Armagh [1]

Hamilton Buildings, Shoreditch, London, England [1]

Hamilton Clyde Tasmania [1]

Hamilton Commonage, New South Wales [1]

Hamilton Dundas Victoria [1]

Hamilton Edinburgh [1]

Hamilton Lanark Scotland [1]

Hamilton Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Hamilton NZ [1]

Hamilton Northumberland New South Wales [1]

Hamilton On Torth Tasmania [1]

Hamilton Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [167]

Lieutenant [41]

Captain [21]

Lance Corporal [14]

Major [13]

Nursing Sister [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [11]

Nursing sister [10]

Sergeant [9]

Serjeant [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Driver [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

2nd Lieut [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Major (Captain) [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Cadet [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 3rd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chauffeur ( Driver) [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flight Lieutenant (Observer) [1]

Unit

Canadian Infantry [75]

Scottish Rifles [37]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [22]

Canadian Field Artillery [15]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [14]

Canadian Army Medical Corps, [13]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [11]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry, [6]

Australian Infantry [5]

Canadian Engineers [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry, 20th Bttln [3]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [3]

HMS Ganges [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

116th Battalion [1]

116th Regiment [1]

120th (City of Hamilton) Battalion [1]

120th (City of Hamilton) Battalion Canadian Infantry [1]

120th Bttln [1]

120th City of Hamilton [1]

127th Bttln [1]

12th Australian Light Horse [1]

14th Howitzer Brigade Canadian Field Artillery [1]

15th Bttln, Canadian Infantry [1]

16th Battalion [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

18th King George's Own Lancers attached 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) [1]

19th Bttln, Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [940]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [245]

Royal Navy [201]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145]

British Army [122]

Other Empire Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [266]

B [145]

S [137]

C [133]

H [133]

W [112]

D [90]

R [90]

P [81]

F [76]

T [71]

G [69]

L [64]

A [57]

K [43]

J [39]

O [24]

E [23]

N [13]

I [11]

Y [10]

V [6]

Q [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1643]

Merchant Navy [47]

Country

Canada [65]

United Kingdom [27]

United States [4]

Bermuda [2]

New Zealand [2]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

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Hamilton Victoria [585] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [303] Hamilton ON [191] Hamilton New South Wales [116] Hamilton [91] Hamilton Scotland [82] Hamilton Tasmania [54] Hamilton, Ontario [49] Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [48] Hamilton South Australia [19] Hamilton Tas Tasmania [12] Hamilton England [10] Hamilton, Lanark [10] Hamilton, Lancashire [8] Hamilton, Victoria [7] Hamilton, Scotland [6] Burnbank, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [5] North Hamilton Victoria [5] Hamilton West New South Wales [4] Hamilton, ON [4] Blantyre, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3] Bothwell, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3] Hamilton On Forth Tasmania [3] Hamilton Queensland [3] Hamilton, Bermuda [3] Cadzow, Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Hamilton, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2] Hamilton, London [2] Lake Hamilton South Australia [2] 16 Hamilton Road, Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1] 17 Duke Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] 3 Strathmore Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] 4 Hamilton Terrace West, Partick, Scotland [1] 53 Hamilton Drive, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Alberton Hamilton ON [1] Burlington Hamilton, Canada [1] Hamilton Ontario [1] Hamilton Bawn, Armagh [1] Hamilton Buildings, Shoreditch, London, England [1] Hamilton Clyde Tasmania [1] Hamilton Commonage, New South Wales [1] Hamilton Dundas Victoria [1] Hamilton Edinburgh [1] Hamilton Lanark Scotland [1] Hamilton Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Hamilton NZ [1] Hamilton Northumberland New South Wales [1] Hamilton On Torth Tasmania [1] Hamilton Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [167] Lieutenant [41] Captain [21] Lance Corporal [14] Major [13] Nursing Sister [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Gunner [12] Corporal [11] Sapper [11] Nursing sister [10] Sergeant [9] Serjeant [7] Able Seaman [5] Driver [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Boy 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colonel [2] Lance Sergeant [2] 2nd Lieut [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Major (Captain) [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Cadet [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 3rd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chauffeur ( Driver) [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Flight Commander [1] Flight Lieutenant (Observer) [1]

Unit

Canadian Infantry [75] Scottish Rifles [37] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [22] Canadian Field Artillery [15] Canadian Army Medical Corps [14] Canadian Army Medical Corps, [13] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [11] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Scots [7] Army Service Corps [6] Canadian Infantry, [6] Australian Infantry [5] Canadian Engineers [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry, 20th Bttln [3] Canadian Mounted Rifles [3] HMS Ganges [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 116th Battalion [1] 116th Regiment [1] 120th (City of Hamilton) Battalion [1] 120th (City of Hamilton) Battalion Canadian Infantry [1] 120th Bttln [1] 120th City of Hamilton [1] 127th Bttln [1] 12th Australian Light Horse [1] 14th Howitzer Brigade Canadian Field Artillery [1] 15th Bttln, Canadian Infantry [1] 16th Battalion [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 18th King George's Own Lancers attached 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish) [1] 19th Bttln, Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [940] Canadian Expeditionary Force [245] Royal Navy [201] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145] British Army [122] Other Empire Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [266] B [145] S [137] C [133] H [133] W [112] D [90] R [90] P [81] F [76] T [71] G [69] L [64] A [57] K [43] J [39] O [24] E [23] N [13] I [11] Y [10] V [6] Q [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1643] Merchant Navy [47]

Country

Canada [65] United Kingdom [27] United States [4] Bermuda [2] New Zealand [2] Australia [1] Egypt [1]

Joseph William Gosden

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 39059 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Morton

Died 1916

British Army 2310 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240350 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240350 Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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James Cooper

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/394094 Private Army Service Corps "R" Supply Depot (Prees Heath)

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Abraham Mcmanus

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7303 Sapper Field Company Engineers 6th Battalion

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Hedley Vernon George Kitchin-Kerr

Born 1892

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 517 Corporal Australian Infantry

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James Hamilton Dick

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Captain Royal Scots

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Wesley Hager

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472904

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472904 Private Canadian Infantry 46th Btn

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472904 Private Canadian Infantry 16th /46th Btn

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Charles Canada Kirby Dagg, Afc

Born 1892

Died 1942

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Reginald Henry Angus

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757249

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757249 Private Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 87th Battalion

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James Norman Findlay

Australian Imperial Force 1749

Australian Imperial Force 1568

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Edward John Allen

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 32494 Private New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

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Eric Gauntlett Steele

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 661146

Canadian Expeditionary Force 661146 Private Canadian Infantry

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Andrew Mcmurdo

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 40522 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 40522 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th. Battalion

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Frederick Lea Smith

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 22706 Private Grenadier Guards

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Charles Joseph Peat

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 251621 Private Manchester Regiment

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Edward Kimball Hollis

Died 1918

British Army 1034 Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps

British Army 25343 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Robert Dawson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13613 Private Training Reserve 28th Battalion

British Army 41235 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Edward Gahagan

Born 1884

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force A2085

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William Cunningham

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2084 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 2084 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Wallace Henry James

Born 1896

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171261

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