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Hawick, Roxburghshire [145]

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [31]

Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire [3]

Ashkirk, Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

HAWICK, ROXBURGHSHIRE [1]

Hawick Roxburghshire Scotland [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire. [1]

Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland. [1]

Wilton Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Wilton,Hawick Roxburghshire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [16]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Nurse [1]

Pte [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Royal Scots [2]

BEF Canada [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS President [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ST VINCENT [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Scottish Women's Hospitals [ French Red Cross ] [1]

Scottish Womens Hospitals [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

British Army [17]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [20]

R [19]

H [18]

C [17]

B [16]

S [15]

W [14]

D [8]

L [8]

P [8]

G [7]

A [6]

K [6]

T [6]

O [5]

E [4]

F [4]

J [2]

N [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [156]

Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Ireland [1]

United States [1]

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People [186] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hawick, Roxburghshire [145] Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [31] Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire [3] Ashkirk, Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] HAWICK, ROXBURGHSHIRE [1] Hawick Roxburghshire Scotland [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire. [1] Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland. [1] Wilton Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Wilton,Hawick Roxburghshire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [16] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Bombardier [1] Chief Stoker [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Nurse [1] Pte [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Royal Scots [2] BEF Canada [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] French Red Cross [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS President [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS ST VINCENT [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS IRON DUKE [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Scottish Women's Hospitals [ French Red Cross ] [1] Scottish Womens Hospitals [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] British Army [17] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [20] R [19] H [18] C [17] B [16] S [15] W [14] D [8] L [8] P [8] G [7] A [6] K [6] T [6] O [5] E [4] F [4] J [2] N [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [156] Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Ireland [1] United States [1]

Benjamin Thomson

Born 1895

Royal Navy K26193

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John Andrew Kennedy

Born 1895

Royal Navy K27619

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Thomas Denholm

Born 1897

Royal Navy K54170

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James Douglas Williams

Born 1896

Royal Navy M21840

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George Williams

Born 1891

Royal Navy M21839

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Robert Cavers

Born 1897

Royal Navy M23722

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William Mcleod Mitchell

Born 1881

Royal Navy M34039

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James Robertson

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS6728

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James Wintrup

Born 1882

Royal Navy 308377

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George Lillie

Born 1887

Royal Navy 222847

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George Hardie

Born 1871

British Army 36619 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Jane Lauder Nodwell

Born 1894

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment

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George Cairns

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196936

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Richard Murray

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141108

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James Mcnee Oliver

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 1615 Private BEF Canada Imperial Recruits Depot

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Sydney Mcgee

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226280

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Robert Stewart Oliver

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53494 Private Royal Scots 2/10th Battalion

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John William Beattie

Born 1900

Royal Navy J48059

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William Clark Gray

Born 1895

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Bryce Gracie

Born 1891

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