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Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [185]

Inverness, Inverness-shire [111]

Inverness, Inverness-Shire [16]

Portree, Inverness-shire, Scotland [16]

Fort William, Inverness-shire [14]

Harris, Inverness-Shire [10]

Portree, Inverness-shire [10]

Inverness-shire [8]

Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland [7]

Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland [7]

Skye, Inverness-shire [6]

Barra, Inverness-Shire [5]

Beauly, Inverness-shire [5]

Kingussie, Inverness-shire [5]

Portree, Inverness-Shire [5]

Barra, Inverness-shire [4]

Castlebay, Inverness-shire, Scotland [4]

Harris, Inverness-shire [4]

Balla, Inverness-shire [3]

Beauly, Inverness-Shire [3]

Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire [3]

Fort George, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3]

Glendale, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3]

Kilmuir, Inverness-shire [3]

Snizort, Inverness-Shire [3]

South Uist, Inverness-Shire [3]

Alvie, Inverness-Shire [2]

Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Boleskine, Inverness-shire [2]

Cromdale, Inverness-shire [2]

Dunvegan, Inverness-shire [2]

Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Fort William Inverness-shire Scotland [2]

Fort William, Inverness-Shire [2]

Glenmore, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Inverness Shire Scotland [2]

Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire [2]

Kilmallie, Inverness-Shire [2]

Kirkhill, Inverness-shire [2]

Kylerhea, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Lochboisdale, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Lochmaddy, Inverness-shire [2]

Mallaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Moy, Inverness-shire [2]

North Boisdale, Inverness-shire [2]

Skye, Inverness-Shire [2]

16 Elgoll, Strath, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Inverness-Shire [1]

21 Telford Road, Inverness, Inverness-shire [1]

3 Glebe Street, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1]

34 Castle Street Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [99]

Deck Hand [25]

Corporal [11]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Seaman [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Cadet [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Shoeing Smith Private [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Bugler [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Gunner [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Student Cadet [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Cameron Highlanders [76]

Royal Naval Reserve [36]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Lovat Scouts [6]

HMS Vivid I [5]

Lovat's Scouts [5]

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

H.M.S. "Vivid." [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Malaya." [1]

H.M.S. "Minerva" [1]

H.M.S. "Orion." [1]

H.M.S. Warrior [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Warspite [1]

Home Guard [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queens Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

Retiered Officers List [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Naval Air Services [1]

Service

Royal Navy [215]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [132]

British Army [127]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [383]

C [65]

G [45]

F [41]

R [29]

S [28]

D [18]

B [17]

H [16]

L [16]

W [15]

N [13]

P [13]

J [9]

K [9]

A [8]

T [5]

U [5]

E [2]

I [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [421]

Merchant Navy [268]

Country

United Kingdom [64]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [185] Inverness, Inverness-shire [111] Inverness, Inverness-Shire [16] Portree, Inverness-shire, Scotland [16] Fort William, Inverness-shire [14] Harris, Inverness-Shire [10] Portree, Inverness-shire [10] Inverness-shire [8] Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland [7] Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland [7] Skye, Inverness-shire [6] Barra, Inverness-Shire [5] Beauly, Inverness-shire [5] Kingussie, Inverness-shire [5] Portree, Inverness-Shire [5] Barra, Inverness-shire [4] Castlebay, Inverness-shire, Scotland [4] Harris, Inverness-shire [4] Balla, Inverness-shire [3] Beauly, Inverness-Shire [3] Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire [3] Fort George, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3] Glendale, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3] Kilmuir, Inverness-shire [3] Snizort, Inverness-Shire [3] South Uist, Inverness-Shire [3] Alvie, Inverness-Shire [2] Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Boleskine, Inverness-shire [2] Cromdale, Inverness-shire [2] Dunvegan, Inverness-shire [2] Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Fort William Inverness-shire Scotland [2] Fort William, Inverness-Shire [2] Glenmore, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Inverness Shire Scotland [2] Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire [2] Kilmallie, Inverness-Shire [2] Kirkhill, Inverness-shire [2] Kylerhea, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Lochboisdale, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Lochmaddy, Inverness-shire [2] Mallaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Moy, Inverness-shire [2] North Boisdale, Inverness-shire [2] Skye, Inverness-Shire [2] 16 Elgoll, Strath, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Inverness-Shire [1] 21 Telford Road, Inverness, Inverness-shire [1] 3 Glebe Street, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1] 34 Castle Street Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [99] Deck Hand [25] Corporal [11] Ordinary Seaman [11] Lance Corporal [9] Seaman [9] Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Second Lieutenant [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Cadet [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Acting Shoeing Smith Private [1] Air Mechanic [1] Bugler [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Flight Cadet [1] Gunner [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Signal Boy [1] Skipper [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Stoker [1] Student Cadet [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Cameron Highlanders [76] Royal Naval Reserve [36] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Lovat Scouts [6] HMS Vivid I [5] Lovat's Scouts [5] Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Royal Air Force [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [3] Army Service Corps [2] H.M.S. "Vivid." [2] HMS Vivid [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Pembroke [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Malaya." [1] H.M.S. "Minerva" [1] H.M.S. "Orion." [1] H.M.S. Warrior [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Warspite [1] Home Guard [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queens Own Cameron Highlanders [1] Retiered Officers List [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Naval Air Services [1]

Service

Royal Navy [215] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [132] British Army [127] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [383] C [65] G [45] F [41] R [29] S [28] D [18] B [17] H [16] L [16] W [15] N [13] P [13] J [9] K [9] A [8] T [5] U [5] E [2] I [2] O [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [421] Merchant Navy [268]

Country

United Kingdom [64] Ireland [1]

Donald John Allan

Born 1895

British Army S/10807 Private 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders

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John Mckenzie Batchen

Born 1855

Died 1926

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Donald Neil Cameron

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210636 Serjeant Royal Air Force

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John Fraser

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1711 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Andrew Mcdonald

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2266 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265725 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265725 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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James Ross

Died 1915

British Army 3/6192 Private Cameron Highlanders 2nd Battalion.

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Douglas Simpson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183870 Cadet Royal Air Force

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George David Gall

Born 1885

Died 1940

Other Empire Force Able Seaman S.S. Pikepool Merchant Navy

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John William Brookes

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262021

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James Clark

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168207

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Lawrence Maclaughlin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13710

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Douglas Strachan Mckenzie

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21505

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Donald Henderson

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army S/4423 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/4423 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/4423 Acting Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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Gerald Joseph Constable Maxwell, D.f.c.

Born 1895

Died 1959

British Army Second Lieutenant Lovat's Scouts 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 56 Squadron

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Andrew Fraser

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280534

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William Stewart Mackenzie

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302364

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Charles Mcrae

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88033

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Donald Mcdougall

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167367

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John Robinson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195782

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John George Mcleod

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287471

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