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Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [28]

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [14]

Ancrum, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [2]

Crailing, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1]

Hobkirk, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1]

JEDBURGH, ROXBURGHSHIRE [1]

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Private [7]

Corporal [2]

Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [1]

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King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Lovat's Scouts [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

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Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

British Army [9]

South African Services [1]

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M [8]

T [8]

B [4]

R [4]

C [3]

H [3]

J [3]

W [3]

F [2]

O [2]

S [2]

D [1]

E [1]

K [1]

Q [1]

Y [1]

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Military Service [35]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [47] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [28] Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [14] Ancrum, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [2] Crailing, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1] Hobkirk, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1] JEDBURGH, ROXBURGHSHIRE [1]

Rank

Private [7] Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Gordon Highlanders [2] 4th South African Infantry [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Lovat's Scouts [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] British Army [9] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [8] T [8] B [4] R [4] C [3] H [3] J [3] W [3] F [2] O [2] S [2] D [1] E [1] K [1] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [35] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Jasper Briggs

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 16720 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 16720 Serjeant Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 11th Battalian

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Alexander Turnbull

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army S/10998 Private Gordon Highlanders 7th Battalion

British Army S/10998 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army S/10998 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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William Oliver

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3300

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Charles Wilmer Dickman

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307948

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Richard Hardie

Born 1872

Died 1943

British Army 3528 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 20/175 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 20th Battalion, Tyneside Scottish

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John Cairncross

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223797

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Alexander Turnbull

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 5295 Private Lovat's Scouts

British Army 5777 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/40828 Private Cameron Highlanders

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George I Turnbull

Died 1916

British Army S/14558 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Rutherford Miller

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247053

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Andrew Middlemass

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302639

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Adam Watson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214213

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Robert James Varner Russell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221733

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David Robson

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269391

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James Queenan

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 7169 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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John Norman Hay Brown

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182907

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Robert Hyslop

Born 1883

British Army 8317 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 201294 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Fairbairn

Born 1894

Royal Navy 15871 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Adam Jardine

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army G/16371 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/16371 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Joseph Halley

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 9160 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 9160 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Cairncross

Born 1882

Royal Navy F23797

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