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Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [354]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [78]

Riccarton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [5]

Ayr, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland [2]

6 Struan Villas Portland Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Craigie, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Dundonald, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Fenwick, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Galston, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Hurlford, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Kilmarnock Ayrshire [1]

Kilmarnock Ayrshire SCOTLAND [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Fife, Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock,Ayrshire. [1]

Kilmaurs, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Kilmaurs, near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Captain [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Sergt [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

4th South African Infantry [1]

7th South African Inf. [1]

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

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry [1]

Royal Horse Artillary and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - S.S. "Meaford." [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [190]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [161]

British Army [28]

South African Services [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [88]

S [46]

B [31]

C [31]

H [31]

W [29]

R [26]

G [25]

A [24]

D [21]

L [19]

J [14]

N [13]

T [13]

F [12]

P [9]

E [7]

K [6]

Y [4]

O [3]

I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [376]

Merchant Navy [74]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Germany [1]

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People [454] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [354] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [78] Riccarton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [5] Ayr, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland [2] 6 Struan Villas Portland Road Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland [1] Craigie, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Dundonald, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Fenwick, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Galston, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Hurlford, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Kilmarnock Ayrshire [1] Kilmarnock Ayrshire SCOTLAND [1] Kilmarnock, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Fife, Scotland [1] Kilmarnock,Ayrshire. [1] Kilmaurs, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Kilmaurs, near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [22] Captain [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Sergt [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Highland Light Infantry [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Highlanders [2] 4th South African Infantry [1] 7th South African Inf. [1] H.M.S. "Fisgard" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vivid [1] Labour Corps [1] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry [1] Royal Horse Artillary and Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve - S.S. "Meaford." [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [190] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [161] British Army [28] South African Services [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [88] S [46] B [31] C [31] H [31] W [29] R [26] G [25] A [24] D [21] L [19] J [14] N [13] T [13] F [12] P [9] E [7] K [6] Y [4] O [3] I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [376] Merchant Navy [74]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Germany [1]

David Dickie

Born 1862

Died 1916

British Army 9 Farrier Quartermaster Sergeant Royal Horse Artillery 2nd/1st Berkshire Battery

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James Andrew

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 8451 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/4th Battalion

British Army 8451 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Adam Mcgregor

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 4249 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army Cadet Royal Scots Fusiliers 4TH Battalion

British Army 4249 Private Liverpool Regiment 1/10 Liverpool Scottish

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Joseph Wilson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders

British Army Temporary Captain Cameron Highlanders

British Army Captain Cameron Highlanders

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William Rennie

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 201842 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 4th (Reserve) Battalion

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Andrew Mcphail

Died 1915

British Army 7677 Private Highland Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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James Boyd Anderson

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 253469 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 285135 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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John Brown Carl

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army S/11256 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion.

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William Mcdermid

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266011

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John Stewart Gardiner

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303984

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John Armour

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87414

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Charles Gray

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164218

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Matthew Black

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296071

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Neil Thomson

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267109

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Thomas Robertson Caldwell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194933

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James Robertson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168337

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Peter Mcconnachie Brown

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247965 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Hugh Boyd

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263491

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Shaw Campbell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194894

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Andrew Brown

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195844

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