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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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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]

Robert Niblett Sherwood

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283596

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George Dunbar

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297169

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William Hunter

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212566

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Thomas Fulton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281079

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Charles Wilson

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279299

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Samuel Neil

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55106

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John Kirkwood Allan

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162680

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Archibald Mcvicar Sinclair

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 271726 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

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Alexander Mcfadzean

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy J37327 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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Andrew James Mcdiarmid

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252894

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Peter Fulton

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 60254 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60254 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60254 Sergt Royal Horse Artillary and Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Irvine Tomlinson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402051

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George Thornhill Ritchie

Born 1895

Died 1918

South African Services 7th South African Inf.

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John Pike

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28037

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William Jack

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68066

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James Fisher Samson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21019

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William Patterson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188419

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William Ferguson

Died 1918

British Army 204745 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 204745 Sergt Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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William Roxburgh

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 277136 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 260087 Private Gordon Highlanders 5th Battalion.

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George Frederick Crawford

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142164

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