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Lanark, Lanarkshire [108]

Lanark Scotland [97]

Lanark [50]

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland [28]

Bothwell, Lanark [13]

Glasgow, Lanark [11]

Blantyre, Lanark [10]

Hamilton, Lanark [10]

Lanark, Scotland [7]

Old Monkland, Lanark [6]

Barony, Lanark [5]

Cambuslang, Lanark [5]

Dalziel, Lanark [5]

Larkhall, Lanark [5]

Cambusnethan, Lanark [4]

Dalserf, Lanark [4]

Dalserk, Lanark [4]

Motherwell,Lanark [4]

New Lanark, Lanarkshire [4]

Bothwell, Lanark, Lanarkshire [3]

Govan, Lanark [3]

Lanark, Glasgow [3]

Lanark, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Rutherglen, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [3]

Shotts, Lanark [3]

Uddingston, Lanark [3]

Biggar, Lanark [2]

Blackfriars, Lanark [2]

Blantyre,Lanark [2]

Carmichael,Lanark. [2]

Coatbridge, Lanark [2]

Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario [2]

Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [2]

Hamilton, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2]

Lanark England [2]

Leadhills, Lanark [2]

Maryhill, Lanark [2]

Milton, Lanark [2]

Motherwell, Lanark [2]

Motherwell, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2]

New Monkland, Lanark [2]

Stonehouse, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2]

Airdrie Lanark Scotland [1]

Airdrie, Lanark [1]

Anderston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [1]

Anderston, Lanark [1]

Andrice, Lanark [1]

Ashton, Lanark County, Ontario [1]

Baillieston, Lanark, Scotland [1]

Bathhurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [165]

Lance Corporal [19]

Corporal [15]

Gunner [9]

Serjeant [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Stoker [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Gunner Sergeant [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Major [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Soldier [1]

Sapper [1]

Temporary Major General [1]

Unit

Scottish Rifles [87]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [41]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [33]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [9]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

HMS INVINCIBLE [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

1/4th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

10th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

169th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

1st Cameron Highlanders [1]

1st Field Artillery [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

42nd Division Staff [1]

6th Section Tank Corps [1]

72nd Infantry Brigade [1]

86th Bttln, Canadian Infantry [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameronians, Scottish Rifles [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1]

Canadian Artillary [1]

Canadian Field Artillary [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [195]

Australian Imperial Force [104]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100]

Royal Navy [75]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [118]

S [42]

C [40]

B [37]

W [35]

F [29]

H [27]

G [24]

D [22]

R [22]

T [22]

A [19]

L [15]

J [13]

P [13]

K [11]

N [10]

O [9]

E [5]

I [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [465]

Merchant Navy [28]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Canada [6]

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People [517] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lanark, Lanarkshire [108] Lanark Scotland [97] Lanark [50] Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland [28] Bothwell, Lanark [13] Glasgow, Lanark [11] Blantyre, Lanark [10] Hamilton, Lanark [10] Lanark, Scotland [7] Old Monkland, Lanark [6] Barony, Lanark [5] Cambuslang, Lanark [5] Dalziel, Lanark [5] Larkhall, Lanark [5] Cambusnethan, Lanark [4] Dalserf, Lanark [4] Dalserk, Lanark [4] Motherwell,Lanark [4] New Lanark, Lanarkshire [4] Bothwell, Lanark, Lanarkshire [3] Govan, Lanark [3] Lanark, Glasgow [3] Lanark, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Rutherglen, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [3] Shotts, Lanark [3] Uddingston, Lanark [3] Biggar, Lanark [2] Blackfriars, Lanark [2] Blantyre,Lanark [2] Carmichael,Lanark. [2] Coatbridge, Lanark [2] Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario [2] Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [2] Hamilton, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2] Lanark England [2] Leadhills, Lanark [2] Maryhill, Lanark [2] Milton, Lanark [2] Motherwell, Lanark [2] Motherwell, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2] New Monkland, Lanark [2] Stonehouse, Lanark, Lanarkshire [2] Airdrie Lanark Scotland [1] Airdrie, Lanark [1] Anderston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [1] Anderston, Lanark [1] Andrice, Lanark [1] Ashton, Lanark County, Ontario [1] Baillieston, Lanark, Scotland [1] Bathhurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [165] Lance Corporal [19] Corporal [15] Gunner [9] Serjeant [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant [4] Nursing Sister [4] Sergeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Stoker [3] Brigadier General [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Fitter [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Gunner Sergeant [1] Lance corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Major [1] Master At Arms [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Soldier [1] Sapper [1] Temporary Major General [1]

Unit

Scottish Rifles [87] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [41] King's Own Scottish Borderers [33] Highland Light Infantry [15] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [9] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Scots [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Army Service Corps [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] HMS INVINCIBLE [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] 1/4th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] 10th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] 169th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1] 1st Cameron Highlanders [1] 1st Field Artillery [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 42nd Division Staff [1] 6th Section Tank Corps [1] 72nd Infantry Brigade [1] 86th Bttln, Canadian Infantry [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cameronians, Scottish Rifles [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1] Canadian Artillary [1] Canadian Field Artillary [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [195] Australian Imperial Force [104] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100] Royal Navy [75] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [118] S [42] C [40] B [37] W [35] F [29] H [27] G [24] D [22] R [22] T [22] A [19] L [15] J [13] P [13] K [11] N [10] O [9] E [5] I [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [465] Merchant Navy [28]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Canada [6]

Wallace John Scott

Born 1895

Died 1963

Canadian Expeditionary Force 787054

Canadian Expeditionary Force 787054 Private 103rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 787054 Private 12th Battalion

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David John Wilson

Born 1895

British Army 7160 Private Highland Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army 302876 Private Royal Scots 1/7th Battalion

British Army P/15148 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police E. E. F.

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Gavin James Struthers

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 202051 Corporal Tank Corps

British Army 202051 Corporal 6th Section Tank Corps H Battery

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James D Simpson

Born 1897

British Army 6831 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200350 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 200350 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Reserve Battalion

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Joseph Rourke

Born 1883

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98616 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Alexander Mccredie

Born 1884

Died 1957

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army 3566 Private Highland Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Stanley Irons

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 6766 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Patrick O'donnell

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 16438 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Depot

British Army 16438 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 9th Battallion

British Army 16438 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3rd Battalion

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Duncan Mcphail

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 9034 Company Serjeant Major Highland Light Infantry

British Army 9034 Warrant Officer Class 2 Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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William Alexander Drummond

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6594 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200207 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Allan Mills Fenwick

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 7294 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 7294 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Gay Mitchell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5758 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200025 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 5758 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Edwin Duncan Blackburn

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 357915 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357915 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 357915 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Gould Scott

Born 1865

Died 1935

Canadian Expeditionary Force 342954

Canadian Expeditionary Force 342954 Gunner 72nd Battery (Queen's)

Canadian Expeditionary Force 342954 Gunner Sergeant Canadian Field Artillary 2nd Battery

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William F Ritchie

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 283 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 283 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 12th (Service) Battalion

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William Fleming

Died 1918

British Army 3051 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 3051 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240617 Private Scottish Rifles 10th Battalion

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George Masterton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1254 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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James S. Smith

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6983 Serjeant Scottish Rifles

British Army 200373 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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William Hill

Died 1918

British Army 1495 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 1495 Corporal Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240101 Lance Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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John Fox

Died 1918

British Army 22070 Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 22070 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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