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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4432]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [146]

Lanarkshire Scotland [85]

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [84]

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [63]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [60]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [48]

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland [30]

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland [28]

Lanarkshire, Scotland [27]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [26]

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland [17]

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland [16]

Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [14]

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13]

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12]

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [11]

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland [11]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10]

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8]

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8]

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Cathcart,Lanarkshire,Scotland. [4]

Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Uddington, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Burnbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Cadder Lanarkshire Scotland [2]

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Coatbridge Lanarkshire Scotland [2]

Kinning Park, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Partick,Lanarkshire,Scotland. [2]

Saint Leonards, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Stepps, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

10 Cavendish Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

10 Rothesay Gardens, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

12 Kylepark, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Corporal [19]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Captain [11]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [8]

Major [7]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Driver [4]

Gunner [4]

Recruit [4]

Leading Seaman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Fourth Engineer Officer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer [1]

Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Assistant Purser [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain (E) [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander (E) [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Cameron Highlanders [33]

Highland Light Infantry [33]

Scottish Rifles [15]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [14]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Mercantile Marine [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [210]

Australian Imperial Force [88]

Royal Navy [43]

Other Empire Force [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1379]

C [483]

S [419]

B [411]

H [301]

R [293]

W [270]

D [267]

G [260]

L [183]

T [170]

A [169]

F [162]

P [155]

K [139]

J [93]

N [65]

E [43]

O [29]

I [23]

Y [21]

U [15]

Q [10]

V [4]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [5005]

Military Service [350]

Country

United Kingdom [131]

Canada [3]

Australia [2]

France [2]

India [2]

Ireland [2]

Myanmar [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4432] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [146] Lanarkshire Scotland [85] Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [84] Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [63] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [60] Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [48] Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland [30] Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland [28] Lanarkshire, Scotland [27] Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [26] Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland [17] Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland [16] Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [14] Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13] Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12] Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [11] Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland [11] Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10] Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8] Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8] Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Cathcart,Lanarkshire,Scotland. [4] Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Uddington, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Burnbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Cadder Lanarkshire Scotland [2] Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Coatbridge Lanarkshire Scotland [2] Kinning Park, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Partick,Lanarkshire,Scotland. [2] Saint Leonards, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Stepps, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] 10 Cavendish Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1] 10 Rothesay Gardens, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] 12 Kylepark, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [155] Corporal [19] Second Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [15] Lieutenant [12] Able Seaman [11] Captain [11] Sapper [8] Serjeant [8] Major [7] Ordinary Seaman [6] Driver [4] Gunner [4] Recruit [4] Leading Seaman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal [2] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Fourth Engineer Officer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer [1] Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Assistant Purser [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Cadet [1] Captain (E) [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander (E) [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Cameron Highlanders [33] Highland Light Infantry [33] Scottish Rifles [15] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [14] Gordon Highlanders [13] Royal Engineers [12] Seaforth Highlanders [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9] Royal Scots [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7] Canadian Infantry [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [7] Royal Naval Reserve [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Mercantile Marine [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Highlanders [4] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [3] Labour Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Australian Infantry [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Scottish Horse [2] 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [210] Australian Imperial Force [88] Royal Navy [43] Other Empire Force [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1379] C [483] S [419] B [411] H [301] R [293] W [270] D [267] G [260] L [183] T [170] A [169] F [162] P [155] K [139] J [93] N [65] E [43] O [29] I [23] Y [21] U [15] Q [10] V [4]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [5005] Military Service [350]

Country

United Kingdom [131] Canada [3] Australia [2] France [2] India [2] Ireland [2] Myanmar [1] South Africa [1]

John W Ralston

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1927 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Walter Penston

Born 1887

Royal Navy 347447 Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate HMS Vivid [The Navy barracks at Devonport Plymouth Devon]

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Robert George Cretney

Born 1898

Died 1967

British Army 144887 Private Royal Army Medical Corps No. 8 Company

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Thomas Orr Davidson

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy Clyde Z/6641 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6641 Able Seaman RNVR Clyde - HMS Barham 5th Battle Squadron

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Edward Long

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 5448 Warrant Officer Class 2 North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 5448 Company Serjeant Major North Staffordshire Regiment

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Charles Mullen

Born 1859

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Trimmer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Trimmer Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Tuscania." (Glasgow)

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James Little

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2448 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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Alexander Mcgregor

Died 1917

British Army 373802 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6944 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Edward Doyle

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 1500 Private Royal Scots

British Army 1500 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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Robert Mcfarlane

Born 1857

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Greaser Merchant Navy SS Minneapolis

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George Andrew

Born 1895

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Donkeyman Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Donkeyman Mercantile Marine: SS Antonio (London)

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Henry George Morton Railston

Born 1885

Died 1936

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Rifle Brigade

Royal Irish Rifles

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Archibald Craig Amy

Born 1882

Died 1965

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Francis Coogan

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406699

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406699 Private Canadian Infantry

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Clarence Ivor Alastair Dubs

Born 1892

Died 1943

British Army Lieutenant Ayrshire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Ayrshire Yeomanry

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Samuel Black

Australian Imperial Force 1617

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William Binnie

Australian Imperial Force 6215

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James Mcinnes

Australian Imperial Force 2242

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James Strachan

Australian Imperial Force 6093

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William Hogg

Australian Imperial Force 964

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