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Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [781]

Leith, Midlothian [238]

Leith, Edinburgh [137]

Leith Edinburgh [133]

Leith Scotland [121]

Leith [112]

South Leith, Leith, Midlothian [31]

Leith, Scotland [27]

Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [21]

North Leith, Midlothian [19]

Leith, Mid Lothian [18]

South Leith, Midlothian [18]

North Leith, Leith, Midlothian [16]

North Leith Edinburgh [10]

South Leith, Edinburgh [9]

Leith Tasmania [8]

South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8]

South Leith [6]

Leith, Leith [5]

North Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [5]

Leith Edinborough [4]

Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland [4]

South Leith Edinburgh [4]

Leith England [3]

North Leith [3]

North Leith, Edinburgh [3]

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

LEITH, MIDLOTHIAN [2]

Leith, Glamorgan [2]

Leith, Mid-Lothian [2]

Leith, MidLothian [2]

Leith,Scotland [2]

Newhaven, Leith, Midlothian [2]

North Leith, Edinburghshire [2]

North Leith, Mid Lothian [2]

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

South Leith, Mid Lothian [2]

10 Madeira Place, Leith, Midlothian [1]

114 Salamander Street, Leith, Edinburgh [1]

116 Salamander Street, Leith, Edinburgh [1]

148 Albert Street, Leith [1]

25 Reid Terrace, Leith, Edinburgh [1]

253 Leith Walk, Leith [1]

District of Leith [1]

Drogheda, County Leith [1]

Leith Scotland [1]

Leith Bedford, Lancashire [1]

Leith County of Mid Lothian [1]

Leith Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Leith Midlothian Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [158]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [10]

Able Seaman [8]

Gunner [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Sapper [6]

Captain [5]

Engineman [5]

Driver [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker [3]

Able Seaman Driver [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Pioneer [2]

Seaman [2]

Skipper [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Trimmer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1/A.M. [1]

2/A.M. [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant Mech [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Armourer [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [114]

Royal Naval Reserve [27]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15]

Royal Highlanders [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

HMS MALAYA [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2]

Scots Guards [2]

1/16th Scots [1]

1/4th Royal Scots [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

1st Cameron Highlanders [1]

1st/4th Royal Scots [1]

26 Training Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

2nd Canadian Convalescent Depot [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

31st Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

5/6th Royal Scots [1]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

8th Rajputs [1]

Argry Nursing Services [1]

Service

Royal Navy [447]

British Army [245]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [208]

Australian Imperial Force [135]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [263]

S [184]

B [165]

W [151]

C [139]

R [107]

G [104]

D [92]

H [80]

L [80]

T [76]

F [71]

A [68]

P [64]

N [44]

J [39]

K [23]

O [21]

E [14]

Y [14]

I [13]

V [4]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [936]

Merchant Navy [774]

Country

United Kingdom [117]

Australia [2]

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Place of birth

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [781] Leith, Midlothian [238] Leith, Edinburgh [137] Leith Edinburgh [133] Leith Scotland [121] Leith [112] South Leith, Leith, Midlothian [31] Leith, Scotland [27] Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [21] North Leith, Midlothian [19] Leith, Mid Lothian [18] South Leith, Midlothian [18] North Leith, Leith, Midlothian [16] North Leith Edinburgh [10] South Leith, Edinburgh [9] Leith Tasmania [8] South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8] South Leith [6] Leith, Leith [5] North Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [5] Leith Edinborough [4] Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland [4] South Leith Edinburgh [4] Leith England [3] North Leith [3] North Leith, Edinburgh [3] South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3] LEITH, MIDLOTHIAN [2] Leith, Glamorgan [2] Leith, Mid-Lothian [2] Leith, MidLothian [2] Leith,Scotland [2] Newhaven, Leith, Midlothian [2] North Leith, Edinburghshire [2] North Leith, Mid Lothian [2] North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] South Leith, Mid Lothian [2] 10 Madeira Place, Leith, Midlothian [1] 114 Salamander Street, Leith, Edinburgh [1] 116 Salamander Street, Leith, Edinburgh [1] 148 Albert Street, Leith [1] 25 Reid Terrace, Leith, Edinburgh [1] 253 Leith Walk, Leith [1] District of Leith [1] Drogheda, County Leith [1] Leith Scotland [1] Leith Bedford, Lancashire [1] Leith County of Mid Lothian [1] Leith Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Leith Midlothian Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [158] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [12] Serjeant [12] Corporal [10] Able Seaman [8] Gunner [7] Lieutenant [7] Deck Hand [6] Sapper [6] Captain [5] Engineman [5] Driver [4] Leading Seaman [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker [3] Able Seaman Driver [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Cook's Mate [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Pioneer [2] Seaman [2] Skipper [2] Telegraphist [2] Trimmer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1/A.M. [1] 2/A.M. [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant Mech [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Armourer [1] Blacksmith [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [114] Royal Naval Reserve [27] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15] Royal Highlanders [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [11] Royal Engineers [10] Highland Light Infantry [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Cameron Highlanders [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] HMS MALAYA [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2] Scots Guards [2] 1/16th Scots [1] 1/4th Royal Scots [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 1st Cameron Highlanders [1] 1st/4th Royal Scots [1] 26 Training Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] 2nd Canadian Convalescent Depot [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] 31st Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] 5/6th Royal Scots [1] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 8th Rajputs [1] Argry Nursing Services [1]

Service

Royal Navy [447] British Army [245] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [208] Australian Imperial Force [135] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [263] S [184] B [165] W [151] C [139] R [107] G [104] D [92] H [80] L [80] T [76] F [71] A [68] P [64] N [44] J [39] K [23] O [21] E [14] Y [14] I [13] V [4] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [936] Merchant Navy [774]

Country

United Kingdom [117] Australia [2]

John Biggar

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 3931 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 251291 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Duncan Stewart

Born 1893

Died 1970

Australian Imperial Force 2409 Private 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion

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James Anderson

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 78 Corporal Royal Scots 7th Battalion

British Army 78 Serjeant Royal Scots 1/7th Battalion

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John Suttie

Born 1865

Died 1915

British Army 1808 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Samuel Walker Stewart

Born 1885

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force 3923 Private 51st Australian Infantry Battalion

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John James Blacklaw Borthwick

Born 1886

Died 1942

British Army F/14 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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James T Baxter

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army 1358 Royal Scots 7th Battalion

British Army 334919 Acting Lance Corporal RASC

British Army 1358 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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George Wheatley Prior

Born 1893

Died 1975

British Army 510 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 510 Acting Colour Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 510 Acting Colour Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders Ist Battalion

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David Watson Ritchie

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 376 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Robert Darney Currie

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75194

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75194 Private Canadian Infantry 29th Bn

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Gifford James Gray

Born 1896

British Army 5971 Private Royal Scots 8th Bn

British Army 352573 Private Royal Scots 4th Reserve Bn.

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Alexander Currie

Born 1889

British Army 991 Royal Scots 7th Provisional Battalion

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Thomas Ormiston

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1596 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Thomas Edmond

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1789 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Thomas Williamson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1981 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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John Cumming

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1515 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Laurence Henry

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1213 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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William Goodall

Born 1891

Died 1947

British Army S/17955 Private 1st Cameron Highlanders

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William Flett

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 425 Private Royal Scots

British Army 425 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Charles Baxter

Born 1891

British Army 134178 Corporal Royal Engineers "G" Depot Company

British Army 134178 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers 130th Field Company

British Army 134178 Sapper (Acting 2nd Corporal) Royal Engineers

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