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Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [128]

Lerwick, Shetland [29]

Lerwick, Shetland Islands [6]

Lerwick, Shetland Isles [4]

Walls, Lerwick, Shetland [2]

Lerwick Shetland Islands Scotland [1]

Lerwick, Orkney and Shetland [1]

Lerwick, Shetland Island [1]

Lerwick, shetland [1]

Sandwick, Lerwick, Shetland [1]

Rank

Private [9]

1st Engineer [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armourer Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Assistant Principal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Engineman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Shorthand Typist [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Reindeer" [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Osiris" [1]

Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) [1]

Women's Royal Naval Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

British Army [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [24]

H [19]

L [16]

M [16]

G [15]

T [14]

J [12]

A [10]

R [10]

B [7]

W [7]

C [6]

P [6]

F [3]

I [3]

D [2]

N [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [128]

Military Service [43]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [174] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [128] Lerwick, Shetland [29] Lerwick, Shetland Islands [6] Lerwick, Shetland Isles [4] Walls, Lerwick, Shetland [2] Lerwick Shetland Islands Scotland [1] Lerwick, Orkney and Shetland [1] Lerwick, Shetland Island [1] Lerwick, shetland [1] Sandwick, Lerwick, Shetland [1]

Rank

Private [9] 1st Engineer [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Armourer Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Assistant Principal [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Engineman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Shorthand Typist [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [5] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Canadian Infantry [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Reindeer" [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Osiris" [1] Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) [1] Women's Royal Naval Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] British Army [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [24] H [19] L [16] M [16] G [15] T [14] J [12] A [10] R [10] B [7] W [7] C [6] P [6] F [3] I [3] D [2] N [2] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [128] Military Service [43]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

John Nicholson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294108

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Archibald Thomas Geddes

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2492 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2492 Private Royal Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Benjamin Miller Craik

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S-43356 Private Gordon Highlanders

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H Mcmillan

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310467

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William Robb

Born 1893

Royal Navy M18269

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Robert Magnus Sandison

Born 1899

Royal Navy J71942

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Agnes Helen Hutchings

Born 1878

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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James Graves

Born 1898

Royal Navy J59957

Royal Navy DA 13164 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Robert Hastie

Born 1879

Royal Navy 291633

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Thomas Wilson

Born 1880

Royal Navy 300605

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James Arthur

Born 1889

Royal Navy A 5073 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5073.B Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Drake Battalion

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George Leask

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420634

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420634 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Eric Smith

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189611

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Scott Robertson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405159

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William Watty

Born 1868

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force 1st Engineer Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Reindeer"

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Peter Fraser

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279133

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Charles Gilbert Aitken

Born 1885

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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Robert Tait

Born 1885

Royal Navy 362000

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Thomas Arthur Gifford

Born 1882

Royal Navy J81132

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George William Sandison

Born 1894

Royal Navy K19461

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