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Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire [11]

Maxwelltown Kirkcudbright [5]

Maxwelltown Scotland [5]

Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire [4]

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright [4]

Maxwelltown, Dumfries [3]

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [3]

Maxwelltown [2]

Maxwelltown Kircudbright [1]

Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Troqueer Maxwelltown Kirkcudbright [1]

Troqueer, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire [1]

Rank

Private [3]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Unit

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

British Army [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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M [9]

C [6]

G [5]

H [5]

A [3]

B [2]

L [2]

P [2]

R [2]

F [1]

J [1]

S [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [37]

Merchant Navy [3]

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People [41] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire [11] Maxwelltown Kirkcudbright [5] Maxwelltown Scotland [5] Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire [4] Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright [4] Maxwelltown, Dumfries [3] Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [3] Maxwelltown [2] Maxwelltown Kircudbright [1] Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Troqueer Maxwelltown Kirkcudbright [1] Troqueer, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire [1]

Rank

Private [3] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1]

Unit

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1] HMS Marlborough [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] British Army [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [9] C [6] G [5] H [5] A [3] B [2] L [2] P [2] R [2] F [1] J [1] S [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [37] Merchant Navy [3]

Charles Hunt

Died 1917

British Army 1987 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240280 Private Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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Robert Mcgowan

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 293326 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Joseph Faulds Ross

Died 1916

British Army 63636 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 63636 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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David Gaw

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 365898

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William James Cravens

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77286

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William Swan Mcmillan

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160344

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William Cruickshank

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178239

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John Paton Laurie

Born 1897

Died 1980

British Army 7244 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Robert Adams Glover

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226734

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Robert Currie Howat

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248672

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William George Mcconnell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285717

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Frank Mcguire

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 18469 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Charles Wright

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198107

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Andrew Carnochan

Born 1899

Died 1919

Royal Navy J/32306 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J32306 Boy 1st Class HMS Marlborough

Royal Navy J32306 Ordinary Seaman HMS Marlborough

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William Johnstone

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121905

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William Adams

Australian Imperial Force 1914

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Alexander Mcmurray Patterson

Australian Imperial Force 13176

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George Fitchett

Australian Imperial Force 593

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John Hope Graham

Australian Imperial Force 1674

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John Anthony Heron Maxwell

Australian Imperial Force 627

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