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Edinburgh, Midlothian [1414]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [781]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [779]

Leith, Midlothian [238]

Midlothian [134]

Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian [54]

Dalkeith, Midlothian [46]

Musselburgh, Midlothian [40]

South Leith, Leith, Midlothian [31]

Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [27]

Midlothian Scotland [25]

West Calder, Midlothian [23]

Portobello, Midlothian [22]

Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [21]

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [21]

Lasswade, Midlothian [20]

North Leith, Midlothian [19]

South Leith, Midlothian [18]

Inveresk, Midlothian [17]

Midlothian, Scotland [17]

Penicuik, Midlothian [17]

Rosewell, Midlothian [17]

North Leith, Leith, Midlothian [16]

Gorebridge, Midlothian [12]

Granton, Midlothian, Scotland [12]

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland [10]

Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian [10]

Currie, Midlothian [9]

Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [9]

Stow, Midlothian [9]

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland [8]

Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8]

Newington, Midlothian [8]

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland [8]

South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8]

St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8]

Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8]

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian [7]

Loanhead, Midlothian [7]

Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Colinton, Midlothian [6]

Corstorphine, Midlothian [6]

Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Addiewell, Midlothian [5]

Cramond, Midlothian [5]

Edinborough, Midlothian [5]

Edinburgh Midlothian [5]

Liberton, Midlothian [5]

North Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [5]

Rank

Private [295]

Lance Corporal [35]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lieutenant [27]

Serjeant [25]

Corporal [24]

Captain [19]

Gunner [14]

Able Seaman [10]

Major [9]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Sergeant [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Driver [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Deck Hand [6]

Engineman [6]

Pioneer [5]

Rifleman [5]

Stoker [4]

Trimmer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Nurse [3]

Sapper [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Bugler [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Sergeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Mechanic [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Seaman [2]

Skipper [2]

Wireman 2nd Class [2]

1/A.M. [1]

2/A.M. [1]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Ltn [1]

6th Engineer [1]

AC1 Rigger Aero [1]

AM2 [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [129]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [36]

Royal Highlanders [29]

Seaforth Highlanders [29]

Royal Naval Reserve [27]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [25]

Cameron Highlanders [22]

Gordon Highlanders [19]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Scots Guards [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [5]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

15th Punjab Regiment [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1700]

Royal Navy [564]

British Army [433]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [12]

South African Services [4]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

M [722]

B [393]

S [373]

C [330]

W [321]

H [265]

R [259]

G [243]

D [200]

F [189]

L [183]

T [169]

A [161]

P [147]

N [87]

J [82]

K [79]

I [42]

E [36]

O [34]

Y [30]

V [9]

U [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2628]

Merchant Navy [1634]

Country

United Kingdom [183]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Singapore [2]

China [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

Malaysia [1]

Nigeria [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1414] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [781] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [779] Leith, Midlothian [238] Midlothian [134] Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian [54] Dalkeith, Midlothian [46] Musselburgh, Midlothian [40] South Leith, Leith, Midlothian [31] Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [27] Midlothian Scotland [25] West Calder, Midlothian [23] Portobello, Midlothian [22] Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [21] Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [21] Lasswade, Midlothian [20] North Leith, Midlothian [19] South Leith, Midlothian [18] Inveresk, Midlothian [17] Midlothian, Scotland [17] Penicuik, Midlothian [17] Rosewell, Midlothian [17] North Leith, Leith, Midlothian [16] Gorebridge, Midlothian [12] Granton, Midlothian, Scotland [12] Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland [10] Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian [10] Currie, Midlothian [9] Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [9] Stow, Midlothian [9] Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland [8] Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8] Newington, Midlothian [8] Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland [8] South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8] St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8] Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian [8] Bonnyrigg, Midlothian [7] Loanhead, Midlothian [7] Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Colinton, Midlothian [6] Corstorphine, Midlothian [6] Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Addiewell, Midlothian [5] Cramond, Midlothian [5] Edinborough, Midlothian [5] Edinburgh Midlothian [5] Liberton, Midlothian [5] North Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [5]

Rank

Private [295] Lance Corporal [35] Second Lieutenant [32] Lieutenant [27] Serjeant [25] Corporal [24] Captain [19] Gunner [14] Able Seaman [10] Major [9] Ordinary Seaman [8] Sergeant [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Driver [7] Acting Corporal [6] Deck Hand [6] Engineman [6] Pioneer [5] Rifleman [5] Stoker [4] Trimmer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Nurse [3] Sapper [3] 2nd Corporal [2] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Bugler [2] Colonel [2] Colour Sergeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Leading Cook's Mate [2] Leading Mechanic [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Seaman [2] Skipper [2] Wireman 2nd Class [2] 1/A.M. [1] 2/A.M. [1] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Ltn [1] 6th Engineer [1] AC1 Rigger Aero [1] AM2 [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [129] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [36] Royal Highlanders [29] Seaforth Highlanders [29] Royal Naval Reserve [27] King's Own Scottish Borderers [25] Cameron Highlanders [22] Gordon Highlanders [19] Highland Light Infantry [19] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Scottish Rifles [10] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10] London Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Scots Guards [7] Army Service Corps [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [5] Royal Naval Air Service [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scottish Horse [3] 15th Punjab Regiment [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS VALIANT [2] HMS Victory I [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1700] Royal Navy [564] British Army [433] Australian Imperial Force [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [12] South African Services [4] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

M [722] B [393] S [373] C [330] W [321] H [265] R [259] G [243] D [200] F [189] L [183] T [169] A [161] P [147] N [87] J [82] K [79] I [42] E [36] O [34] Y [30] V [9] U [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2628] Merchant Navy [1634]

Country

United Kingdom [183] Canada [2] India [2] Singapore [2] China [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] Malaysia [1] Nigeria [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

David Mcnair Wilkie

Born 1890

Died 1949

British Army T4/247123 Farrier Staff Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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John Joyce

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 24/66 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 24th Battalion (Tyneside Irish)

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John Taylor

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 8063 Private Royal Scots 2nd 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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John James Blacklaw Borthwick

Born 1886

Died 1942

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

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Alexander Mclean

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 5103 Private Acting Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 5103 Private Royal Scots 8th (2nd Reserve) Battalion

British Army 5103 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 3/8th Battalion

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Alexander Rodger Renwick

Born 1899

Died 1985

British Army 59185 Private Royal Scots 8th Battalion

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John Glasgow

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army S/7963 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/7963 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd

British Army Private Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion

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Charles Baxter Winton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 505 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Millar Smith

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 49757 Private Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps attd 16 Battallion

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David Summers Winton

Born 1896

Died 1953

British Army S/6616 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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Francis Davidson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 19001 Private Royal Scots

British Army 19001 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion

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John Duncan

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Robert John Wilkie

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 1736 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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James Sneddon

Born 1874

British Army 290569 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 2402 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2402 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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William Lowrie

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army 1978 Private Royal Scots

British Army 423403 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 200417 Private Royal Scots

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James Colquhoun Bertram

Born 1894

British Army 169711 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1706 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1st, 2/1 Lowland Brigade

British Army 846546 Driver Royal Field Artillery B/5th Reserve Brigade

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William George Renwick

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 0/18719 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 0/642 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Acting Corporal Royal Scots 3/8th Battalion

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John Keegan

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army GS/6073 Private Dragoons

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James Miller

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219436

British Army 212 Sargent 4th Royal Scots 6th Provisional Btn

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