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Paisley, Renfrewshire [679]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [185]

Paisley,Renfrewshire. [5]

Renfrew, Paisley, Renfrewshire [5]

Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland. [4]

Elderslie, Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

Linwood, Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire [2]

Barrhead, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Broomlands, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Houston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Kilbarchan, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Neilston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Paisley Renfrewshire [1]

Paisley Renfrewshire SCOTLAND [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, (Scotland) [1]

Rank

Private [42]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Able Seaman [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sapper [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd/Cpl [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Engine Room Articifer Grade 4 ERA4 [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Corporal [1]

Engine Room Articifer Grade 4 ERA4 [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Retd) [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Rifleman [1]

Rifleman & Musician [1]

Serjeant [1]

Shipwright Grade IV [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1st Scottish Horse [1]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

General Hospital [1]

H.M.S. "Barham." [1]

H.M.T.B. 113 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Blenheim [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Diligence [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS HIGHFLYER [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NOTTINGHAM [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS Sentinel [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [398]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [261]

British Army [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [192]

C [88]

B [80]

R [65]

S [61]

H [58]

W [50]

G [43]

L [41]

F [34]

A [33]

D [30]

P [26]

T [23]

K [18]

J [17]

E [12]

Y [7]

N [6]

I [5]

O [4]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [713]

Merchant Navy [177]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [2]

India [2]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Paisley, Renfrewshire [679] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [185] Paisley,Renfrewshire. [5] Renfrew, Paisley, Renfrewshire [5] Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland. [4] Elderslie, Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] Linwood, Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire [2] Barrhead, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Broomlands, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Houston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Kilbarchan, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Neilston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Paisley Renfrewshire [1] Paisley Renfrewshire SCOTLAND [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, (Scotland) [1]

Rank

Private [42] Stoker 1st Class [11] Able Seaman [6] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Deck Hand [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sapper [3] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd/Cpl [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Engine Room Articifer Grade 4 ERA4 [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brigadier-General [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Corporal [1] Engine Room Articifer Grade 4 ERA4 [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Retd) [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1] Leading Stoker [1] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Rifleman [1] Rifleman & Musician [1] Serjeant [1] Shipwright Grade IV [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Royal Highlanders [10] Highland Light Infantry [9] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Scottish Rifles [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] HMS Ajax [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1st Scottish Horse [1] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] General Hospital [1] H.M.S. "Barham." [1] H.M.T.B. 113 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Blenheim [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Diligence [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS HIGHFLYER [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NOTTINGHAM [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS Sentinel [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [398] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [261] British Army [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [192] C [88] B [80] R [65] S [61] H [58] W [50] G [43] L [41] F [34] A [33] D [30] P [26] T [23] K [18] J [17] E [12] Y [7] N [6] I [5] O [4] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [713] Merchant Navy [177]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [2] India [2] South Africa [1]

Daniel Little

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 290376 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290376, formerly 2093 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial)

British Army 2093 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Scrimgeour Lewis

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235188

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235188

Royal Navy F35188

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Alexander Borland Fram

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 2107 Private Princess Louise’s (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) 1/8th (The Argyllshire) Battalion

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David Mason Macaulay

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 14952 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Hepburn

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 1309 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 13th (Reserve) Battalion

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William Johnstone Morris

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 4739 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372220 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Daniel Fynes

Born 1890

British Army 421 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

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David Robbie

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 40963 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 22224 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 32589 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Alexander James Begg

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 17th.battalion.highland Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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James Mcpherson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195155

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George Willocks

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268501

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John Russell Hart

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134746

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Thomas Fox

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280333

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George Anderson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104824

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James Moore Cameron

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305493

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William Alex Gray

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275556

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Thomas Mcauley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139334

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John Balfour Symington Abercrombie

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 5532 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 14th Battalion

British Army Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 15th Battalion

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Daniel Walker

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300998

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David P Gemmell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115556

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