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Paisley, Renfrewshire [679]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [185]

Paisley Scotland [160]

Paisley [39]

Paisley, Lanarkshire [14]

Paisley, Scotland [14]

Paisley, Renfrew [6]

Paisley,Renfrewshire. [5]

Renfrew, Paisley, Renfrewshire [5]

Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland. [4]

Elderslie, Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

Paisley, Ontario [3]

Linwood, Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

POE Paisley Scotland [2]

Paisley England [2]

Paisley SCOTLAND [2]

Paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire [2]

Paisley, Renfrews [2]

10 Garthland Lane, Paisley, Scotland [1]

222 Paisley Road, Glasgow [1]

37 Underwood Road, Paisley [1]

9 Paisley Rd, Kingston, Surrey [1]

Barrhead, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Bendutha, Glasgow Road, Paisley [1]

Broomlands, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Gatehouse Lonend Paisley [1]

Houston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Kilbarchan, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Neilston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Paisley Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Paisley Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Paisley Renfrewshire [1]

Paisley Renfrewshire SCOTLAND [1]

Paisley Victoria [1]

Paisley, Ayrshire [1]

Paisley, Durham [1]

Paisley, Glasgow [1]

Paisley, Paisley [1]

Paisley, Ranfrewshire [1]

Paisley, Remfrewshire [1]

Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, (Scotland) [1]

Paisley, Wiltshire [1]

Paisley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Sapper [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Corporal [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Serjeant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer [2]

Rifleman [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]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Doctor [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Articifer Grade 4 ERA4 [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Retd) [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1]

Fifth Engineer Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Horseman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman & Musician [1]

Seaman [1]

Shipwright Grade IV [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21]

Highland Light Infantry [14]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12]

Royal Highlanders [12]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [2]

HMS Ajax [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Scots Guards [2]

1st Scottish Horse [1]

20th Canadian Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Infantry, [1]

Australian Tunnelling Corps [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Divisional Signal Company [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

French Red Cross [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 CASTOR [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Diligence [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

Service

Royal Navy [434]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [264]

Australian Imperial Force [166]

British Army [105]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [248]

C [108]

B [98]

S [79]

R [78]

H [70]

G [66]

W [63]

L [54]

F [46]

D [44]

A [42]

P [36]

T [29]

J [25]

K [24]

E [13]

N [9]

I [8]

O [8]

Y [7]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [968]

Merchant Navy [177]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Canada [3]

India [2]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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People [1156] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Paisley, Renfrewshire [679] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [185] Paisley Scotland [160] Paisley [39] Paisley, Lanarkshire [14] Paisley, Scotland [14] Paisley, Renfrew [6] Paisley,Renfrewshire. [5] Renfrew, Paisley, Renfrewshire [5] Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland. [4] Elderslie, Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] Paisley, Ontario [3] Linwood, Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] POE Paisley Scotland [2] Paisley England [2] Paisley SCOTLAND [2] Paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire [2] Paisley, Renfrews [2] 10 Garthland Lane, Paisley, Scotland [1] 222 Paisley Road, Glasgow [1] 37 Underwood Road, Paisley [1] 9 Paisley Rd, Kingston, Surrey [1] Barrhead, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Bendutha, Glasgow Road, Paisley [1] Broomlands, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Gatehouse Lonend Paisley [1] Houston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Kilbarchan, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Neilston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Paisley Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Paisley Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Paisley Renfrewshire [1] Paisley Renfrewshire SCOTLAND [1] Paisley Victoria [1] Paisley, Ayrshire [1] Paisley, Durham [1] Paisley, Glasgow [1] Paisley, Paisley [1] Paisley, Ranfrewshire [1] Paisley, Remfrewshire [1] Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, (Scotland) [1] Paisley, Wiltshire [1] Paisley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [85] Stoker 1st Class [12] Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Able Seaman [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Sapper [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Corporal [3] Deck Hand [3] Serjeant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer [2] Rifleman [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] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Doctor [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Articifer Grade 4 ERA4 [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Retd) [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1] Fifth Engineer Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Horseman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman & Musician [1] Seaman [1] Shipwright Grade IV [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21] Highland Light Infantry [14] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12] Royal Highlanders [12] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Canadian Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [2] HMS Ajax [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Scots Guards [2] 1st Scottish Horse [1] 20th Canadian Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Infantry, [1] Australian Tunnelling Corps [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Divisional Signal Company [1] Dragoon Guards [1] French Red Cross [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 CASTOR [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Diligence [1] HMS Dominion [1] HMS Ganges [1]

Service

Royal Navy [434] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [264] Australian Imperial Force [166] British Army [105] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [248] C [108] B [98] S [79] R [78] H [70] G [66] W [63] L [54] F [46] D [44] A [42] P [36] T [29] J [25] K [24] E [13] N [9] I [8] O [8] Y [7] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [968] Merchant Navy [177]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Canada [3] India [2] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

John Southwell Danskin

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 200289 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Battalion

British Army 6731 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Battalion

British Army 200289 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Battalion

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Alexander Young Provan

Born 1883

Died 1960

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 90393 Private

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Robert Rodie Dalrymple

Born 1880

Died 1970

British Army F/267 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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William Mcadam Sharp

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 11686 Guardsman Scots Guards 1st Battalion

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Alexander Mitchell

Died 1915

British Army S/4754 Private Gordon Highlanders 10th Battalion

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Hugh Dykes

Born 1894

Died 1981

British Army 251359 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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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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James Morton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 41026 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 41026 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers Depot

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John Hackett

Died 1917

British Army 240424 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

British Army 2521 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2521 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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James Stevenson

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 14093 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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J Green

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 203417 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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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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Alexander Erskine

Born 1874

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163320

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163320 Corporal Canadian Railway Troops

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Robert Laird

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army S/5029 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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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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Bolton Boyle

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 23445 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Wightman

Born 1896

British Army S/16769 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 16769 Private Cameron Highlanders 7th. Battalion

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Thomas Campbell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/24711 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/17787 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 1/18382 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Francis J Cassidy

Died 1918

British Army 5753 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 302966 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Allan Ross

Born 1887

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27674

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27674 Private Canadian Infantry

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