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Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [45]

Partick,Glasgow. [45]

Partick, Glasgow [26]

Partick Glasgow [12]

Partick,Glasgow,Scotland. [6]

Partick,Glasgow,Scotland [4]

Partick Glasgow. [3]

Partick, Glasgow, Scotland [3]

Partick,Glasgow [3]

Hillhead,Partick,Glasgow. [2]

1 Sardinia Terrace, Hillhead, Partick, Glasgow [1]

31 Aston Terrace, Partick, Glasgow [1]

75 Byres Road, Hillhead, Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Partick, Lanarkshire [1]

Partick Glasgow Scotland [1]

Partick Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Partick Glasgow, Lancashire [1]

Partick, Glasgow,Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Partick,Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Partick,Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [1]

Partick,Govan,Glasgow,Scotland. [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Lieutenant [30]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Captain [22]

Lance Corporal [7]

Corporal [5]

Major [4]

Serjeant [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd.Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Fourth Engineer [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private (Rifleman) [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Buglar [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [33]

Scottish Rifles [14]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [8]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Assyrian Battalion [1]

7th.Battalion.South Wales Borderers [1]

9th. Highland Light Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders & RFC [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Draft [1]

General List [1]

General List and Royal Air Force [1]

Glasgow Officer Training Corps [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

Highland Light Infantry attached Cyclist Corps [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Motors) [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - "Melita" [1]

Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Clan Cumming" [1]

No 2 Training Depot Station [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Queens Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [91]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Royal Navy [21]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [32]

B [18]

S [14]

A [13]

C [11]

R [11]

W [10]

D [9]

G [8]

H [8]

F [6]

K [5]

L [3]

P [3]

J [2]

O [2]

T [2]

Y [2]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [155]

Country

United Kingdom [72]

India [2]

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Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [45] Partick,Glasgow. [45] Partick, Glasgow [26] Partick Glasgow [12] Partick,Glasgow,Scotland. [6] Partick,Glasgow,Scotland [4] Partick Glasgow. [3] Partick, Glasgow, Scotland [3] Partick,Glasgow [3] Hillhead,Partick,Glasgow. [2] 1 Sardinia Terrace, Hillhead, Partick, Glasgow [1] 31 Aston Terrace, Partick, Glasgow [1] 75 Byres Road, Hillhead, Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Partick, Lanarkshire [1] Partick Glasgow Scotland [1] Partick Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Partick Glasgow, Lancashire [1] Partick, Glasgow,Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Partick,Glasgow, Scotland [1] Partick,Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [1] Partick,Govan,Glasgow,Scotland. [1]

Rank

Private [33] Lieutenant [30] Second Lieutenant [29] Captain [22] Lance Corporal [7] Corporal [5] Major [4] Serjeant [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd.Lieutenant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chauffeur [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Fourth Engineer [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private (Rifleman) [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Buglar [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [33] Scottish Rifles [14] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [8] Cameron Highlanders [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Gordon Highlanders [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Assyrian Battalion [1] 7th.Battalion.South Wales Borderers [1] 9th. Highland Light Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders & RFC [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Draft [1] General List [1] General List and Royal Air Force [1] Glasgow Officer Training Corps [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Calliope [1] Highland Light Infantry attached Cyclist Corps [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Motors) [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - "Melita" [1] Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Clan Cumming" [1] No 2 Training Depot Station [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Queens Own Cameron Highlanders [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [91] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Royal Navy [21] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [32] B [18] S [14] A [13] C [11] R [11] W [10] D [9] G [8] H [8] F [6] K [5] L [3] P [3] J [2] O [2] T [2] Y [2] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [155]

Country

United Kingdom [72] India [2]

Alfred Hamilton Connell

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Major Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Archibald Stuart Bullock Graham

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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William Campbell Church

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Captain Scottish Rifles (Cameronians) 8th Battalion (Territorial)

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Arthur Clifford Mechan

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army S/12193 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/12193 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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John Frater

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 8804 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 201077 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 201077 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Thomas Robinson

Died 1918

British Army 53193 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Battalion.

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Andrew Bain Jackson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2249 Gunner Machine Gun Corps (Motors)

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William Grierson Macalister

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Captain Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Major Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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George Douglas Begg

Born 1886

Died 1960

British Army Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Charles Coventry Anderson

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Division Anson Battalion

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William Fairlie Alexander

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2253 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th battalion highland Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 9th battalion highland Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Hugo Fraser Henderson

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 9388 Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Walter Thomas Patrick Spens

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 2621 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army 2621 Lieutenant Royal Scots 9th Battalion

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John Bickerton Clyde Robertson

Born 1889

Died 1965

British Army 7047 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 3/7th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Purves Alexander Kirsop

Born 1894

Died 1940

British Army Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Captain Acting Major Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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David Bain

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 13980 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 13980 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Alistair Bruce Warren

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15809 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th. highland Battalion

British Army 15809 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Gordon Steven

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Cameron Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Robert Baird Rowley Orr

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders & RFC

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Robert Macleod Paul

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15754 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th. highland Battalion

British Army 15754 Private Highland Light Infantry

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