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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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Place of birth

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]

Charles Bruce Grant

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army S/13671 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 9th highland Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 9th.Battalion

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Robert Macfie Pattison

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 8th Battalion

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James West

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214206

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John Chalmers Laing

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224024

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Handbury White

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224705

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Alexander Steel

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236160

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Hugh Mccafferty

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242581

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Robert Philip Assur

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243939

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John Kelly

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288970

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Murdoch Wright Neilson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295813

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William Henry Birrell

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion

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Arthur Henderson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry attached Cyclist Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Cyclist Corps

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George Richmond Herbertson

Born 1885

Died 1967

British Army Captain Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 8th Battalion

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Charles F Arthur

Born 1895

Died 1959

British Army 15979 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

British Army 15979 Second Lieutenant No 2 Training Depot Station

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Walter Weir Galbraith

Born 1889

Died 1960

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alexander Alistair Rose

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army Lieutenant Draft

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Royal Engineers

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William Wright

Born 1900

Royal Navy J52412

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John William Mcfie

Born 1898

Royal Navy J60520

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Herman John Ralston Bock

Born 1875

British Army Major Highland Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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George Sheriff

Born 1889

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

British Army Temporary Captain Scottish Rifles

British Army Captain Royal Scottish Rifles 14th.Battalion

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