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Perth Western Australia [2158]

Perth, Perthshire [227]

Perth Scotland [183]

Perth [160]

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [106]

Perth Tasmania [48]

West Perth Western Australia [38]

East Perth Western Australia [30]

Perth, Scotland [28]

Perth, Western Australia [23]

Perth, Ontario [9]

North Perth Western Australia [8]

POE Perth Western Australia [8]

South Perth Western Australia [7]

Perth, Australia [5]

Errol, Perth, Perthshire [4]

Perth, West Australia [4]

Auchterarder, Perth, Perthshire [3]

Methven, Perth, Perthshire [3]

Perth Perthshire Scotland [3]

Blackford, Perth, Perthshire [2]

Blairgowrie, Perth, Perthshire [2]

Dunkeld, Perth, Perthshire [2]

Ellice Townshp, Perth Co., Ont [2]

PERTH SCOTLAND [2]

Perth County, Ontario [2]

Perth Tas Tasmania [2]

Perth, [2]

Scone, Perth [2]

Stratford, Perth County, Ontario [2]

- probably - Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross, Scotland [1]

4 Burks Close, Perth [1]

5 Melville Street, Perth, Scotland [1]

Aberfeldy, Perth [1]

Abernethy, Perth [1]

Abernethy, Perth, Perthshire [1]

Almondbank, Perth [1]

Alyth, Perth, Perthshire [1]

Angus, Perth, Scotland [1]

Ardtalnaig, Perth [1]

Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perth, Scotland [1]

At Sea Register Perth Western Australia [1]

Auchtergaven, Perth [1]

Ayton House,Aberargie, Perth, Scotland [1]

Blackford Perth [1]

Blair Drummond, Perth [1]

Blairgowrie, Perth [1]

Bridge End, Perth [1]

Bridge of Arran, Perth [1]

Callander Village, Perth, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [134]

Lance Corporal [14]

Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [10]

Gunner [8]

Captain [7]

Sergeant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Trooper [6]

Driver [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Commander [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Engineer [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A.M.1 (Driver) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Airman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drum Sergeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lance-Sergeant [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [45]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [41]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [14]

Australian Infantry [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Royal Scots [6]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Army Service Corps [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Australian Field Artillery [3]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [3]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

Canadian Engineers [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

10th Light Horse Regiment [1]

11th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

16th Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF [1]

16th Infantry Battalion [1]

18th ( Queen Mary's Own Royal ) Hussars [1]

3rd A.I.F. Division [1]

3rd Divisional Signals Company [1]

3rd Infantry Brigade [1]

44th Battalion [1]

4th Regiment South African Infantry [1]

52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1]

5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

8th Royal Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Australian Infantry (AIF) [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [2503]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [191]

Royal Navy [182]

British Army [140]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [410]

B [382]

S [287]

C [251]

H [225]

W [197]

G [179]

D [168]

R [152]

A [122]

P [118]

L [111]

T [107]

F [106]

K [94]

J [70]

E [47]

O [43]

N [39]

Y [16]

V [13]

I [12]

Q [3]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3014]

Merchant Navy [114]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

Canada [11]

Australia [5]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

South Africa [1]

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Perth Western Australia [2158] Perth, Perthshire [227] Perth Scotland [183] Perth [160] Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [106] Perth Tasmania [48] West Perth Western Australia [38] East Perth Western Australia [30] Perth, Scotland [28] Perth, Western Australia [23] Perth, Ontario [9] North Perth Western Australia [8] POE Perth Western Australia [8] South Perth Western Australia [7] Perth, Australia [5] Errol, Perth, Perthshire [4] Perth, West Australia [4] Auchterarder, Perth, Perthshire [3] Methven, Perth, Perthshire [3] Perth Perthshire Scotland [3] Blackford, Perth, Perthshire [2] Blairgowrie, Perth, Perthshire [2] Dunkeld, Perth, Perthshire [2] Ellice Townshp, Perth Co., Ont [2] PERTH SCOTLAND [2] Perth County, Ontario [2] Perth Tas Tasmania [2] Perth, [2] Scone, Perth [2] Stratford, Perth County, Ontario [2] - probably - Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross, Scotland [1] 4 Burks Close, Perth [1] 5 Melville Street, Perth, Scotland [1] Aberfeldy, Perth [1] Abernethy, Perth [1] Abernethy, Perth, Perthshire [1] Almondbank, Perth [1] Alyth, Perth, Perthshire [1] Angus, Perth, Scotland [1] Ardtalnaig, Perth [1] Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perth, Scotland [1] At Sea Register Perth Western Australia [1] Auchtergaven, Perth [1] Ayton House,Aberargie, Perth, Scotland [1] Blackford Perth [1] Blair Drummond, Perth [1] Blairgowrie, Perth [1] Bridge End, Perth [1] Bridge of Arran, Perth [1] Callander Village, Perth, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [134] Lance Corporal [14] Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Sapper [10] Gunner [8] Captain [7] Sergeant [7] Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Trooper [6] Driver [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Nursing Sister [4] Acting Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Cadet [2] Commander [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Leading Stoker [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Engineer [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A.M.1 (Driver) [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Airman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Mechanic 1st Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Drum Sergeant [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Guardsman [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lance-Sergeant [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [45] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [41] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [14] Australian Infantry [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] Royal Scots [6] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Army Service Corps [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Australian Field Artillery [3] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Highland Cyclist Battalion [3] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Scottish Horse [3] Canadian Engineers [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] 10th Light Horse Regiment [1] 11th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 16th Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF [1] 16th Infantry Battalion [1] 18th ( Queen Mary's Own Royal ) Hussars [1] 3rd A.I.F. Division [1] 3rd Divisional Signals Company [1] 3rd Infantry Brigade [1] 44th Battalion [1] 4th Regiment South African Infantry [1] 52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1] 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 8th Royal Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Australian Engineers [1] Australian Infantry (AIF) [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [2503] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [191] Royal Navy [182] British Army [140] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [410] B [382] S [287] C [251] H [225] W [197] G [179] D [168] R [152] A [122] P [118] L [111] T [107] F [106] K [94] J [70] E [47] O [43] N [39] Y [16] V [13] I [12] Q [3] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3014] Merchant Navy [114]

Country

United Kingdom [46] Canada [11] Australia [5] India [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] South Africa [1]

William Richardson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 267290 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 267290 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion.

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Andrew Beattie Sneddon

Born 1898

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66396

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Andrew Keir

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1614 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Thomas Lennox Bissett

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army S/16822 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/16822 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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William Mcintosh

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 1527 Private Royal Highlanders 2/6th Battalion

British Army 203208 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Robert Lauder Crosby

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army 3654 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 315087 Private Royal Highlanders

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George Dickson

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 3405 Guardsman Scots Guards

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George Swan Rodger

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 10 Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 9th Service Battalion

British Army Cadet Officer Training Corps Edinburgh University Contingent

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John Charles Hortin

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1060 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Frank Fuller Barnard

Born 1896

Died 1938

Australian Imperial Force 2054 Private 3rd A.I.F. Division 44th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2054 Private 3rd A.I.F. Division 44th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2054 Lance Corporal 3rd A.I.F. Division 44th Battalion

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Erle Alden Gould

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 164499

Canadian Expeditionary Force 164499 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 154499 Private 2nd Dragoons

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Lawrence Hamil Mm White

Born 1889

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 348

Australian Imperial Force 350 Corporal 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Laurence James Corbett

Born 1896

Died 1971

Australian Imperial Force 2175 Private 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Herbert Thomas

Born 1893

Died 1967

Australian Imperial Force 986 Lieutenant 51st Australian Infantry Battalion

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George Lumgear Cairns

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy J11647

Royal Navy J.11647 (Po) Leading Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Jonathan Tennent Cranston

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2522 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th battalion highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 9th highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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John Henry Gallaway

Died 1917

British Army M/282439 Private Royal Army Service Corps.

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Thomas Moncrieff

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 78 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial)

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Richard P Tyrie

Born 1875

Died 1916

Other Empire Force 2nd Engineer Mercantile Marine, SS Elswick Park

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Henry Hynd

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army S/8224 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/8224 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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