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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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Place of birth

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]

James Tullo Penney

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17720 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Frederick John Clark

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 350467 Private Royal Highlanders 4/5th Angus & Dundee Battalion

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James Gowans

Died 1917

British Army S/9869 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Borland

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy SD 1141 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1141SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Louvain."

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Hector Kennedy

Died 1914

British Army 2411 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial).

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Alfred John Gibson Ross

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy Clyde Z/8369 Signaller Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/8369 Signaller Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid III."

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John Cameron

Died 1915

British Army 3208 Private Scottish Horse

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John Cameron

Died 1916

British Army S/16838 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Depot

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David Drummond

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 4123 Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 4123 Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 7/14123 Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th Btn

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James Christie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 242532 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 242532 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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Hector Petrie

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90461

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Andrew Brunton

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6483 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

Australian Imperial Force 6483 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

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Christopher Mcgowan

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265413

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Andrew Mackay

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300993

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John Macdougall

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20650

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George Mckeith

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288862

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John Malcolm

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2008 Corporal 18th ( Queen Mary's Own Royal ) Hussars

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James Hebenton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283178

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Alexander Forrester Simpson Morton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292168

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David Mclaren Peebles

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265189

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