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Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [155]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [153]

Peterhead, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [6]

Buchanhaven, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1]

Burnhaven, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1]

Mintlaw, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1]

Old Deer, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1]

PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE [1]

Peterhead Aberdeenshire scotland [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, [1]

Rank

Private [15]

Deck Hand [8]

Trimmer [7]

Engineman [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Seaman [3]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

L/Sgt [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Skipper [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [26]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Highland Field Ambulance [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Bot Bob." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Enterprise." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Unity III." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Ashton." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Breadwinner." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Mikasa." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Iolaire." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Canopus." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Nairn." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Thalia." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Whitehill." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Vivid [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Drifter Freuchny [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Nellie Nutten [1]

Royal Naval Reserve. HM Drifter "Laurel Crown" [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

British Army [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [53]

B [40]

C [30]

S [30]

D [22]

W [21]

G [18]

F [17]

H [16]

A [14]

R [12]

T [12]

L [10]

K [7]

N [4]

P [4]

E [3]

O [3]

I [2]

J [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [149]

Military Service [147]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [155] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [153] Peterhead, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [6] Buchanhaven, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1] Burnhaven, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1] Mintlaw, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1] Old Deer, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1] PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE [1] Peterhead Aberdeenshire scotland [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, [1]

Rank

Private [15] Deck Hand [8] Trimmer [7] Engineman [6] Lieutenant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Seaman [3] Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] L/Sgt [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Skipper [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [26] Gordon Highlanders [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Highland Field Ambulance [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Bot Bob." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Enterprise." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Unity III." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Ashton." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Breadwinner." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Mikasa." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Iolaire." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Canopus." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Nairn." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Thalia." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Whitehill." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Vivid [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Drifter Freuchny [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Nellie Nutten [1] Royal Naval Reserve. HM Drifter "Laurel Crown" [1] Royal Scots [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] British Army [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [53] B [40] C [30] S [30] D [22] W [21] G [18] F [17] H [16] A [14] R [12] T [12] L [10] K [7] N [4] P [4] E [3] O [3] I [2] J [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [149] Military Service [147]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Malaysia [1]

Stephen Lynch

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS117350

Royal Navy S.S.117350. (Po.) Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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George Hutton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219908

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Alexander George Gordon Finnie

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244907

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Adam Sutherland Mckay

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army S/19578 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/41424 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/41424 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Cecil Barron Dickie

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Ralph Clubb

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296132

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Robert Mennie

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308781

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George Cruickshank

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157292

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Cummin Summers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104949

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James Mcpherson Fraser

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111367

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John Buchan

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy 2829/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 2829 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "White Oak."

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George Rose

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy 321DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 321 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Kirkland."

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William John Thomson

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy 2533DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 2533 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Nina."

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John Bain

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 21483 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 21483/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Vivid

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Robert Mcpherson

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy TS 1622 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1622/TS(PO) Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Ashton."

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Leslie Mcgregor

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy DA 9480 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 9480/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Mikasa."

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John George Cowap

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy TS 4642 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4642/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Whitehill."

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James Peter Scott

Born 1885

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29385 Captain Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Arthur James Davidson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army S/14700 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/14709 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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John Smith Dalgarno

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army L/7286 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/7286 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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