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Hawick, Roxburghshire [145]

Kelso, Roxburghshire [53]

Roxburghshire [38]

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [31]

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [28]

Melrose, Roxburghshire [22]

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [14]

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [10]

Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire [8]

Roxburgh, Roxburghshire [6]

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [5]

Roxburghshire Scotland [5]

Roxburghshire, Scotland [5]

Galashiels, Roxburghshire [4]

Ancrum, Roxburghshire [3]

Minto, Roxburghshire [3]

Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire [3]

Ancrum, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [2]

Crailing, Roxburghshire [2]

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2]

Harwick, Roxburghshire [2]

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire [2]

Newcastleton, Roxburghshire [2]

Saint Boswell, Roxburghshire [2]

St Boswells, Roxburghshire [2]

Wilton, Roxburghshire [2]

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Ancrum, Roxburghshire. [1]

Ashkirk, Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Bedrule, Roxburghshire [1]

Berwick, Roxburghshire [1]

Clarilaw, Roxburghshire [1]

Clarilawburn Farm, Near Bowden, Roxburghshire [1]

Coldstream, Roxburghshire [1]

Crailing, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1]

Denholm, Roxburghshire [1]

Dolphinston, Roxburghshire [1]

Eckford, Roxburghshire [1]

Elliston, Roxburghshire [1]

Floors Castle, Kelso,Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Galashields, Roxburghshire [1]

HAWICK, ROXBURGHSHIRE [1]

Hanwick, Roxburghshire [1]

Harwich, Roxburghshire [1]

Hawich, Roxburghshire [1]

Hawick Roxburghshire Scotland [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire. [1]

Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland. [1]

Hobkirk, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1]

Howick, Roxburghshire [1]

Rank

Private [61]

Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Sergeant Instructor [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant and Assistant Adjutant [1]

Liutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Major General (Retired) [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Pte [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Telegraphist Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [20]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Scots Guards [3]

HMS Falmouth [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

10th Liverpool Regiment [1]

10th Liverpool Regiment (Territorial) [1]

12th Cameron Highlanders [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

57th Dragoons [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

BEF Canada [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HM Submarine C16 [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS President [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Highland Light Infantry,Glasgow Highlanders. [1]

Hussars [1]

Imp Army Machine Gun Corps [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Lovat's Scouts [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [159]

Royal Navy [154]

British Army [82]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [45]

H [43]

B [42]

S [42]

C [41]

R [37]

W [29]

T [27]

F [20]

G [17]

L [17]

P [17]

A [14]

D [14]

J [13]

K [11]

E [9]

O [9]

N [4]

Y [3]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [392]

Merchant Navy [54]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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People [456] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hawick, Roxburghshire [145] Kelso, Roxburghshire [53] Roxburghshire [38] Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [31] Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [28] Melrose, Roxburghshire [22] Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [14] Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [10] Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire [8] Roxburgh, Roxburghshire [6] Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [5] Roxburghshire Scotland [5] Roxburghshire, Scotland [5] Galashiels, Roxburghshire [4] Ancrum, Roxburghshire [3] Minto, Roxburghshire [3] Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire [3] Ancrum, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [2] Crailing, Roxburghshire [2] Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2] Harwick, Roxburghshire [2] Hobkirk, Roxburghshire [2] Newcastleton, Roxburghshire [2] Saint Boswell, Roxburghshire [2] St Boswells, Roxburghshire [2] Wilton, Roxburghshire [2] Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Ancrum, Roxburghshire. [1] Ashkirk, Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Bedrule, Roxburghshire [1] Berwick, Roxburghshire [1] Clarilaw, Roxburghshire [1] Clarilawburn Farm, Near Bowden, Roxburghshire [1] Coldstream, Roxburghshire [1] Crailing, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1] Denholm, Roxburghshire [1] Dolphinston, Roxburghshire [1] Eckford, Roxburghshire [1] Elliston, Roxburghshire [1] Floors Castle, Kelso,Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Galashields, Roxburghshire [1] HAWICK, ROXBURGHSHIRE [1] Hanwick, Roxburghshire [1] Harwich, Roxburghshire [1] Hawich, Roxburghshire [1] Hawick Roxburghshire Scotland [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire. [1] Hawick,Roxburghshire,Scotland. [1] Hobkirk, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1] Howick, Roxburghshire [1]

Rank

Private [61] Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic [2] Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Sergeant Instructor [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Lieutenant and Assistant Adjutant [1] Liutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Major General (Retired) [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Pte [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Telegraphist Lieutenant [1] Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [20] Royal Highlanders [11] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8] Royal Scots [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Army Service Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Scots Guards [3] HMS Falmouth [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 10th Liverpool Regiment [1] 10th Liverpool Regiment (Territorial) [1] 12th Cameron Highlanders [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] 57th Dragoons [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] BEF Canada [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] French Red Cross [1] HM Submarine C16 [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS President [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Highland Light Infantry,Glasgow Highlanders. [1] Hussars [1] Imp Army Machine Gun Corps [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Lovat's Scouts [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Field Artillery [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [159] Royal Navy [154] British Army [82] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [45] H [43] B [42] S [42] C [41] R [37] W [29] T [27] F [20] G [17] L [17] P [17] A [14] D [14] J [13] K [11] E [9] O [9] N [4] Y [3] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [392] Merchant Navy [54]

Country

United Kingdom [28] France [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

Robert Goodfellow

Born 1891

Died 1962

British Army 23843 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st

British Army 23843 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd

British Army 23843 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th

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Robert Winter Patterson

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army S/16086 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/16086 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 10th Battalion

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Walter Armstrong Shackleton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276445

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Thomas Murray

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292152

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Andrew Harvey Sword

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266228

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Walter John Clark

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268827

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Robert Wilson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168773

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James Middlemiss

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99536

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James Richardson Riddell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99586

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Thomas Millar

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282578

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Gilbert Moffat

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 13483 Private Scots Guards 2nd Bn.

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John Keddie

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28085

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Kenneth Maclean

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264008

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Walter Armstrong

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297306

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Robert Foster

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113680

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David Grieve

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267096

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John D Buchan

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8426

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John Archibald Learmouth

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237736

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Charles Pethybridge

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409677

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Robert Clark

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army S4/143384 Serjeant Army Service Corps "A" Supernumerary Coy.

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