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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4432]

Glasgow Scotland [2568]

Edinburgh Scotland [1002]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [781]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [779]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [763]

Aberdeen Scotland [673]

Shetland, Scotland [568]

Dundee Scotland [482]

Scotland [458]

Inverness Scotland [260]

Glasgow, Scotland [202]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [200]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [185]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [185]

Perth Scotland [183]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [179]

Edinburgh, Scotland [178]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [161]

Paisley Scotland [160]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [155]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [146]

Ayr Scotland [140]

Greenock Scotland [140]

Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [137]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [131]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [128]

Leith Scotland [121]

Stirling Scotland [121]

Aberdeen, Scotland [119]

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [111]

Dumfries Scotland [108]

Orkney, Scotland [107]

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [106]

Ayrshire Scotland [104]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [100]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [99]

Lanark Scotland [97]

Falkirk Scotland [95]

Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [95]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [86]

Lanarkshire Scotland [85]

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [84]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [82]

Hamilton Scotland [82]

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland [82]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [80]

Kilmarnock Scotland [79]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [78]

Rank

Private [2054]

Second Lieutenant [249]

Lieutenant [243]

Lance Corporal [215]

Captain [195]

Corporal [190]

Serjeant [152]

Major [77]

Gunner [76]

Sapper [75]

Rifleman [59]

Sergeant [55]

Driver [47]

Able Seaman [34]

Lieutenant Colonel [33]

Nurse [31]

Nursing Sister [31]

Acting Corporal [29]

Trooper [24]

Sister [21]

2nd Lieutenant [19]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Able Seaman Driver [15]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Seaman [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Commander [13]

Lieutenant Commander [13]

Temporary Captain [13]

Bombardier [12]

Pioneer [11]

Staff Nurse [11]

Orderly [10]

Brigadier General [9]

Probationary Flight Officer [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [9]

Acting Captain [8]

Colonel [8]

Stoker [8]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Guardsman [6]

Lance-Corporal [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Worker [6]

Unit

Cameron Highlanders [261]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [253]

Seaforth Highlanders [220]

Canadian Infantry [192]

Highland Light Infantry [167]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [154]

Gordon Highlanders [144]

Royal Scots [135]

Royal Highlanders [134]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [115]

Scottish Rifles [106]

Royal Engineers [100]

Royal Field Artillery [95]

Machine Gun Corps [88]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [87]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [76]

London Regiment [75]

Australian Infantry [72]

Royal Army Medical Corps [66]

Labour Corps [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [49]

Army Service Corps [48]

Scottish Horse [48]

Royal Naval Reserve [45]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [44]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [41]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [38]

Royal Air Force [36]

Scots Guards [35]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [34]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [32]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [27]

French Red Cross [27]

Otago Infantry Regiment [22]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [21]

Royal Flying Corps [21]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [18]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Royal Naval Air Service [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) [16]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [16]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [11615]

British Army [2787]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [473]

Royal Navy [454]

Other Empire Force [158]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46]

South African Services [14]

Indian Army [12]

British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [7030]

S [2778]

C [2555]

B [2277]

W [1728]

R [1680]

H [1635]

G [1616]

D [1522]

F [1188]

A [1090]

L [1076]

T [947]

P [883]

K [668]

J [550]

N [415]

E [253]

O [220]

I [212]

Y [177]

U [61]

V [49]

Q [33]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [15279]

Merchant Navy [15192]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1309]

Canada [78]

Australia [42]

New Zealand [33]

India [14]

United States [10]

Ireland [9]

Malaysia [7]

South Africa [7]

France [3]

Malta [3]

Singapore [3]

Egypt [2]

Guyana [2]

Argentina [1]

China [1]

Germany [1]

Isle of Man [1]

Jamaica [1]

Jersey [1]

Myanmar [1]

Nigeria [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Sudan [1]

Uganda [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4432] Glasgow Scotland [2568] Edinburgh Scotland [1002] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [888] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [781] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [779] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [763] Aberdeen Scotland [673] Shetland, Scotland [568] Dundee Scotland [482] Scotland [458] Inverness Scotland [260] Glasgow, Scotland [202] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [200] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [185] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [185] Perth Scotland [183] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [179] Edinburgh, Scotland [178] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [161] Paisley Scotland [160] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [155] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [146] Ayr Scotland [140] Greenock Scotland [140] Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [137] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [131] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [128] Leith Scotland [121] Stirling Scotland [121] Aberdeen, Scotland [119] Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [111] Dumfries Scotland [108] Orkney, Scotland [107] Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [106] Ayrshire Scotland [104] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [100] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [99] Lanark Scotland [97] Falkirk Scotland [95] Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [95] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [86] Lanarkshire Scotland [85] Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [84] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [82] Hamilton Scotland [82] Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland [82] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [80] Kilmarnock Scotland [79] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [78]

Rank

Private [2054] Second Lieutenant [249] Lieutenant [243] Lance Corporal [215] Captain [195] Corporal [190] Serjeant [152] Major [77] Gunner [76] Sapper [75] Rifleman [59] Sergeant [55] Driver [47] Able Seaman [34] Lieutenant Colonel [33] Nurse [31] Nursing Sister [31] Acting Corporal [29] Trooper [24] Sister [21] 2nd Lieutenant [19] Acting Serjeant [19] Ordinary Seaman [16] Able Seaman Driver [15] Company Serjeant Major [15] Lance Serjeant [15] Seaman [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Commander [13] Lieutenant Commander [13] Temporary Captain [13] Bombardier [12] Pioneer [11] Staff Nurse [11] Orderly [10] Brigadier General [9] Probationary Flight Officer [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Temporary Lieutenant [9] Acting Captain [8] Colonel [8] Stoker [8] Corporal 2nd [7] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [7] Leading Seaman [7] Deck Hand [6] Guardsman [6] Lance-Corporal [6] Petty Officer [6] Worker [6]

Unit

Cameron Highlanders [261] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [253] Seaforth Highlanders [220] Canadian Infantry [192] Highland Light Infantry [167] Royal Scots Fusiliers [154] Gordon Highlanders [144] Royal Scots [135] Royal Highlanders [134] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [115] Scottish Rifles [106] Royal Engineers [100] Royal Field Artillery [95] Machine Gun Corps [88] King's Own Scottish Borderers [87] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [76] London Regiment [75] Australian Infantry [72] Royal Army Medical Corps [66] Labour Corps [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [49] Army Service Corps [48] Scottish Horse [48] Royal Naval Reserve [45] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [44] Canadian Army Medical Corps [41] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [38] Royal Air Force [36] Scots Guards [35] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [34] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [32] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [27] French Red Cross [27] Otago Infantry Regiment [22] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [21] Royal Flying Corps [21] Ayrshire Yeomanry [18] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Royal Naval Air Service [17] Royal Naval Division [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) [16] Voluntary Aid Detachment [16] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [11615] British Army [2787] Canadian Expeditionary Force [473] Royal Navy [454] Other Empire Force [158] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46] South African Services [14] Indian Army [12] British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [7030] S [2778] C [2555] B [2277] W [1728] R [1680] H [1635] G [1616] D [1522] F [1188] A [1090] L [1076] T [947] P [883] K [668] J [550] N [415] E [253] O [220] I [212] Y [177] U [61] V [49] Q [33] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [15279] Merchant Navy [15192] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1309] Canada [78] Australia [42] New Zealand [33] India [14] United States [10] Ireland [9] Malaysia [7] South Africa [7] France [3] Malta [3] Singapore [3] Egypt [2] Guyana [2] Argentina [1] China [1] Germany [1] Isle of Man [1] Jamaica [1] Jersey [1] Myanmar [1] Nigeria [1] Sierra Leone [1] Sudan [1] Uganda [1]

Alexander James Kennedy

Born 1887

Died 1954

British Army 820 Driver IV West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA

British Army 820 Driver 1st West Riding Division IV West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA

British Army 820 Driver 49th (West Riding) Division IV West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA

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David Nicol

Born 1895

Died 1964

British Army 11256 Private Scots Guards

British Army 11256 Scots Guard

British Army 11256 Private Scots Guard 2nd Battalion

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James Taylor Humberstone

Born 1889

Died 1926

British Army 774 Sapper Royal Engineers 509th London Field Company

British Army 546086 Sapper Royal Engineers 231st Field Company

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Kenneth Clennell Watson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1465 Private Territorial Army 5th King's Own Scottish Borderers TA

British Army Second Lieutenant 10th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant 10th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Benjamin Cossar

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171752 Private 83rd Overseas Battalion CEF

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171752 Private Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 3rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171752 Private 2nd Canadian Reserve Battalion

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David Mcnair Wilkie

Born 1890

Died 1949

British Army T4/247123 Farrier Staff Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Andrew Horne

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 41335 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 43135 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 18722 Pte. King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Young

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 5938 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Duncan Stewart

Born 1893

Died 1970

Australian Imperial Force 2409 Private 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion

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Mary Gordan Grigor

Born 1886

Died 1959

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/75 Sister New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps

Other Empire Force Sister No.2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames

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Bertram Sampson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 3324 Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 6262 Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 292420 Corporal Royal Highlanders

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William Alexander Cullen

Born 1886

Died 1948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 736123

Canadian Expeditionary Force 736123 Private 113 Kilted Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 736123 Private 17th Reserve. Battalion

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Adam Murdie Hogg

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 736966 Private Canadian Infantry 113th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 736966 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment) 85th Battalion

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William Robert Milne

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy Clyde Z/1212 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/1212 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion RNVR

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James Lilley Sommerville

Born 1887

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47665

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George Stewart Burns Mcnaughton

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 256 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Archibald Rennie

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 1390 Private Middlesex Regiment Public Schools Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.

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Joseph Cowden

Born 1874

Died 1949

British Army SE/10027 Corporal Army Veterinary Corps

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James Speir

Born 1880

Died 1964

British Army 190879 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Francis O'brien

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army S/7370 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 2nd Battalion

British Army S/7370 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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