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Selkirk [49]

Selkirk, Selkirkshire [48]

Selkirk Scotland [32]

Galashiels, Selkirk [29]

Selkirk, Selkirk [16]

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland [7]

Selkirk, Scotland [5]

Selkirk, Manitoba [4]

Selkirk, [2]

Selkirk, Peeblesshire [2]

Selkirk. Scotland [2]

Yarrow, Selkirk [2]

Bay St Paul, St Francois-Xavier, Selkirk, Manitoba [1]

Bowhill, Selkirk [1]

Ettrick Bridge End, Selkirk [1]

Galashields, Selkirk [1]

Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Selkirk [1]

Kirkhope, Selkirk, Selkirkshire [1]

Melrose, Selkirk [1]

Selkirk Scotland [1]

Selkirk Selkirk [1]

Selkirk Selkirkshire [1]

Selkirk, Ayrshire [1]

Selkirk, Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1]

Selkirk, Ottawa [1]

Selkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Selkirk,Galashiels. [1]

Selkirk,Manitoba [1]

Selkirk,Scotland. [1]

Stow, Selkirk [1]

Sunderland Hall Stables, Selkirk, Scotland [1]

Winnepeg (Selkirk, Manitoba) [1]

Rank

Private [68]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal, acting Sergeant [1]

Driver [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Orderley [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [54]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

1st Cameron Highlanders [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

GOC 56th Brigade [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Victory [1]

London Regiment [1]

Lothians and Border Horse [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

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

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross). [1]

South African Infantry Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [86]

Royal Navy [54]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [28]

H [25]

M [21]

R [17]

B [15]

C [15]

D [13]

W [13]

G [12]

L [9]

T [9]

P [8]

E [6]

F [6]

J [6]

A [5]

I [5]

K [2]

O [2]

N [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [206]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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People [219] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Selkirk [49] Selkirk, Selkirkshire [48] Selkirk Scotland [32] Galashiels, Selkirk [29] Selkirk, Selkirk [16] Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland [7] Selkirk, Scotland [5] Selkirk, Manitoba [4] Selkirk, [2] Selkirk, Peeblesshire [2] Selkirk. Scotland [2] Yarrow, Selkirk [2] Bay St Paul, St Francois-Xavier, Selkirk, Manitoba [1] Bowhill, Selkirk [1] Ettrick Bridge End, Selkirk [1] Galashields, Selkirk [1] Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Selkirk [1] Kirkhope, Selkirk, Selkirkshire [1] Melrose, Selkirk [1] Selkirk Scotland [1] Selkirk Selkirk [1] Selkirk Selkirkshire [1] Selkirk, Ayrshire [1] Selkirk, Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1] Selkirk, Ottawa [1] Selkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Selkirk,Galashiels. [1] Selkirk,Manitoba [1] Selkirk,Scotland. [1] Stow, Selkirk [1] Sunderland Hall Stables, Selkirk, Scotland [1] Winnepeg (Selkirk, Manitoba) [1]

Rank

Private [68] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Gunner [3] Nursing Sister [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal, acting Sergeant [1] Driver [1] Flight Cadet [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Orderley [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [54] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Scots [4] Australian Infantry [3] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] 1st Cameron Highlanders [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] French Red Cross [1] GOC 56th Brigade [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Victory [1] London Regiment [1] Lothians and Border Horse [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Bayano." [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] Scottish Horse [1] Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross). [1] South African Infantry Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [86] Royal Navy [54] Australian Imperial Force [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [28] H [25] M [21] R [17] B [15] C [15] D [13] W [13] G [12] L [9] T [9] P [8] E [6] F [6] J [6] A [5] I [5] K [2] O [2] N [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [206] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Australia [1] Canada [1]

James Tait

Died 1915

British Army 820 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 4th Battalion.

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Andrew Chisholm Inglis Mcbain

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 201508 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 201508 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Walter Grieve

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 30180 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Greive

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1680 Private Lothian and Border Horse

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James Poustie

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 6685 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6685 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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William Melrose

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290330

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Andrew Chisholm

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army S/20880 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/20880 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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John Wallace

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262786

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James Alexander Sinclair

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77726

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Alexander Johnstone

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190915

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Matthew Blyth

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 3150 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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William Bennett

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 6880 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 6880 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Robert Riddle

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6911 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Alexander Henderson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 6652 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Andrew Edgar

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 10885 Company Serjeant Major King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Thomas Robertson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6804

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Robert Grieve

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84800

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Adam Linton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407706

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Joseph Dickson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 20626 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers *mistake in CWGC records

British Army 200626 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion.

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James Jamieson

Born 1883

Died 1916

South African Services 9124 Private 3rd South African Infantry

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