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St Andrews, Fife [216]

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland [7]

St. Andrews, Fife [5]

St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland [2]

Guardbridge, St Andrews, Fife [1]

Kemback, near St Andrews, Fife [1]

Kincaple, St Andrews, Fife [1]

St Andrews, Denhead, Fife [1]

St Andrews, FIfe [1]

Rank

Private [117]

Lance Corporal [17]

Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [6]

Deck Hand [6]

Driver [6]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Major [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer Cook [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain (Acting Major) [1]

Captain Brevet Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour-Serjeant [1]

Commandant [1]

Commandant (V.A.D.) [1]

Commandant (graded as Staff Lt 3rd Class) [1]

Company Quarter-Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel (retired) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major and Adjutant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [62]

Royal Highlanders [42]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Royal Naval Reserve [12]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [10]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Army Service Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Scots Guards [4]

8th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Labour Corps [3]

National Reserve [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Training Reserve [3]

6th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

9th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Tulip" [2]

1/7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

10th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

11th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

11th Irish Fusiliers of Canada [1]

11th Light Horse [1]

121st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

13th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

14th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

18th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1]

19th Lancers (Fane's Horse) [1]

230th Forestry Battalion [1]

23rd Reserve Btn. Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [156]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Royal Navy [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [30]

G [25]

M [22]

S [20]

C [18]

A [16]

R [16]

W [14]

H [13]

T [11]

D [10]

L [8]

P [8]

F [7]

K [6]

I [4]

J [3]

N [2]

E [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [206]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [125]

India [2]

Argentina [1]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

St Andrews, Fife [216] St Andrews, Fife, Scotland [7] St. Andrews, Fife [5] St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland [2] Guardbridge, St Andrews, Fife [1] Kemback, near St Andrews, Fife [1] Kincaple, St Andrews, Fife [1] St Andrews, Denhead, Fife [1] St Andrews, FIfe [1]

Rank

Private [117] Lance Corporal [17] Corporal [15] Lieutenant [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [6] Deck Hand [6] Driver [6] Gunner [5] Sapper [5] Able Seaman [4] Major [4] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Sergeant [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trimmer Cook [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Cadet [1] Captain (Acting Major) [1] Captain Brevet Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour-Serjeant [1] Commandant [1] Commandant (V.A.D.) [1] Commandant (graded as Staff Lt 3rd Class) [1] Company Quarter-Master Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel (retired) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major and Adjutant [1] Midshipman [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [62] Royal Highlanders [42] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Royal Naval Reserve [12] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [10] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Gordon Highlanders [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Royal Scots [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Army Service Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Scots Guards [4] 8th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Labour Corps [3] National Reserve [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Training Reserve [3] 6th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] 9th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Highland Cyclist Battalion [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Tulip" [2] 1/7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 10th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 11th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 11th Irish Fusiliers of Canada [1] 11th Light Horse [1] 121st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 13th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 14th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 18th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1] 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse) [1] 230th Forestry Battalion [1] 23rd Reserve Btn. Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [156] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Royal Navy [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [30] G [25] M [22] S [20] C [18] A [16] R [16] W [14] H [13] T [11] D [10] L [8] P [8] F [7] K [6] I [4] J [3] N [2] E [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [206] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [125] India [2] Argentina [1] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

William Barclay Armit

Born 1885

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant (Probationary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Minnie M Mactier

Born 1880

Other Empire Force Commandant Voluntary Aid Detachment

Other Empire Force Commandant (V.A.D.) Castlecliffe Auxiliary Hospital, St Andrews

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David Hutchison

Born 1878

Royal Navy TS 2677 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

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Robert Hutchison Henrit

Born 1877

Royal Navy SD 2754 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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John Martin

Born 1875

Royal Navy S 8081 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

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William Greig

Born 1892

Royal Navy A 5437 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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William Henderson

Born 1883

Royal Navy DA 10937 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 10937 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Bruce Petrie Matthew

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155119 Royal Air Force

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David Ainslie

Born 1888

British Army S/6922 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/6922 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 13th Battalion

British Army S/6922 Private 10th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Walker Gatherum

Born 1885

British Army 2316 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army TT/04427 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 2316 Private 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Martin Sutherland

Born 1874

Royal Navy TC 215 Trimmer Cook Royal Naval Reserve

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John Suttie

Born 1896

Royal Navy Clyde Z/3365 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Clyde Z/3365 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3365 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Anson Bn

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Angus George Forbes Alexander

Born 1897

British Army 456 Sapper Royal Engineers 3/1st City of Dundee

British Army 410262 Sapper Royal Engineers 575 Lon Res Hd Company

British Army 238140 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Roderick Mcinness

Born 1898

British Army 4208 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/40058 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 4208 and S/40058 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Christie

Born 1878

British Army 404 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Fifeshire Battalion (Volunteers)

British Army 404 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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