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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]

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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]

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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]

Alexander Petrie

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2521 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2521 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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David Lowrie

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/20557 Private Gordon Highlanders 6th Battalion.

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John Wilson Moir Jamieson

Born 1879

Died 1936

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps Attached to Units other than Medical Units

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Attached to Units other than Medical Units

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William Watt

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260989

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William Christopher Scott Robertson

Born 1877

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1013285 Private 230th Forestry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1013285 Corporal 230th Forestry Battalion

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William Gray

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168719

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Charles Henry Anderson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Smith

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73618

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James Thomson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283470

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James Brown Thomson

Born 1884

British Army 144 Company Quarter-Master Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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

British Army Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Volunteer Battalion

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James Smithers

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285254

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Robert Niven Ritchie

Born 1867

Died 1934

Royal Navy 118025

Royal Navy 118025 Petty Officer HMS Victory I

Royal Navy 118025 Petty Officer HMS Drake

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William Duncan

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200960

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Peter John Whittet

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 41535 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 41535 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Stewart Corstorphine

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army S/6987 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 11th Battalion.

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Walter Grieve

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 267241 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 267241 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion

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James Wishart

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 2557 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290656 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290656 Lance Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Andrew Wilson Gordon

Born 1889

Died 1961

Australian Imperial Force 508 Trooper Imperial Camel Corps 1st ANZAC Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 508 Trooper 3rd Light Horse

Australian Imperial Force 508 Trooper 11th Light Horse C Squadron

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James Gillespie

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Highlanders Territorial Force

British Army Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion

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William Fletcher Brown

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army S/43163 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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