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Thurso, Caithness, Scotland [69]

Thurso, Caithness [22]

Thurso, Caithness-shire [13]

Thurso, Caithness-Shire [11]

Burn of Rattar, Scarpskerry, Thurso, Caithness [1]

Dunnet, Thurso, Caithness [1]

Halkirk, Thurso, Caithness [1]

Olrig, Thurso, Caithness [1]

Reay, Thurso, Caithness [1]

Thurso Caithness [1]

Watson's Lane, Thurso, Caithness-Shire [1]

Rank

Private [7]

Deck Hand [3]

Serjeant [2]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker [1]

Third Mate [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

19th Hussars [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Theban [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

British Army [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [40]

S [28]

C [11]

G [8]

D [6]

B [5]

F [4]

R [4]

J [3]

L [3]

W [3]

A [1]

H [1]

I [1]

K [1]

O [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [65]

Military Service [49]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [122] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland [69] Thurso, Caithness [22] Thurso, Caithness-shire [13] Thurso, Caithness-Shire [11] Burn of Rattar, Scarpskerry, Thurso, Caithness [1] Dunnet, Thurso, Caithness [1] Halkirk, Thurso, Caithness [1] Olrig, Thurso, Caithness [1] Reay, Thurso, Caithness [1] Thurso Caithness [1] Watson's Lane, Thurso, Caithness-Shire [1]

Rank

Private [7] Deck Hand [3] Serjeant [2] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Stoker [1] Third Mate [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [6] Seaforth Highlanders [4] 19th Hussars [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] HMS Vindictive [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Theban [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] British Army [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [40] S [28] C [11] G [8] D [6] B [5] F [4] R [4] J [3] L [3] W [3] A [1] H [1] I [1] K [1] O [1] T [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [65] Military Service [49]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William Mcleod

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army S/13299 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Alexander Cormack

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 8876 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 50745 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 50746 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Robert Mcleod

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107355

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Robert Milne

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37821

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Alexander Sinclair

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269357

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George Aitchison

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296088

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Christina Jack

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 2/Res/T/417 Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Rubery Hill,Rednal.

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Donald Mcdonald

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189785

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Alexander Finlayson

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2344 Private Royal Scots 5th Battalion

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Thomas Dundas

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 393 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 393 Company Serjeant Major Seaforth Highlanders 7th Bn

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Thomas Robert Ross

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 265339 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 265339 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Sutherland

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224314

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Donald Swanson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218292

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Francis Swanson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165685

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William Bruce Keith

Born 1898

Died 1974

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

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Hugh James Cameron

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10715

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William Lobban

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188658

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John William House

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179844

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David Oag

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 6864 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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William Bain

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7536

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