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Wick, Caithness [49]

Wick, Caithness, Scotland [40]

Wick, Caithness-Shire [33]

Wick, Caithness-shire [30]

Ulbster, Wick, Caithness [2]

Wick Caithness Scotland [2]

Brown Place, Pultney Town, Wick, Caithness [1]

District of Wick, County of Caithness [1]

Keiss, Wick Parish, Caithness, Scotland [1]

Keiss, Wick, Caithness [1]

Latheron, Wick, Caithness [1]

Osclay, Wick, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland [1]

Pulteney, Wick, Caithness-Shire [1]

Pulteneytown, Wick, Caithness [1]

Ulbster, Wick, Caithness, Scotland. [1]

Wick, Caithness-Shire, Scotland [1]

Wick, County of Caithness [1]

Wick,Caithness. [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Seaman [26]

Serjeant [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pte. [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Skipper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [27]

Seaforth Highlanders [24]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [9]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

(Princess Louise's) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

15th Scottish Division, 9th (Service) Black Watch [1]

29th Divisional Cyclist Corps [1]

31st Punjabis [1]

4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Royal Scots [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's ) [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

British Guiana Militia [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own) [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dragoons [1]

H.M.T.B. "4" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Rambler [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Highlanders, Black Watch [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - Collingwood Bn. R.N. Div. [1]

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

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

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Drifter Ruby Gem [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Horatio [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges [1]

Service

Royal Navy [87]

British Army [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [36]

M [30]

S [24]

C [14]

D [12]

R [11]

F [6]

W [6]

G [5]

L [5]

A [4]

N [4]

O [4]

P [3]

H [2]

K [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Canada [1]

Guyana [1]

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Place of birth

Wick, Caithness [49] Wick, Caithness, Scotland [40] Wick, Caithness-Shire [33] Wick, Caithness-shire [30] Ulbster, Wick, Caithness [2] Wick Caithness Scotland [2] Brown Place, Pultney Town, Wick, Caithness [1] District of Wick, County of Caithness [1] Keiss, Wick Parish, Caithness, Scotland [1] Keiss, Wick, Caithness [1] Latheron, Wick, Caithness [1] Osclay, Wick, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland [1] Pulteney, Wick, Caithness-Shire [1] Pulteneytown, Wick, Caithness [1] Ulbster, Wick, Caithness, Scotland. [1] Wick, Caithness-Shire, Scotland [1] Wick, County of Caithness [1] Wick,Caithness. [1]

Rank

Private [38] Seaman [26] Serjeant [5] Deck Hand [4] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pte. [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Skipper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [27] Seaforth Highlanders [24] Royal Naval Division [12] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS INVINCIBLE [9] Cameron Highlanders [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [2] Scottish Rifles [2] (Princess Louise's) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] 15th Scottish Division, 9th (Service) Black Watch [1] 29th Divisional Cyclist Corps [1] 31st Punjabis [1] 4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Royal Scots [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's ) [1] Army Service Corps [1] British Guiana Militia [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own) [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dragoons [1] H.M.T.B. "4" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Rambler [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fleet Reserve [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Highlanders, Black Watch [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve - Collingwood Bn. R.N. Div. [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Queen Mary." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Thalia." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Drifter Ruby Gem [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Horatio [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ganges [1]

Service

Royal Navy [87] British Army [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [36] M [30] S [24] C [14] D [12] R [11] F [6] W [6] G [5] L [5] A [4] N [4] O [4] P [3] H [2] K [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Canada [1] Guyana [1]

James Bain

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army S/7164 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/7164 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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George Sutherland

Born 1882

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 2100 British Guiana Militia

British Army 9210 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 9210 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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William Rosie

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4137 Private Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion

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Frank Ryrie

Born 1891

Died 1962

British Army 22400 Scottish Rifles

British Army 5148 Acting Colour Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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James Oag

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 5699 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John Gunn

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3153 Private 29th Divisional Cyclist Corps

British Army 5072 Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 25193 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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John Mackenzie

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 13th (Bantam) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 8th (Service) Battalion

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Ernest Nicholson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85561

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Hugh Tullock

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296341

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David Bremner

Born 1864

Died 1916

Royal Navy A/493 Sergeant Royal Fleet Reserve Plymouth Battalion

Royal Navy PLY/3029 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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George Baikie

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29906

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Thomas Grant Kelly

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29754

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Robert Sutherland

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11081

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James Couper

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285624

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Robert Bain

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160049

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Donald Dallas

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 10174 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 10174 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Fraser

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237890

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Alexander Reid Sinclair

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239868

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Donald Bremner

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army S/5960 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/5960 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Frederick James Shearer

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19549 Lieutenant

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