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69 Sidney Street, Arbroath [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Auldbar, Brechin [1]

BROUGHTY FERRY, FORFARSHIRE [1]

Brechin Forfar [1]

Brussels [1]

CARMYLLIE, FORFARSHIRE [1]

Carmyllie [1]

Carmyllie, Forfarshire [1]

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Kirbuddo [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Liverpool [1]

MONIFIETH, FORFARSHIRE [1]

MONIKIE, FORFARSHIRE [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

South Ellen Street, Dundee [1]

Stornoway [1]

Tayport, Fife, Scotland [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Wick, Caithness, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [40]

Serjeant [5]

Gunner [4]

Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Captain [2]

Clerical Work [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

3rd Air Mechanic [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engineer [1]

Lance Corporal (paid) [1]

Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Major & Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1]

Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker, 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [8]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

SIB Malta [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

43rd Canadian Cameron Highlanders [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

64th Division Cyclist Corps [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

British Military Mission to Poland [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Cameron Highlanders [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

County of London Rifles [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Kent Regt. [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

H.M.S Hawke [1]

H.M.S. Hampshire [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Military Police Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

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

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Dragoon Guards [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Tiger [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Vivid II [1]

Service

British Army [59]

Royal Navy [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

S [9]

D [8]

L [8]

M [7]

C [5]

G [5]

R [4]

A [3]

B [3]

F [3]

P [3]

T [3]

H [2]

K [2]

O [2]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [68]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

69 Sidney Street, Arbroath [1] Aberdeen [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Auldbar, Brechin [1] BROUGHTY FERRY, FORFARSHIRE [1] Brechin Forfar [1] Brussels [1] CARMYLLIE, FORFARSHIRE [1] Carmyllie [1] Carmyllie, Forfarshire [1] Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Kirbuddo [1] Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Liverpool [1] MONIFIETH, FORFARSHIRE [1] MONIKIE, FORFARSHIRE [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] South Ellen Street, Dundee [1] Stornoway [1] Tayport, Fife, Scotland [1] Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Wick, Caithness, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [40] Serjeant [5] Gunner [4] Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Captain [2] Clerical Work [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] 3rd Air Mechanic [1] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engineer [1] Lance Corporal (paid) [1] Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Major & Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1] Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker, 1st Class [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [8] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Scots Guards [5] Canadian Infantry [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] SIB Malta [2] Scottish Horse [2] 2nd Royal Scots [1] 43rd Canadian Cameron Highlanders [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 64th Division Cyclist Corps [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] British Military Mission to Poland [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Cameron Highlanders [1] Coldstream Guards [1] County of London Rifles [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Kent Regt. [1] Essex Regiment [1] H.M.S Hawke [1] H.M.S. Hampshire [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS MALAYA [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Military Police Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Dragoon Guards [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Tiger [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Vivid II [1]

Service

British Army [59] Royal Navy [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

S [9] D [8] L [8] M [7] C [5] G [5] R [4] A [3] B [3] F [3] P [3] T [3] H [2] K [2] O [2] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [68]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

William Duthie

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 5042 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7 Bn

British Army 291568 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 8 Bn

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James Anderson

British Army 89270 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Dall

British Army 14602 Private Scots Guards

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Robert Harris

British Army 15625 Private Gordon Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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Peter Ritchie

British Army 88623 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Robert G Doig

British Army 51805 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William S Milne

British Army 95927 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 252601 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Colin D Smith

British Army 4578 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 316368 Private Royal Highlanders

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Charles Avis

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 14658 Private Scots Guards

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Gordon Cameron

British Army 95227 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John E Forrest

British Army 79077 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Andrew Towns

British Army 133693 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert W Muir

British Army 88637 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Thomas Lovell

Died 1917

British Army G/13689 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army Private East Kent Regt. 6th Bn.

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David Gabriel

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 11268 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 11268 Private Royal Scots

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James Milne

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 240060 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th/5th Battalion

British Army 671 Private Royal Highlanders 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 240060 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Alexander Kirkpatrick Collins

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 19333 Lance Corporal 64th Division Cyclist Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Edward George Ryde

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9708 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 9708 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9708 Lance Corporal (unpaid) Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Augterlonie

British Army 836837 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 314789 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

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Adrian Carton De Wiart

Born 1880

Died 1963

British Army Brigadier General 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army Captain 4th Dragoon Guards attached 8th Gloucs Battalion

British Army 836 Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) Royal Dragoon Guards 4/7th royal dragoon guard Battalion

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