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Belfast [3]

Shankill, Co. Antrim [2]

3 Beersbridge Road, Castlereagh, Belfast [1]

Atelete [1]

Ballymacarrett, Co. Down [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Blything district, Suffolk [1]

British Guiana now [1]

Carlisle [1]

Cork, Cork [1]

Coull, Aberdeenshire [1]

County Down [1]

Cranham, Essex [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Donegal [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunfermline, Fife [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Glasgow [1]

Hailsham [1]

Holywood, Co. Down [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Llandudno [1]

Londonderry [1]

Marshfield, Cardiff, Wales [1]

Moulin, Perthshire [1]

Nanaimo, British Columbia [1]

Newry, County Armagh [1]

Parish of Carnbee, Fife [1]

Portadown [1]

Silverdale, B.C. [1]

St George Queensland [1]

Stirling, Scotland [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [30]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [13]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Major [4]

Sergeant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Cadet Serjeant [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [2]

Group Captain [2]

Squadron Leader [2]

Wing Commander [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Doctor [1]

Doctor Civilian Medical Practitioner [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Colonel [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [31]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [14]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Air Force [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Black Watch [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Officer Training Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

1st Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

2nd Field Artillery Brigade [1]

3 Squadron RNAS [1]

9th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

9th Royal Highlanders [1]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Black Watch (The Royal Highlanders) [1]

Black Watch (The Royal Highlanders) (Attached to Royal Air Force) [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Friend's War Victims' Relief Committee [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Irish Guards [1]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Queen's University Belfast OTC [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery seconded to Royal Flying Corps [1]

Service

British Army [75]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [26]

C [10]

D [9]

H [9]

B [7]

S [5]

T [5]

G [4]

K [4]

W [4]

F [3]

R [3]

N [2]

P [2]

A [1]

E [1]

I [1]

L [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [89]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Ireland [2]

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People [98] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Belfast [3] Shankill, Co. Antrim [2] 3 Beersbridge Road, Castlereagh, Belfast [1] Atelete [1] Ballymacarrett, Co. Down [1] Belfast, Down [1] Blything district, Suffolk [1] British Guiana now [1] Carlisle [1] Cork, Cork [1] Coull, Aberdeenshire [1] County Down [1] Cranham, Essex [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Donegal [1] Dublin [1] Dunfermline, Fife [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Glasgow [1] Hailsham [1] Holywood, Co. Down [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Llandudno [1] Londonderry [1] Marshfield, Cardiff, Wales [1] Moulin, Perthshire [1] Nanaimo, British Columbia [1] Newry, County Armagh [1] Parish of Carnbee, Fife [1] Portadown [1] Silverdale, B.C. [1] St George Queensland [1] Stirling, Scotland [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [30] Second Lieutenant [25] Lieutenant [21] Captain [13] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Major [4] Sergeant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Captain [2] Cadet Serjeant [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Flight Sub Lieutenant [2] Group Captain [2] Squadron Leader [2] Wing Commander [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Commodore [1] Doctor [1] Doctor Civilian Medical Practitioner [1] Flying Officer [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Colonel [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Munitions Worker [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [31] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [14] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Air Force [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Royal Engineers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [2] Black Watch [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Officer Training Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 1st Divisional Ammunition Column [1] 2nd Field Artillery Brigade [1] 3 Squadron RNAS [1] 9th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 9th Royal Highlanders [1] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Black Watch (The Royal Highlanders) [1] Black Watch (The Royal Highlanders) (Attached to Royal Air Force) [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Friend's War Victims' Relief Committee [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] Irish Guards [1] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [1] Queen's University Belfast OTC [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Garrison Artillery seconded to Royal Flying Corps [1]

Service

British Army [75] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [26] C [10] D [9] H [9] B [7] S [5] T [5] G [4] K [4] W [4] F [3] R [3] N [2] P [2] A [1] E [1] I [1] L [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [89] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Ireland [2]

James N Humble

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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George Christopher Heslop

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Calvert

British Army 516 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army Captain Royal Highlanders

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Mabel B Hunter

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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W Clark

British Army Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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Peter K Mcnaughton

British Army 2032 Private Royal Highlanders

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Jack Mcgladdery

British Army 2695 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 265815 Acting Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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J Bonella Third

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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Osmond T Taylor

British Army 2156 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Frederick William Byers

Born 1888

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James Harold Fraser

British Army S/3812 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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Ronald Martland Dinwiddie

British Army Lieutenant Lanarkshire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Lanarkshire Yeomanry

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William Keenan Macgregor

British Army 510508 Private Canadian Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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Robert J Mcmurray

British Army 2511 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army Captain Royal Highlanders

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Andrew Lawrence Markham

British Army 5723 Private Leinster Regiment

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A Marshall

British Army Acting Captain Black Watch

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George Govan

British Army S/24477 Private Royal Highlanders

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Thomas D Kinnoch

British Army S/12251 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Douglas Kinnoch

British Army 200254 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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Joseph Hughes

British Army 1916 Private South Irish Horse

British Army Lieutenant Corps of Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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