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Glasgow [60]

Hamilton [24]

Bothwell, Lanark [12]

Blantyre, Lanark [9]

Barony, Glasgow [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Hamilton, Lanark [7]

Edinburgh [6]

Motherwell [6]

Blantyre [5]

Dalziel, Lanark [5]

Dalserf, Lanark [4]

Dalserk, Lanark [4]

Larkhall, Lanark [4]

Motherwell,Lanark [4]

Bothwell [3]

Cambusnethan, Lanark [3]

Govan, Lanarkshire [3]

Old Monkland, Lanark [3]

Partick, Glasgow [3]

Anderston, Glasgow [2]

Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Blackfriars, Lanark [2]

Blantyre,Lanark [2]

Cambuslang, Lanark [2]

Dalziell, Lanarkshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Dundee [2]

Dunfermline [2]

Falkirk [2]

Govan, Glasgow [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayr [2]

Kilwinning, Ayrshire [2]

Langholm, Dumfries [2]

Maryhill, Glasgow [2]

Milngavie [2]

Paisley [2]

Springburn, Glasgow [2]

Sunderland [2]

Townhead, Lanarkshire [2]

104 Blythswood Drive, Kelvin, Glasgow [1]

34 Overnewton Street, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

501 New City Rd., Kelvin, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Airdrie, Lanark [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Avondale, Lamark [1]

Ballochmyle, Ayrshire [1]

Ballyloskey, Co Donegal [1]

Rank

Private [1961]

Lance Corporal [309]

Corporal [257]

Second Lieutenant [202]

Sergeant [134]

Serjeant [127]

Lieutenant [107]

Captain [68]

Acting Corporal [48]

Acting Lance Corporal [41]

Lance Sergeant [33]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [30]

Acting Sergeant [27]

Sapper [19]

Company Sergeant Major [18]

Lance Serjeant [16]

Colour Sergeant [15]

Colour Serjeant [15]

Second Lieutenant ? [15]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [14]

Company Serjeant Major [14]

Major [14]

Acting Lance Sergeant [13]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Private (Rifleman) [10]

Acting Captain [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Gunner [6]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [5]

Pioneer [4]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

1st Air Mechanic [2]

2nd Air Mechanic [2]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [2]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Sergeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain (Temporary) [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Unit

Scottish Rifles [2229]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [303]

Labour Corps [74]

Highland Light Infantry [62]

Royal Engineers [40]

Royal Scots [28]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [21]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Flying Corps [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [14]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [11]

Tank Corps [10]

Royal Air Force [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

RAF [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

King's African Rifles [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Class W Reserve [4]

London Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

RFC [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers [3]

10th Scottish Provisional Battalion [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Class W [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gold Coast Regiment [2]

Kings African Rifles [2]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [2265]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Royal Navy [3]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [484]

C [194]

S [172]

B [167]

W [140]

H [139]

D [130]

G [118]

F [110]

R [110]

L [89]

T [71]

A [70]

K [64]

P [53]

N [44]

J [31]

E [23]

O [20]

Y [16]

I [13]

V [4]

Q [2]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2263]

Country

United Kingdom [238]

India [3]

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Glasgow [60] Hamilton [24] Bothwell, Lanark [12] Blantyre, Lanark [9] Barony, Glasgow [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Hamilton, Lanark [7] Edinburgh [6] Motherwell [6] Blantyre [5] Dalziel, Lanark [5] Dalserf, Lanark [4] Dalserk, Lanark [4] Larkhall, Lanark [4] Motherwell,Lanark [4] Bothwell [3] Cambusnethan, Lanark [3] Govan, Lanarkshire [3] Old Monkland, Lanark [3] Partick, Glasgow [3] Anderston, Glasgow [2] Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Blackfriars, Lanark [2] Blantyre,Lanark [2] Cambuslang, Lanark [2] Dalziell, Lanarkshire [2] Dublin [2] Dundee [2] Dunfermline [2] Falkirk [2] Govan, Glasgow [2] Kilmarnock, Ayr [2] Kilwinning, Ayrshire [2] Langholm, Dumfries [2] Maryhill, Glasgow [2] Milngavie [2] Paisley [2] Springburn, Glasgow [2] Sunderland [2] Townhead, Lanarkshire [2] 104 Blythswood Drive, Kelvin, Glasgow [1] 34 Overnewton Street, Glasgow, Scotland [1] 501 New City Rd., Kelvin, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Aberdeen [1] Airdrie, Lanark [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Avondale, Lamark [1] Ballochmyle, Ayrshire [1] Ballyloskey, Co Donegal [1]

Rank

Private [1961] Lance Corporal [309] Corporal [257] Second Lieutenant [202] Sergeant [134] Serjeant [127] Lieutenant [107] Captain [68] Acting Corporal [48] Acting Lance Corporal [41] Lance Sergeant [33] Warrant Officer Class 2 [30] Acting Sergeant [27] Sapper [19] Company Sergeant Major [18] Lance Serjeant [16] Colour Sergeant [15] Colour Serjeant [15] Second Lieutenant ? [15] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [14] Company Serjeant Major [14] Major [14] Acting Lance Sergeant [13] Acting Serjeant [13] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Private (Rifleman) [10] Acting Captain [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Gunner [6] Acting Company Sergeant Major [5] Pioneer [4] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Honorary Lieutenant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] 1st Air Mechanic [2] 2nd Air Mechanic [2] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [2] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Sergeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2] Acting Lieutenant [2] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bugler [2] Captain (Temporary) [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Unit

Scottish Rifles [2229] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [303] Labour Corps [74] Highland Light Infantry [62] Royal Engineers [40] Royal Scots [28] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Scots Fusiliers [21] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal Flying Corps [14] Seaforth Highlanders [14] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [11] Tank Corps [10] Royal Air Force [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Gordon Highlanders [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] RAF [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Highlanders [7] King's African Rifles [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Class W Reserve [4] London Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] RFC [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers [3] 10th Scottish Provisional Battalion [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Class W [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gold Coast Regiment [2] Kings African Rifles [2] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [2265] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Royal Navy [3] Indian Army [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [484] C [194] S [172] B [167] W [140] H [139] D [130] G [118] F [110] R [110] L [89] T [71] A [70] K [64] P [53] N [44] J [31] E [23] O [20] Y [16] I [13] V [4] Q [2] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2263]

Country

United Kingdom [238] India [3]

William Pearson Cumming

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6700 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Andrew James Graham

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 6362 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Robert Thomson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 6279 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6279 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Walter Gray Stirling

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 6968 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6898 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200426 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Lewis James Urquhart

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7035 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 7035 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Hugh Mcbride

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 6770 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6770 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Hugh Dickson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6573 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6573 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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David Harkes

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6464 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Hugh Stephen

Born 1895

British Army 6406 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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William Forgie

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 6983 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200435 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6983 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Frank Morton Chalmers

Born 1891

British Army 6944 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6944 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6944 Acting Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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William Tannahill Stirling

Born 1890

British Army 7023 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 7023 Acting Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 7023 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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James D Simpson

Born 1897

British Army 6831 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200350 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 200350 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Reserve Battalion

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Thomas Collins

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 274 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 274 Private Scottish Rifles 3/5th Battalion

British Army 201595 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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James Graham

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1656 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240160 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240160 Private Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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William Howie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 6835 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200354 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Allan

Born 1894

British Army 1379 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Edmund Hugh Hair

Born 1895

British Army 6647 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Battalion

British Army 6647 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6647 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Francis Allen Walker

Born 1894

British Army 6196 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6196 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6196 Acting Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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George Edwin Clarke Hunter

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6762 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6762 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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