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Brechin [33]

Brechin, Angus [12]

Brechin, Forfarshire [7]

Brechin. Angus [6]

Kinghorn, Fifeshire [6]

Brechin. Angus. [5]

Farnell. Angus. [5]

Brechin, Fofarshire [3]

Glasgow [3]

Fettercairn, Kincardineshire [2]

Forfar [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Arbirlot, Angus [1]

Arbroath, Angus [1]

Arbroath, Angus. [1]

Arbroath. Angus. [1]

Archiestown, Moray [1]

Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire [1]

Balnakettle, Fettercairn, Kincardineshire [1]

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1]

Belfast [1]

Berwick [1]

Braehead House, Kinghorn [1]

Braehead, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Brechin Forfar [1]

Brechin Forfarshire SCOTLAND [1]

Brechin Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Brechin, Angus. [1]

Bridge of Dun, Fofarshire [1]

Broomside,Dalgety, Fifeshire [1]

Burn Estate, Edzell [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [1]

Careston [1]

Clearbank, Stracathro, Angus [1]

Craig, Fofarshire [1]

Crosshill, Brechin [1]

Dun, Angus. [1]

Dunbar [1]

Dundee [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Edzell [1]

Edzell, Angus [1]

Farnell [1]

Farnell, Angus [1]

Fordoun, Kincardineshire [1]

Fordoun,Kincardine [1]

Forfar Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire [1]

Rank

Private [165]

Lance Corporal [26]

Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Gunner [12]

Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Driver [7]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Sapper [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

A/Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major-General [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Piper [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker, 1st Class [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [70]

Royal Highlanders [39]

Gordon Highlanders [23]

Royal Scots [15]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Scots Guards [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Training Reserve [3]

13th Royal Scots [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [2]

Otago Infantry Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

South African Infantry [2]

The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

1/6th Royal Highlanders [1]

12th Royal Scots [1]

1st Brigade [1]

1st Royal Highlanders [1]

2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) [1]

4th Division [1]

5th Black Watch [1]

5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

7th Battalion [1]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

7th Hussars Staff [1]

Service

British Army [203]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [32]

C [25]

D [21]

S [21]

G [20]

B [18]

H [12]

W [12]

R [11]

F [10]

L [8]

T [8]

A [7]

J [6]

P [6]

K [5]

E [4]

N [4]

I [3]

V [2]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [223]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [126]

Canada [4]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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People [236] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brechin [33] Brechin, Angus [12] Brechin, Forfarshire [7] Brechin. Angus [6] Kinghorn, Fifeshire [6] Brechin. Angus. [5] Farnell. Angus. [5] Brechin, Fofarshire [3] Glasgow [3] Fettercairn, Kincardineshire [2] Forfar [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Arbirlot, Angus [1] Arbroath, Angus [1] Arbroath, Angus. [1] Arbroath. Angus. [1] Archiestown, Moray [1] Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire [1] Balnakettle, Fettercairn, Kincardineshire [1] Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1] Belfast [1] Berwick [1] Braehead House, Kinghorn [1] Braehead, Pathhead, Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Brechin Forfar [1] Brechin Forfarshire SCOTLAND [1] Brechin Forfarshire Scotland [1] Brechin, Angus. [1] Bridge of Dun, Fofarshire [1] Broomside,Dalgety, Fifeshire [1] Burn Estate, Edzell [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire [1] Careston [1] Clearbank, Stracathro, Angus [1] Craig, Fofarshire [1] Crosshill, Brechin [1] Dun, Angus. [1] Dunbar [1] Dundee [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Edzell [1] Edzell, Angus [1] Farnell [1] Farnell, Angus [1] Fordoun, Kincardineshire [1] Fordoun,Kincardine [1] Forfar Forfarshire Scotland [1] Forfar, Forfarshire [1]

Rank

Private [165] Lance Corporal [26] Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [13] Gunner [12] Serjeant [11] Lieutenant [9] Driver [7] Sergeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Sapper [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] A/Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cooper [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major-General [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Piper [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker, 1st Class [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [70] Royal Highlanders [39] Gordon Highlanders [23] Royal Scots [15] Royal Field Artillery [12] Canadian Infantry [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Scots Guards [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Cameron Highlanders [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Training Reserve [3] 13th Royal Scots [2] Army Service Corps [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] London Regiment (London Scottish) [2] Otago Infantry Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Scottish Horse [2] South African Infantry [2] The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1/6th Royal Highlanders [1] 12th Royal Scots [1] 1st Brigade [1] 1st Royal Highlanders [1] 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) [1] 4th Division [1] 5th Black Watch [1] 5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 7th Battalion [1] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 7th Hussars Staff [1]

Service

British Army [203] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [32] C [25] D [21] S [21] G [20] B [18] H [12] W [12] R [11] F [10] L [8] T [8] A [7] J [6] P [6] K [5] E [4] N [4] I [3] V [2] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [223] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [126] Canada [4] India [2] Australia [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Charles Ogilvy Anderson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant Lothian Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.

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William Mccurrach

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1695 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1695 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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George Galloway Cordiner

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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William Walker

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1363 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1363 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 200037 Gunner Tank Corps

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James Nyles Gowans Edward

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1863 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Battalion

British Army 1863 Private 5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William John Lind Wilson

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army S/42372 Private Gordon Highlanders 6th Battalion

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David Ross Ryrie

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army S/2732 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Robert Smith

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy Stoker, 1st Class H.M.S Hawke

Royal Navy SS/102811 Stoker, 1st Class HMS Hawke

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Charles Easdale

Born 1898

Died 1969

Royal Navy K34940 Stoker 1st Class HMS Proserpine

Royal Navy K34940 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K34940 Stoker 1st Class HMS Glenmore

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Valentine Grantham Don

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment 8th Battalion

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Peter Meldrum

Born 1872

Died 1916

Royal Navy 177383 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Queen Mary

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Archibald Smith

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 378 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 378 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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Alexander Boyack Armitage

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/10128 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Sydney Douglas Delahunt

Born 1892

Died 1963

British Army 3178190 Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 10031 Lance Sergeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 10031 Colour Sergeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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David Chalmers

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K10502

Royal Navy K/10502 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Cheerful."

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John Christopher Dodds Morris

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 10051 Private Cameron Highlanders

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