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Hounslow, Middlesex [39]

Hawick, Roxburgh [26]

Isleworth, Middlesex [22]

Galashiels, Selkirk [14]

Hanworth, Middlesex [13]

Selkirk, Selkirk [13]

Berwick-On-Tweed [11]

Feltham, Middlesex [11]

Duns, Berwick [9]

Hounslow [9]

London [9]

Ealing, Middlesex [8]

Heston, Middlesex [8]

Brentford, Middlesex [7]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [7]

Jedburgh, Roxburgh [7]

Middlesex [7]

Berwick, Northumberland [6]

Coldingham, Berwickshire [6]

Kelso, Roxburgh [6]

Melrose, Roxburgh [6]

Twickenham, Middlesex [6]

Battersea, Surrey [5]

Bedfont, Middlesex [5]

Darlington, County Durham [5]

Staines, Middlesex [5]

Sunderland, Ontario [5]

Wilton, Roxburgh [5]

Chiswick, Middlesex [4]

Dumfries [4]

Duns, Berwickshire [4]

Edinburgh [4]

Hammersmith, London [4]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Acton, Middlesex [3]

Aldershot, Hants [3]

Annan, Dumfries [3]

Ashford, Middlesex [3]

Bolam, Northumberland [3]

Coldstream, Berwick [3]

Coldstream, Berwickshire [3]

Darlington, Durham [3]

Finchley, Middlesex [3]

Hampstead, London [3]

Lauder, Berwick [3]

Northumberland [3]

Sunbury, Middlesex [3]

Swinton, Berwick [3]

Urr, Kirkcudbright [3]

Rank

Private [730]

Corporal [87]

Second Lieutenant [81]

Lance Corporal [80]

Serjeant [76]

Captain [59]

Lieutenant [57]

Driver [21]

Gunner [20]

Acting Corporal [16]

Major [16]

Sapper [16]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Rifleman [11]

Sergeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

L/Cpl [4]

Pioneer [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

18716 [1]

2/Lieut.(T) [1]

2nd Lieut [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Captain and Adjutant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Adjutant Captain [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [373]

Middlesex Regiment [157]

Northumberland Fusiliers [106]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

London Regiment [46]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Engineers [33]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

Labour Corps [23]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [1097]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [126]

H [121]

M [104]

W [104]

C [99]

S [94]

R [79]

P [64]

D [56]

T [48]

L [41]

G [37]

A [34]

F [30]

K [28]

E [26]

J [26]

N [14]

I [10]

O [9]

V [7]

Q [4]

Y [4]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1162]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [182]

India [5]

Germany [1]

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Place of birth

Hounslow, Middlesex [39] Hawick, Roxburgh [26] Isleworth, Middlesex [22] Galashiels, Selkirk [14] Hanworth, Middlesex [13] Selkirk, Selkirk [13] Berwick-On-Tweed [11] Feltham, Middlesex [11] Duns, Berwick [9] Hounslow [9] London [9] Ealing, Middlesex [8] Heston, Middlesex [8] Brentford, Middlesex [7] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [7] Jedburgh, Roxburgh [7] Middlesex [7] Berwick, Northumberland [6] Coldingham, Berwickshire [6] Kelso, Roxburgh [6] Melrose, Roxburgh [6] Twickenham, Middlesex [6] Battersea, Surrey [5] Bedfont, Middlesex [5] Darlington, County Durham [5] Staines, Middlesex [5] Sunderland, Ontario [5] Wilton, Roxburgh [5] Chiswick, Middlesex [4] Dumfries [4] Duns, Berwickshire [4] Edinburgh [4] Hammersmith, London [4] Hawick, Roxburghshire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Acton, Middlesex [3] Aldershot, Hants [3] Annan, Dumfries [3] Ashford, Middlesex [3] Bolam, Northumberland [3] Coldstream, Berwick [3] Coldstream, Berwickshire [3] Darlington, Durham [3] Finchley, Middlesex [3] Hampstead, London [3] Lauder, Berwick [3] Northumberland [3] Sunbury, Middlesex [3] Swinton, Berwick [3] Urr, Kirkcudbright [3]

Rank

Private [730] Corporal [87] Second Lieutenant [81] Lance Corporal [80] Serjeant [76] Captain [59] Lieutenant [57] Driver [21] Gunner [20] Acting Corporal [16] Major [16] Sapper [16] Acting Serjeant [12] Lance Serjeant [11] Rifleman [11] Sergeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [4] L/Cpl [4] Pioneer [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 18716 [1] 2/Lieut.(T) [1] 2nd Lieut [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Captain and Adjutant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Adjutant Captain [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [373] Middlesex Regiment [157] Northumberland Fusiliers [106] Royal Fusiliers [63] London Regiment [46] Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Engineers [33] Durham Light Infantry [28] Hampshire Regiment [27] Labour Corps [23] East Surrey Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [6] Royal Scots [6] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [6] Tank Corps [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Corps of Hussars [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [1097] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [126] H [121] M [104] W [104] C [99] S [94] R [79] P [64] D [56] T [48] L [41] G [37] A [34] F [30] K [28] E [26] J [26] N [14] I [10] O [9] V [7] Q [4] Y [4] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1162] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [182] India [5] Germany [1]

Charles Watt

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 4387 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Andrew Wilson

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 811 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Robert Wilson

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 4203 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Adam Robertson

Died 1915

British Army 4459 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 4459 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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James Fox

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 6589 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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William Hunter

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 6777 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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James Deans

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 7030 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 7030 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Andrew Hendry

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 822 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Andrew Gentle

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 10349 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 10349 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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James Turner

Died 1916

British Army S/13426 Private Seaforth Highlanders 7th Battalion

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Joseph Halley

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 523 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 523 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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George Lamb

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1776 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 5th Battalion

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William Hogg

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 678 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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George Hollands

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 6767 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Stewart Mcgregor Craig

Died 1915

British Army S/3692 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 11th Battalion

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Robert Lough Fairless

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army NCB/700 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 37928 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 37928 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 12/13th Battalion

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Douglas Henry Prosser

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Russell

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Henry John Cattell

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 3065 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 390710 Rifleman County of London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Everett Topham

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 8/29201 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 4/5052 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 201946 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 12/13th Battalion

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Jabez Britton

Born 1891

Died 1967

British Army 22408 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 16239 Private Royal North Lancashire

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