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Place of birth

Edinburgh [3]

Forgue, Huntly, Aberdeenshire [3]

Forgue, Aberdeenshire [2]

Turriff, Aberdeenshire [2]

188 Kirk Road Wishaw [1]

29 Constitution Street, Inverurie, Scotland [1]

4 Stewarts Lane Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1]

4 Stewarts Lane, Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberchirder Banffshire [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Abram, Lancashire [1]

Ashalloch, Ythan Wells, Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1]

Bankhead, Forgue, Aberdeenshire [1]

Barony, Glasgow [1]

Bishop Aukland, County Durham [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brompton, Northallerton [1]

Carlisle [1]

Carnwath, Lancashire [1]

Chetwyn Aston, Newport, Shropshire [1]

Corwen Merionethshire [1]

Donnington Barracks, Shropshire [1]

Dru [1]

Drumblade, Aberdeenshire [1]

Drumdollo, Forgue, Aberdeenshire [1]

Drumlade, Aberdeenshire [1]

Durris Kincardine [1]

Elsecar Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Errol Station, Perthshire [1]

Forgue [1]

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Forgue, Huntly Aberdeenshire [1]

Forgue, Near Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1]

Forgue. Aberdeenshire [1]

Fylde, Lancashire [1]

Gamrie Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Gardenstown, Gamrie, Banffshire [1]

Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside [1]

Highgate, North London [1]

Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Huntley Aberdeenshire [1]

Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1]

Inverkeith [1]

Inverkeithny, Banffshire [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1]

Kilburn London [1]

Knighton, Radnorshire [1]

Latheron Wheel, Caithness [1]

Rank

Private [68]

Lance Corporal [7]

Driver [4]

Gunner [4]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Engineman [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Major [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Surgeon [1]

Surgeon [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [21]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Royal Scots [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

12 th Reserve [1]

1st Cumberland Volunteer Artillery [1]

Alexandra Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment) [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Field Artillery [1]

East Yorkshire Regimentk [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Kings Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Queen Victoria Rifles [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal North Lancashire [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [76]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Royal Navy [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [14]

A [12]

D [9]

M [7]

S [7]

B [6]

T [6]

W [5]

F [4]

G [4]

L [4]

N [3]

O [2]

P [2]

R [2]

E [1]

I [1]

K [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Country

United Kingdom [74]

Canada [4]

Australia [1]

United States [1]

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People [93] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Edinburgh [3] Forgue, Huntly, Aberdeenshire [3] Forgue, Aberdeenshire [2] Turriff, Aberdeenshire [2] 188 Kirk Road Wishaw [1] 29 Constitution Street, Inverurie, Scotland [1] 4 Stewarts Lane Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1] 4 Stewarts Lane, Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberchirder Banffshire [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Abram, Lancashire [1] Ashalloch, Ythan Wells, Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1] Bankhead, Forgue, Aberdeenshire [1] Barony, Glasgow [1] Bishop Aukland, County Durham [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brompton, Northallerton [1] Carlisle [1] Carnwath, Lancashire [1] Chetwyn Aston, Newport, Shropshire [1] Corwen Merionethshire [1] Donnington Barracks, Shropshire [1] Dru [1] Drumblade, Aberdeenshire [1] Drumdollo, Forgue, Aberdeenshire [1] Drumlade, Aberdeenshire [1] Durris Kincardine [1] Elsecar Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Errol Station, Perthshire [1] Forgue [1] Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Forgue, Huntly Aberdeenshire [1] Forgue, Near Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1] Forgue. Aberdeenshire [1] Fylde, Lancashire [1] Gamrie Banffshire, Scotland [1] Gardenstown, Gamrie, Banffshire [1] Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside [1] Highgate, North London [1] Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Huntley Aberdeenshire [1] Huntly, Aberdeenshire [1] Inverkeith [1] Inverkeithny, Banffshire [1] Isleworth, London [1] Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1] Kilburn London [1] Knighton, Radnorshire [1] Latheron Wheel, Caithness [1]

Rank

Private [68] Lance Corporal [7] Driver [4] Gunner [4] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Engineman [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl [1] Major [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Staff Surgeon [1] Surgeon [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [21] Royal Field Artillery [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Royal Scots [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 12 th Reserve [1] 1st Cumberland Volunteer Artillery [1] Alexandra Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment) [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Field Artillery [1] East Yorkshire Regimentk [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Pembroke [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Queen Victoria Rifles [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal North Lancashire [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Scots Guards [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [76] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Royal Navy [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [14] A [12] D [9] M [7] S [7] B [6] T [6] W [5] F [4] G [4] L [4] N [3] O [2] P [2] R [2] E [1] I [1] K [1] U [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Country

United Kingdom [74] Canada [4] Australia [1] United States [1]

William Henry Aspinall

Born 1894

Died 1974

British Army 117284 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George Gerrie

Born 1878

British Army 646146 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 669656 Driver Labour Corps

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Andrew Forrest Mcmorran

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3/3818 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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George Gray Tough

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 12002 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 266204 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Lipscombe

Born 1894

Died 1959

British Army 205016 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 140515 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George C Horne

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army North Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 11530 Private Coldstream Guards

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Thomas B Wood

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army 35720 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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James Alexander

Born 1883

British Army 48644 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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George Brown

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 30510 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 30510 Private Alexandra Regiment 4th Battalion

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James Findlay Dickson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/23848 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army TR/1/19532 Private Gordon Highanders

British Army S/42111 Gordon Highlanders

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Francis Stephen Beattie

Born 1883

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190587

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George Alexander

Born 1888

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 194

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Alexander Mcmorran

Born 1892

British Army 304 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas State Heatley

Born 1899

Died 1956

British Army 31453 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 44958 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 348496 Private London Regiment

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Hugh G Hatton

Born 1897

Died 1985

British Army 28991 Private South Wales Borderers

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Thomas Sumner Heatley

Born 1887

Died 1956

British Army 135547 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Joseph Pattison

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 80924 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Henry Tocher Shand

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army S/2833 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/2833 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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George Meldrum Alexander

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 37359 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Alexander Hay

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army S/18504 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/41325 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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