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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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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]

James Alexander

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27032

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27032 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alexander Meldrum

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/11019 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Charles Alexander

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 7568 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6025 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 267956 Private Royal Highlanders

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Alexander Innes

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 12100 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 266264 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Greig

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 6652 Private Acting Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6652 Acting Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6652 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Watt

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 151993

Canadian Expeditionary Force 151993 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Duncan

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/26380 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1/2723 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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James Meldrum

Died 1917

British Army 1163 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 265196 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William John Gillespie

Born 1885

Royal Navy 212784

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Thomas Pearson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 306571 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 4786 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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John W Tranter

British Army 200385 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 1856 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Charles Greig

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874540

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874540 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Horne

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153035

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153035 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Andrew Nicol

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1197 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 1197 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Tocher Shand

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 421047

Canadian Expeditionary Force 421047 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Ernest Farmer

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2935 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 901319 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William King

Died 1919

British Army 36992 Sapper Royal Engineers 68th Field Company

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Alexander George Shearer

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 131824 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney Taylor

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 10/1008 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 10 Battalion

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Albert Vasey

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 42204 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 42204 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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