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Rosewell, Midlothian [10]

Edinburgh [3]

Lasswade, Midlothian [3]

Rosewell [3]

Irvine, Ayrshire [2]

Midlothian [2]

148 Albert Street, Leith [1]

150 High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Alloa [1]

Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Bishopbriggs, Glasgow [1]

Boag, Haggs, Stirlingshire [1]

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Burntisland, Fife [1]

Cleland, Lanarkshire [1]

Cockpen Parish, Midlothian [1]

County Antrim Parish [1]

Dalkieth, Midlothian [1]

Dryden Mains, Lasswade, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, St Giles Parish [1]

Eskbank, Midlothian [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Inverness [1]

Leith, Edinburgh [1]

Leith,Edinburgh [1]

Loanhead, Midlothian [1]

Lossiemouth, Elgin, Scotland [1]

Newtongrange, Midlothian [1]

Old Pentland, Lasswade Parish, Midlothian [1]

Polton, Midlothian [1]

Rosewell / Lasswade parish [1]

Roslin [1]

Roslin, Midlothian [1]

Scotland [1]

Shag Point, New Zealand [1]

Rank

Private [64]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [9]

Gunner [5]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant major [1]

Corporal (Lance Sergeant) [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [26]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Scots Fusilliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

1st Cameron Highlanders [1]

2nd Royal Highlanders [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

Argyll and Sutherlad Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

General List [1]

HMS Acteon [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [80]

Royal Navy [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [15]

W [10]

R [9]

H [6]

S [6]

B [5]

C [5]

K [4]

A [3]

D [3]

G [3]

L [3]

P [3]

T [3]

F [2]

N [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [83]

Country

United Kingdom [50]

Canada [1]

United States [1]

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People [83] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Rosewell, Midlothian [10] Edinburgh [3] Lasswade, Midlothian [3] Rosewell [3] Irvine, Ayrshire [2] Midlothian [2] 148 Albert Street, Leith [1] 150 High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian [1] Aberdeen [1] Alloa [1] Banffshire, Scotland [1] Bishopbriggs, Glasgow [1] Boag, Haggs, Stirlingshire [1] Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Burntisland, Fife [1] Cleland, Lanarkshire [1] Cockpen Parish, Midlothian [1] County Antrim Parish [1] Dalkieth, Midlothian [1] Dryden Mains, Lasswade, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, St Giles Parish [1] Eskbank, Midlothian [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Inverness [1] Leith, Edinburgh [1] Leith,Edinburgh [1] Loanhead, Midlothian [1] Lossiemouth, Elgin, Scotland [1] Newtongrange, Midlothian [1] Old Pentland, Lasswade Parish, Midlothian [1] Polton, Midlothian [1] Rosewell / Lasswade parish [1] Roslin [1] Roslin, Midlothian [1] Scotland [1] Shag Point, New Zealand [1]

Rank

Private [64] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [9] Gunner [5] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant major [1] Corporal (Lance Sergeant) [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [26] Cameron Highlanders [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Gordon Highlanders [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Scots Fusilliers [2] Scots Guards [2] 1st Cameron Highlanders [1] 2nd Royal Highlanders [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] Argyll and Sutherlad Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] General List [1] HMS Acteon [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [80] Royal Navy [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [15] W [10] R [9] H [6] S [6] B [5] C [5] K [4] A [3] D [3] G [3] L [3] P [3] T [3] F [2] N [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [83]

Country

United Kingdom [50] Canada [1] United States [1]

John Graham

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3983 Private Royal Scots

British Army 201057 Private Royal Scots

British Army 201057 Private Royal Scots Fusilliers 4th Battalion

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Manus Ward

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 13974 Private Scottish Rifles

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James Mcghee

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 4508 Private Scots Guards 2nd Battalion

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John Naysmith

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 16005 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 16005 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th Battalion

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John W Potter

Born 1900

Died 1917

British Army S/15516 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/15516 Acting Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army 15516 Corporal Cameron Highlanders 7th Battalion

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John Scott

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 52690 Private Royal Scots

British Army 52690 Private Royal Scots 3rd Battalion

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David Naysmith

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16391 Private Scottish Rifles

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Francis Davidson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 19001 Private Royal Scots

British Army 19001 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion

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John Kyle

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 25455 Private Royal Scots 3rd Bn 15th Bn 16th Bn

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Charles Ross

Died 1918

British Army 32479 Private Royal Scots

British Army 372131 Private Labour Corps

British Army 32479 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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James Noble Bowman

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 838801

Canadian Expeditionary Force 838801 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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John Milne

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1973 Private Royal Scots 5th Battalion

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James Wright

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 63337 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 63337 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 113th Heavy Battery

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Charles Knowles

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/10434 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/10434 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th/5th Battalion

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John Campbell Hilton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army S/9069 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Peter M Wilson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S22698 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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Archibald Renwick

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 330254 Corporal Royal Scots

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John Goodall

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 144385 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 144385 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 144385 Private Machine Gun Corps 33rd Battalion

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James Ward

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 13002 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 13002 Private Royal Scots

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John Darg Laing

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Royal Flying Corps 19th Squadron

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