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Kinghorn, Fifeshire [35]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Brechin [8]

Kinghorn, Fife [7]

Aberdour, Fifeshire [6]

Brechin, Fofarshire [6]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Brechin, Forfarshire [2]

Brechin. Angus. [2]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Cowra New South Wales [2]

Craig, Fofarshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Cupar, Fifeshire [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Duns, Berwickshire [2]

Durham [2]

Fettercairn, Kincardineshire [2]

Grangemouth, Scotland [2]

Lauder, Berwickshire [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Walkerburn, Peebleshire [2]

Wick, Caithness [2]

5 Parliament Place, Leven, Fifeshire [1]

Accrington England [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Arbroath, Angus [1]

Arbroath, Angus. [1]

Argyle New South Wales [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Banstead, Surrey [1]

Barielly [1]

Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Belleville Ontario [1]

Birchett Victoria [1]

Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [380]

Lance Corporal [45]

Gunner [26]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Corporal [23]

Serjeant [22]

Lieutenant [21]

Trooper [15]

Able Seaman [11]

Captain [10]

Driver [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Rifleman [6]

Sapper [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Sergeant [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

First Engineer [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Master [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

A/Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1]

Unit

Australian Infantry [53]

Royal Fusiliers [50]

Royal Highlanders [29]

Royal Scots [26]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [24]

Australian Infantry Base Depot [21]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Australian Light Horse [12]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Gordon Highlanders [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Australian Field Artillery [7]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [7]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Scots Guards [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Australian Engineers [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [2]

12th Royal Scots [2]

A.I.F. [2]

Australian Army Service Corps [2]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2]

Service

British Army [355]

Australian Imperial Force [134]

Royal Navy [67]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [10]

Canadian Navy [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

I [88]

B [69]

D [68]

M [53]

S [43]

C [37]

H [37]

P [27]

R [25]

G [24]

A [23]

W [23]

T [22]

L [21]

F [15]

K [15]

J [12]

E [9]

O [8]

N [6]

Y [4]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [614]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [150]

Canada [5]

Australia [2]

Ireland [2]

United States [2]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Kinghorn, Fifeshire [35] Sydney New South Wales [10] Brechin [8] Kinghorn, Fife [7] Aberdour, Fifeshire [6] Brechin, Fofarshire [6] Brisbane Queensland [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Brechin, Forfarshire [2] Brechin. Angus. [2] Burntisland, Fifeshire [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Cowra New South Wales [2] Craig, Fofarshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Cupar, Fifeshire [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Duns, Berwickshire [2] Durham [2] Fettercairn, Kincardineshire [2] Grangemouth, Scotland [2] Lauder, Berwickshire [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Walkerburn, Peebleshire [2] Wick, Caithness [2] 5 Parliament Place, Leven, Fifeshire [1] Accrington England [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Arbroath, Angus [1] Arbroath, Angus. [1] Argyle New South Wales [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Banstead, Surrey [1] Barielly [1] Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Belleville Ontario [1] Birchett Victoria [1] Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [380] Lance Corporal [45] Gunner [26] Second Lieutenant [24] Corporal [23] Serjeant [22] Lieutenant [21] Trooper [15] Able Seaman [11] Captain [10] Driver [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Rifleman [6] Sapper [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Sergeant [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Bombardier [3] First Engineer [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Master [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] A/Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cooper [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1]

Unit

Australian Infantry [53] Royal Fusiliers [50] Royal Highlanders [29] Royal Scots [26] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [24] Australian Infantry Base Depot [21] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Australian Light Horse [12] Canadian Infantry [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [11] Gordon Highlanders [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Labour Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Australian Field Artillery [7] Cameron Highlanders [7] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [7] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Border Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Scots Guards [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Australian Engineers [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [2] 12th Royal Scots [2] A.I.F. [2] Australian Army Service Corps [2] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2]

Service

British Army [355] Australian Imperial Force [134] Royal Navy [67] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [10] Canadian Navy [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

I [88] B [69] D [68] M [53] S [43] C [37] H [37] P [27] R [25] G [24] A [23] W [23] T [22] L [21] F [15] K [15] J [12] E [9] O [8] N [6] Y [4] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [614] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [150] Canada [5] Australia [2] Ireland [2] United States [2] India [1] New Zealand [1]

John Mcilravie Morris

Born 1892

Died 1947

British Army 4144 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 4144 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Forth RGA (TF)

British Army 48797 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Robert Laurie Brown

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1920 Corporal Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 2nd Bn

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 8th Bn

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George Smith Gray

Born 1876

Died 1962

British Army 201885 Private Royal Highlanders

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John Sinclair Fraser

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 240047 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 235678 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders 4th Battalion

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David Tulloch

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/21297 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/21297 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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Thomas Hillock

Born 1889

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 47331 Private Canterbury Infantry Regiment

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Samuel Hutchison Alexander

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1940 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 44070 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Cairns Birrell

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army R/366090 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 92233 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army G/36724 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

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Thomas Vincent Hurst

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army S/17066 Private Royal Highlanders

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David Morrison Dunsire

Born 1898

Died 1956

British Army 352708 Private Royal Scots 9th Bn

British Army 352708 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 9th Bn.

British Army 352708 Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

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Robert Paterson

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army S/3141 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army S/3141 Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army S/3141 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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David Smith

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9579 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 48849 Private Machine Gun Corps 81st Company

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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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David Oswald Darney

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 87963 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 70 Company

British Army 87963 A/Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 70 Company

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William Drysdale

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Scots

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots attached Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Scots attached Leicestershire Regiment

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Balfour Oliphant Hutchison

Born 1889

Died 1967

British Army Lieutenant 7th Hussars Staff

British Army Captain 7th Hussars Staff

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Frank Ryrie

Born 1891

Died 1962

British Army 22400 Scottish Rifles

British Army 5148 Acting Colour Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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James Jardine Dobie

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Captain Hussars

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George Jackson

Born 1872

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1036252 Private

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James Wilson

Born 1865

Died 1916

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Windermere" (Cardiff)

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