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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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People [630] Stories Communities

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]

Charles Lewis Milton

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 50785 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Arthur Elijah Bridcutt

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army C403 40822 Gunner 8th Divisional Artillery Column

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Clarence Raymond Wentworth Knight

Born 1898

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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John Morrison

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 2556 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 2556 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Elliot Balfour Melville

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd Battalion Attached Royal Highlanders

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Sebald Walter Bluett Green

Born 1880

Died 1919

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Edward Gallagher

Died 1919

British Army 12965 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army GS/129220 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Alfred Charles Ireland

Died 1916

British Army 23560 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Sidney E Abraham

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 51196 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Margaret Shiress Whitson

Born 1866

Died 1937

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society

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