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Aberdour, Fife [4]

Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire [2]

Glasgow [2]

Toronto [2]

Airdrie [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Armadale, Linlithgowshire [1]

Aspenden, Hertfordshire [1]

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Barton-Upon-Irwell, Manchester [1]

Burntisland, Fife [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chorlton-cum-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

County Galway [1]

Crossgates, Fife [1]

Dalgety, Fife [1]

Dauphin, Manitoba [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Earnley, Sussex [1]

East Retford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Gladstone, Manitoba [1]

Griswold, Manitoba [1]

Hawthorn, Victoria [1]

Laurieston, Falkirk [1]

Lenton, Nottingham [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Mossel Bay, Cape Province [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newington, Surrey [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Peebleshire [1]

Petitcodiac, New Brunswick [1]

Point de Bute, New Brunswick [1]

Prahran, Victoria [1]

Queensland [1]

St Clears, Carmarthenshire [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Toronto, Ontario [1]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [19]

Captain [16]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Flight Lieutenant [6]

Major [5]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Corporal [2]

Flying Officer [2]

Gunner [2]

Serjeant [2]

3rd A/M [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic, First Class [1]

Air Mechanic, Second Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Community [1]

Driver [1]

Field Marshal [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) [1]

General [1]

Group Captain [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Major General [1]

Mech II [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Squadron Commander [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Test Story A [1]

Test Story B [1]

Test Story G [1]

The Regimental Goat [1]

Wing Commander [1]

t [1]

Unit

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

17th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers. [1]

1st Royal Highlanders [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Administrative and Special Duties Branch [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Community [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

General Branch [1]

General List (R.F.C.) [1]

General List/ Royal Flying Corps [1]

Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Pembroke III [1]

HMS President II (Dover) [1]

HMS Triumph [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

R.N.A.S. [1]

RFC [1]

Retired List [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [10]

B [7]

M [7]

S [6]

G [5]

H [5]

A [4]

N [3]

R [3]

T [3]

D [2]

F [2]

L [2]

E [1]

J [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [64]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [64] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aberdour, Fife [4] Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire [2] Glasgow [2] Toronto [2] Airdrie [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Armadale, Linlithgowshire [1] Aspenden, Hertfordshire [1] Auchterhouse, Forfarshire [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Balham, London [1] Barton-Upon-Irwell, Manchester [1] Burntisland, Fife [1] Chelsea [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chorlton-cum-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire [1] County Galway [1] Crossgates, Fife [1] Dalgety, Fife [1] Dauphin, Manitoba [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Earnley, Sussex [1] East Retford, Nottinghamshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Edmonton, London [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Essex [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Gladstone, Manitoba [1] Griswold, Manitoba [1] Hawthorn, Victoria [1] Laurieston, Falkirk [1] Lenton, Nottingham [1] Lewisham, London [1] Mile End, London [1] Mossel Bay, Cape Province [1] New Cross, London [1] Newington, Surrey [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Peebleshire [1] Petitcodiac, New Brunswick [1] Point de Bute, New Brunswick [1] Prahran, Victoria [1] Queensland [1] St Clears, Carmarthenshire [1] Streatham, London [1] Toronto, Ontario [1] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [19] Captain [16] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Flight Lieutenant [6] Major [5] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Corporal [2] Flying Officer [2] Gunner [2] Serjeant [2] 3rd A/M [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic, First Class [1] Air Mechanic, Second Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Colonel [1] Community [1] Driver [1] Field Marshal [1] Flight Commander [1] Flight Lieutenant (temp.) [1] General [1] Group Captain [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant General [1] Major General [1] Mech II [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1] Squadron Commander [1] Squadron Leader [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Test Story A [1] Test Story B [1] Test Story G [1] The Regimental Goat [1] Wing Commander [1] t [1]

Unit

Royal Air Force [6] Royal Scots [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 17th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers. [1] 1st Royal Highlanders [1] 7th Hussars [1] Administrative and Special Duties Branch [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Community [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] General Branch [1] General List (R.F.C.) [1] General List/ Royal Flying Corps [1] Glasgow Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Pembroke III [1] HMS President II (Dover) [1] HMS Triumph [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] R.N.A.S. [1] RFC [1] Retired List [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing [1] Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [4] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [10] B [7] M [7] S [6] G [5] H [5] A [4] N [3] R [3] T [3] D [2] F [2] L [2] E [1] J [1] Q [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [64]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Robert Downie

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army 11213 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 11213 Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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George Mclay

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 19059 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion

British Army 19059 Corporal Royal Scots 16th Battalion

British Army 19059 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots 16th Battalion

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Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson

Born 1890

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant 22 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant 20 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain 22 Squadron

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Albert Desbrisay Carter

Born 1892

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major

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Leonard Henry Rochford

Born 1896

Died 1986

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Naval Air Service No. 3 Naval Squadron

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Arthur Henry Cobby

Born 1894

Died 1955

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps No. 4 Squadron

Australian Imperial Force Flight Commander Australian Flying Corps No. 4 Squadron

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Flying Corps No. 4 Squadron

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John Everard Gurdon

Born 1898

Died 1973

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 3rd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain

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Archibald Bumble Riddle

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79441 Private 31st Battalion

British Army 79441 Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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John Cunningham

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 18708 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 15th Battalion

British Army 18708 Private Royal Scots

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Geoffrey Hilton Bowman

Born 1891

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Edward John Newdick

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 233545 Able Seaman HMS Triumph

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Walter Connelly

Died 1917

British Army 69031 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 111th Siege Battery

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Charles George Gass

Born 1898

Died 1977

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

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Dennis Latimer

Born 1895

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain No. 20 Squadron

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Ronald Malcolm Fletcher

Born 1899

Died 1952

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Edwin Stephen Campion Vaughan

Born 1897

Died 1931

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Devonshire Regiment

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John Cuthill

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army S4/094827 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 47629 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Sylvester J Simpkin

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 15836 Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment 8th Battalion

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Philip Fletcher Fullard

Born 1897

Died 1984

British Army Temporary Captain General List/ Royal Flying Corps

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Charles Dawson Booker

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Lieutenant 8 Naval Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major 201st Squadron

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