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Glasgow [10]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Partick, Glasgow [2]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Arbroath, Scotland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Blythswood,Glasgow. [1]

Bowmore, Argyll [1]

Carinish, North Uist [1]

Drumblade, Aberdeenshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Elgin, Morayshire [1]

Galashiels, Roxburghshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Greenock [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hutchesontown, Glasgow [1]

Kelvin,Glasgow. [1]

Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire [1]

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire [1]

Milton Ernest [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Partick, Lanark, Scotland [1]

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Stranraer, Wigtownshire [1]

Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [41]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Medical Office [1]

Pioneer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [16]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

1/7th Battalion [1]

4th South Wales Borderers [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Black Watch [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Army Unit/Infantry [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

H.M.S. "Vanguard" [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Nigerian Marine [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1]

R.N.V.R [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Air Force attached Highland Light Infantry [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Indian Marine [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ardent [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Scottish Red Cross [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Special List [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [65]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Royal Navy [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [19]

L [9]

C [7]

R [7]

S [7]

B [6]

D [6]

A [5]

T [4]

W [3]

F [2]

G [2]

P [2]

Y [2]

E [1]

H [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [84] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow [10] Glasgow Scotland [2] Partick, Glasgow [2] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Arbroath, Scotland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Blythswood,Glasgow. [1] Bowmore, Argyll [1] Carinish, North Uist [1] Drumblade, Aberdeenshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Elgin, Morayshire [1] Galashiels, Roxburghshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Greenock [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hutchesontown, Glasgow [1] Kelvin,Glasgow. [1] Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire [1] Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire [1] Milton Ernest [1] Norwood, Surrey [1] Partick, Lanark, Scotland [1] Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Stranraer, Wigtownshire [1] Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [41] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Corporal [4] Gunner [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Medical Office [1] Pioneer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [16] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Royal Scots [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Field Artillery [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 1/7th Battalion [1] 4th South Wales Borderers [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corps [1] Black Watch [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Army Unit/Infantry [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. "Vanguard" [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Nigerian Marine [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1] R.N.V.R [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Air Force attached Highland Light Infantry [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Indian Marine [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Ardent [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Scots Guards [1] Scottish Horse [1] Scottish Red Cross [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Special List [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [65] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Royal Navy [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [19] L [9] C [7] R [7] S [7] B [6] D [6] A [5] T [4] W [3] F [2] G [2] P [2] Y [2] E [1] H [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

James Dunn

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Alexander Bannerman

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 653 Private Scottish Horse

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Glyn Lloyd Davies

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th South Wales Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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Duncan Mcnaughton

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 48504 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 48504 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 48504 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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Alexander Houston Scott

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 7356 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 7356 Colour Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Moodie Foulds

Australian Imperial Force 4410

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Duncan C Leith

British Army S/7568 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Frank Mcguire

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 18469 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Crichton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 45304 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 45304 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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William Shedden

Died 1915

British Army 2008 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 2008 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Gabriel Robb

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 250263 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Forman Yule

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75677

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75677 Private Canadian Infantry

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Adam Crow

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 14343 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 44001 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Boyd White

Died 1917

British Army 175551 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Brechin

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army S/12185 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John Allan Mcghie

Born 1875

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William Mccandlish

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 684010

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William Stewart Mclean

Born 1875

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466220

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Frank James Mackie

Died 1917

British Army M2/051736 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

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James Hamilton Speirs

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army S/18170 Serjeant Cameron Highlanders 7th Battalion

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