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Glasgow [3]

Norwich [3]

Newcastle upon Tyne [2]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Ambleside, Westmoreland [1]

Avelshay, Rousay, Orkney [1]

Balham, London [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Bensham, Gateshead, Durham [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackley Lancashire [1]

Blundellsands, Liverpool [1]

Burnhead, Maryculter, Kincardine [1]

CUBITT TOWN, POPLAR, LONDON [1]

Chagford, Dwevon [1]

Clyro [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Coxheath, Kent [1]

Dailly, Ayrshire [1]

Digmoor, Lancashire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dulwich, Surrey [1]

Easingwold [1]

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Falkirk [1]

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1]

Flemington, Victoria [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glastonbury, Somerset [1]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1]

Grantham [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hexham [1]

High Spen, Ryton [1]

Ingatestone, Essex [1]

Inverness [1]

Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham [1]

Kearsley, Lancashire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Knipton, Grantham [1]

Leeds [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool [1]

Rank

Gunner [146]

Private [96]

Driver [55]

Serjeant [22]

Bombardier [19]

Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Major [6]

Captain [5]

Sapper [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Saddler [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

8th Corporal [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Motor Cyclist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [172]

Royal Garrison Artillery [72]

Royal Horse Artillery [12]

London Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Scots [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Regiment of Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/10th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

100th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

115th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

135th Siege Battery [1]

22nd RFA [1]

24th Reinforcement [1]

26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [366]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Royal Navy [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [86]

H [40]

M [33]

C [30]

D [25]

B [24]

W [20]

P [19]

R [17]

J [16]

L [15]

S [11]

T [11]

F [8]

E [6]

K [4]

A [3]

N [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [376]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

Italy [1]

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Glasgow [3] Norwich [3] Newcastle upon Tyne [2] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Ambleside, Westmoreland [1] Avelshay, Rousay, Orkney [1] Balham, London [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast [1] Bensham, Gateshead, Durham [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead [1] Birmingham [1] Blackley Lancashire [1] Blundellsands, Liverpool [1] Burnhead, Maryculter, Kincardine [1] CUBITT TOWN, POPLAR, LONDON [1] Chagford, Dwevon [1] Clyro [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Coxheath, Kent [1] Dailly, Ayrshire [1] Digmoor, Lancashire [1] Dublin [1] Dulwich, Surrey [1] Easingwold [1] Eastwood, Nottinghamshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Falkirk [1] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1] Flemington, Victoria [1] Fulham, London [1] Glastonbury, Somerset [1] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1] Grantham [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hexham [1] High Spen, Ryton [1] Ingatestone, Essex [1] Inverness [1] Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham [1] Kearsley, Lancashire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Knipton, Grantham [1] Leeds [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool [1]

Rank

Gunner [146] Private [96] Driver [55] Serjeant [22] Bombardier [19] Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [17] Lieutenant [12] Acting Bombardier [10] Lance Corporal [9] Major [6] Captain [5] Sapper [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Saddler [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 8th Corporal [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Motor Cyclist [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [172] Royal Garrison Artillery [72] Royal Horse Artillery [12] London Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Engineers [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Gordon Highlanders [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Army Service Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Scots [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Regiment of Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/10th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 100th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 115th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 135th Siege Battery [1] 22nd RFA [1] 24th Reinforcement [1] 26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [366] Australian Imperial Force [4] Royal Navy [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [86] H [40] M [33] C [30] D [25] B [24] W [20] P [19] R [17] J [16] L [15] S [11] T [11] F [8] E [6] K [4] A [3] N [2] O [2] Y [2] Q [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [376]

Country

United Kingdom [18] France [1] Ireland [1] Italy [1]

Frederick James Gibson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 20152 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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George Fredrick Aitken

Died 1915

British Army 8738 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 8738 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert Dodd

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 60590 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Donaldson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 307402 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick James Drew

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Croucher

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 15545 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 15545 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Duncan

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 122122 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/355299 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 122122 Corporal Royal Engineers

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D J Guilmartin

Died 1918

British Army 42665 Driver Royal Field Artillery 12th Brigade

British Army 42665 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 12th Brigade

British Army 42665 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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George Hansford

Died 1918

British Army 38624 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 38624 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Adam Bryden

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 7603 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 253988 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 253988 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

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Walter Johnsey

Died 1916

British Army 14341 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 14341 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Johnston

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 110986 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Frederick Jolley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 197110 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Archibald Mcgeoch

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 126138 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Malcolm Mcisaac

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 168448 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Louis John Mckay

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 452 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 645395 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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J Mahon

Died 1917

British Army 1977 Gunner Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1977 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Jesse Gill

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 12976 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12976 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Richard Hayes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 43656 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest John Bradford

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 13908 Saddler Royal Field Artillery 30th Brigade

British Army 13908 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 30th Brigade

British Army 13908 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 30th Brigade

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