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Desborough, Northants [44]

Aberdeen [31]

London [26]

Glasgow [25]

Elgin, Morayshire [20]

Swindon, Wiltshire [19]

Lossiemouth, Morayshire [14]

Edinburgh [13]

Liverpool [13]

Dublin [12]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Aberlour, Banffshire [10]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [9]

Desborough, Northamptonshire [9]

Kempston, Bedfordshire [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Bedford [8]

Port-of-Spain [8]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [7]

Barnsley England [7]

Manchester [7]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [6]

Forres, Morayshire [6]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [6]

Hopeman, Morayshire [6]

Leicester [6]

Barony, Glasgow [5]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [5]

Belfast [5]

Burghead Morayshire [5]

Burghead, Morayshire [5]

Bury, Lancashire [5]

Craigellachie, Banffshire [5]

Dover, Kent [5]

Dundee [5]

Edinburgh, Scotland [5]

Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Keith, Banffshire [5]

Kingston [5]

Aberdeen, Scotland [4]

Barony, Lanarkshire [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Cork [4]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4]

Hopeman Morayshire [4]

Kensington, London [4]

Nottingham [4]

Rank

Private [2252]

Second Lieutenant [280]

Serjeant [251]

Corporal [233]

Lieutenant [220]

Lance Corporal [217]

Captain [213]

Gunner [112]

Major [107]

Rifleman [78]

Lieutenant Colonel [74]

Sergeant [72]

Driver [52]

Acting Corporal [47]

Sapper [46]

Lance-Corporal [40]

Able Seaman [34]

2nd Lieutenant [30]

Acting Serjeant [27]

Company Serjeant Major [22]

Brigadier General [21]

Seaman [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [21]

Stoker 1st Class [20]

Bombardier [19]

Pioneer [19]

Lance Serjeant [16]

Trooper [16]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [14]

Colonel [14]

Deck Hand [14]

Midshipman [14]

Temporary Captain [13]

Trimmer [13]

Commander [12]

Sub Lieutenant [12]

Temporary Lieutenant [12]

Fireman [11]

Guardsman [10]

Lance Sergeant [10]

Naval Cadet [10]

Company Sergeant Major [9]

Nursing Sister [9]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Acting Captain [8]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [8]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Cadet [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Major General [8]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [289]

British West Indies Regiment [254]

Gordon Highlanders [216]

London Regiment [157]

Highland Light Infantry [122]

Royal Field Artillery [121]

Royal Engineers [109]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [92]

Royal Scots [81]

Royal Highlanders [79]

Canadian Infantry [74]

Australian Infantry [72]

Northamptonshire Regiment [71]

Royal Army Medical Corps [67]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

Machine Gun Corps [61]

Army Service Corps [59]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [59]

Labour Corps [54]

Royal Naval Reserve [53]

Cameron Highlanders [51]

Royal Flying Corps [48]

Wiltshire Regiment [45]

Leicestershire Regiment [44]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [43]

Royal Fusiliers [42]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [40]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [39]

Bedfordshire Regiment [35]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [35]

Royal Naval Division [34]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [33]

Scottish Rifles [33]

Royal Air Force [32]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [30]

Scots Guards [29]

Welsh Regiment [29]

Cheshire Regiment [28]

Lancashire Fusiliers [28]

Rifle Brigade [28]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Army Cyclist Corps [25]

Jamaica War Contingent [25]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [24]

East Surrey Regiment [23]

Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers [23]

York and Lancaster Regiment [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [22]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [22]

Service

British Army [3172]

Royal Navy [270]

Australian Imperial Force [158]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [151]

Other Empire Force [134]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [87]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [41]

South African Services [40]

Indian Army [11]

Last name first letter

M [492]

B [380]

A [333]

S [326]

C [325]

H [251]

W [249]

G [180]

R [175]

D [172]

T [171]

P [167]

L [147]

F [137]

J [89]

K [80]

E [72]

N [48]

O [32]

Y [23]

I [17]

V [15]

Q [9]

U [3]

Z [3]

Contribution

Military Service [3648]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1765]

Canada [58]

South Africa [55]

Australia [37]

Ireland [30]

India [25]

New Zealand [22]

Trinidad and Tobago [19]

Jamaica [11]

United States [9]

Barbados [8]

France [8]

Germany [6]

Guyana [5]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [5]

Egypt [4]

Grenada [4]

Turkey [3]

Belgium [2]

Malta [2]

Saint Lucia [2]

China [1]

Dominica [1]

Guernsey [1]

Honduras [1]

Isle of Man [1]

Jersey [1]

Malaysia [1]

Montserrat [1]

Nepal [1]

Pakistan [1]

Palestine, State of [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Singapore [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Desborough, Northants [44] Aberdeen [31] London [26] Glasgow [25] Elgin, Morayshire [20] Swindon, Wiltshire [19] Lossiemouth, Morayshire [14] Edinburgh [13] Liverpool [13] Dublin [12] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Aberlour, Banffshire [10] Bedford, Bedfordshire [9] Desborough, Northamptonshire [9] Kempston, Bedfordshire [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Bedford [8] Port-of-Spain [8] Arbroath, Forfarshire [7] Barnsley England [7] Manchester [7] Birkenhead, Cheshire [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [6] Forres, Morayshire [6] Greenock, Renfrewshire [6] Hopeman, Morayshire [6] Leicester [6] Barony, Glasgow [5] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [5] Belfast [5] Burghead Morayshire [5] Burghead, Morayshire [5] Bury, Lancashire [5] Craigellachie, Banffshire [5] Dover, Kent [5] Dundee [5] Edinburgh, Scotland [5] Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Keith, Banffshire [5] Kingston [5] Aberdeen, Scotland [4] Barony, Lanarkshire [4] Battersea, London [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Cork [4] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4] Hopeman Morayshire [4] Kensington, London [4] Nottingham [4]

Rank

Private [2252] Second Lieutenant [280] Serjeant [251] Corporal [233] Lieutenant [220] Lance Corporal [217] Captain [213] Gunner [112] Major [107] Rifleman [78] Lieutenant Colonel [74] Sergeant [72] Driver [52] Acting Corporal [47] Sapper [46] Lance-Corporal [40] Able Seaman [34] 2nd Lieutenant [30] Acting Serjeant [27] Company Serjeant Major [22] Brigadier General [21] Seaman [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [21] Stoker 1st Class [20] Bombardier [19] Pioneer [19] Lance Serjeant [16] Trooper [16] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [14] Colonel [14] Deck Hand [14] Midshipman [14] Temporary Captain [13] Trimmer [13] Commander [12] Sub Lieutenant [12] Temporary Lieutenant [12] Fireman [11] Guardsman [10] Lance Sergeant [10] Naval Cadet [10] Company Sergeant Major [9] Nursing Sister [9] Ordinary Seaman [9] Acting Captain [8] Air Mechanic 1st Class [8] Boy 1st Class [8] Cadet [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Major General [8]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [289] British West Indies Regiment [254] Gordon Highlanders [216] London Regiment [157] Highland Light Infantry [122] Royal Field Artillery [121] Royal Engineers [109] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [92] Royal Scots [81] Royal Highlanders [79] Canadian Infantry [74] Australian Infantry [72] Northamptonshire Regiment [71] Royal Army Medical Corps [67] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] Machine Gun Corps [61] Army Service Corps [59] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [59] Labour Corps [54] Royal Naval Reserve [53] Cameron Highlanders [51] Royal Flying Corps [48] Wiltshire Regiment [45] Leicestershire Regiment [44] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [43] Royal Fusiliers [42] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [40] King's Royal Rifle Corps [39] Bedfordshire Regiment [35] Royal Scots Fusiliers [35] Royal Naval Division [34] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [33] Scottish Rifles [33] Royal Air Force [32] King's Own Scottish Borderers [30] Scots Guards [29] Welsh Regiment [29] Cheshire Regiment [28] Lancashire Fusiliers [28] Rifle Brigade [28] Middlesex Regiment [26] Army Cyclist Corps [25] Jamaica War Contingent [25] Durham Light Infantry [24] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [24] East Surrey Regiment [23] Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers [23] York and Lancaster Regiment [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [22] Mercantile Marine Reserve [22]

Service

British Army [3172] Royal Navy [270] Australian Imperial Force [158] Canadian Expeditionary Force [151] Other Empire Force [134] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [87] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [41] South African Services [40] Indian Army [11]

Last name first letter

M [492] B [380] A [333] S [326] C [325] H [251] W [249] G [180] R [175] D [172] T [171] P [167] L [147] F [137] J [89] K [80] E [72] N [48] O [32] Y [23] I [17] V [15] Q [9] U [3] Z [3]

Contribution

Military Service [3648] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1765] Canada [58] South Africa [55] Australia [37] Ireland [30] India [25] New Zealand [22] Trinidad and Tobago [19] Jamaica [11] United States [9] Barbados [8] France [8] Germany [6] Guyana [5] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [5] Egypt [4] Grenada [4] Turkey [3] Belgium [2] Malta [2] Saint Lucia [2] China [1] Dominica [1] Guernsey [1] Honduras [1] Isle of Man [1] Jersey [1] Malaysia [1] Montserrat [1] Nepal [1] Pakistan [1] Palestine, State of [1] Sierra Leone [1] Singapore [1] Sri Lanka [1]

William Williams

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 123976 Pioneer Royal Engineers 10th Labour Battalion

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Peter A. Chisholm

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 265511 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265511 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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John Fairweather

Died 1917

British Army 9951 Private 1st Royal Scots

British Army 9951 Serjeant Royal Scots 11th Battalion

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Halbert Alexander Steele Aitken

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 810 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 810 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 1st/4th Lowland Bde

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Daniel O'brien

Died 1918

British Army 1814 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army D/8649 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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George Hunter

Born 1883

British Army 12155 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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Harry Grant Mackie

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 1729 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1729 Sergeant Piper Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

British Army 1729 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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David Denoon

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army S-27184 Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army S-40914 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders 4th Battalion

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Alexander William Joss

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3049 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 330829 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Bn.

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George Leslie Calderon

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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William Thomas Woodsell

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 34074 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 33670 Royal Scots

British Army 34074 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th (Service) Battalion (3rd Glasgow).

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John Willis Mcleod

Born 1888

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11159 Corporal Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Macintosh

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3628 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 201588 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Battalion

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Karl Kjoss

Born 1887

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23145 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Lees Lumsden

Born 1894

British Army 27653? Piper Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 9th Battalion

British Army 33620 Piper Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army Private Labour Corps

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Richard Goodman Carder

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army S-18856 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 8th Battalion

British Army S/18856 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army S/18856 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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John Charles Shorney

Born 1898

Died 1923

British Army 27252 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion

British Army 27252 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

British Army 27252 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers Berwick-on-Tweed Depot

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John Menzies

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army S/15344 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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James Catto

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 265022 Warrant Officer Class 2 Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

British Army 265022 Company Serjeant-Major attached King's African Rifles 2/2nd Battalion

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Frederick Dumenil

Died 1954

British Army 3/4877 Private Hampshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army S/50709 Private Cameron Highlanders 11th Battalion

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