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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]

Archibald Dunbar Cook

Born 1891

British Army Lieutanant Seaforth Highlanders 2nd/6th Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 2nd/6th Battalion

British Army Private Scottish Horse Yeomanry 2nd Battalion

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Charles Falconer Geddes

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 444 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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David Mcnamara

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2214 Lance Corporal Australian Infantry 21st Battalion

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Henry George Lillo

Born 1889

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 45101 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Luke Owen Leather

Born 1880

Died 1932

British Army 1692 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 1692 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph Horner

British Army 56555 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 23555 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 9th Mobile Anti-Aircraft Battery

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William Fraser Chisholm

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 48329 Private Royal Scots

British Army 45028 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Battalion

British Army 2265 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Andrew Mcdonald

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2266 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265725 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265725 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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John Darnley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1655 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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Charles Mcdonald Or Macdonald

Died 1914

British Army 9665 Private Royal Highlanders 1st Battalion

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John Stuart

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420348 Private Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 13th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460911 Private Canadian Infantry, (Quebec Regiment) 13th Battalion

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Alexander Smith

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 1150 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265125 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265125 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 1st/6th Bn.

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Herbert George Willmore

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 5199 Drummer Scots Guards

British Army 5199 Acting Lance Sergeant Scots Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 5199 Private Scots Guards 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Brown

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 265375 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Charles Christie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1614 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 23719 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 23719 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Hugh Fraser Campbell

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 9533 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 9533 Private Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Robert Brand

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 9109 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion.

British Army 9109 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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George Eric Edwards

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 1806 Lance Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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George Crane

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10/22386 Private Leicestershire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 22386 Private Leicestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 10/22386 Private attached Liverpool Regiment 20th Battalion

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William Stanley Osborn

Born 1891

British Army D/1229 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 1229 Private 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)

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