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Walls, Shetland, Scotland [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Aithsting, Shetland [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Auchinairn, Lanarkshire [1]

Baltasound [1]

Cambewarra New South Wales [1]

Clayton Lane Openshaw Manchester [1]

Colswick, Sandsting, Shetland [1]

Crosby, Cumberland [1]

Dundee [1]

Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dunmuncle Victoria [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Kingston, Ontario [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Leith, Midlothian [1]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Lugar, Scotland [1]

Lydiate, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middletown [1]

Montrose Scotland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Otago [1]

Penicuik [1]

Penicuik, Midlothian [1]

Port Augusta South Australia [1]

Portsoy Scotland [1]

Roxburghshire [1]

Sandsting [1]

Sardsting, Shetland [1]

Shepparton Victoria [1]

Shepparton, Victoria [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Voe, Walls [1]

Wall, Shetland [1]

st john, cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [79]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [6]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Seaman [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Second Hand [1]

Squadron Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Naval Reserve [11]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Army Service Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

1/5th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

10th Labour Corps Liverpool Regiment [1]

12th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

13th Hussars [1]

14th Battalion [1]

2/8th Liverpool Regiment [1]

236th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

3rd Royal Irish Rifles [1]

4th Royal Scots [1]

58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Tank Corps [1]

7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

8th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Army Service Corps General Headquarters [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Australian 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [121]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [16]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [223]

Contribution

Military Service [205]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

New Zealand [1]

United Kingdom [1]

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People [223] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Walls, Shetland, Scotland [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Aithsting, Shetland [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Auchinairn, Lanarkshire [1] Baltasound [1] Cambewarra New South Wales [1] Clayton Lane Openshaw Manchester [1] Colswick, Sandsting, Shetland [1] Crosby, Cumberland [1] Dundee [1] Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dunmuncle Victoria [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Kingston, Ontario [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Leith, Midlothian [1] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [1] Lugar, Scotland [1] Lydiate, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middletown [1] Montrose Scotland [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Otago [1] Penicuik [1] Penicuik, Midlothian [1] Port Augusta South Australia [1] Portsoy Scotland [1] Roxburghshire [1] Sandsting [1] Sardsting, Shetland [1] Shepparton Victoria [1] Shepparton, Victoria [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Voe, Walls [1] Wall, Shetland [1] st john, cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [79] Gunner [11] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [7] Driver [6] Corporal 2nd [5] Lieutenant [5] Seaman [5] Lance Corporal [4] Deck Hand [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Second Hand [1] Squadron Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Naval Reserve [11] Highland Light Infantry [8] Labour Corps [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Durham Light Infantry [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Army Service Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Border Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 1/5th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 10th Labour Corps Liverpool Regiment [1] 12th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 13th Hussars [1] 14th Battalion [1] 2/8th Liverpool Regiment [1] 236th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 3rd Royal Irish Rifles [1] 4th Royal Scots [1] 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Tank Corps [1] 7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 8th Royal Irish Rifles [1] Army Service Corps General Headquarters [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Australian 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [121] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [16] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [223]

Contribution

Military Service [205] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

New Zealand [1] United Kingdom [1]

George Abernethy

Born 1892

Died 1956

Australian Imperial Force 4127 Private 14th Battalion 13th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 4127 Private 14th Battalion A Company

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Charles Milne Abernethy

Born 1885

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/316 Private Otago Infantry Battalion

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Archibald Acteson Abernethy

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304279

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S Abernethy

Born 1888

Died 1972

British Army 9524 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles

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Charles Tuckey Abernethy

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210330

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Harvey Washington Abernethy

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Highland Light Infantry 13th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Reginald Mcclure Abernethy

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 6529

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian 4th Field Artillery Brigade

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Harold Waldo Abernethy

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/2349 New Zealand Field Artillery 4th Battery

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William J Abernethy

Born 1892

Died 1970

British Army 936 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 750132 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Abernethy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123067

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William Abernethy

Died 1916

British Army 146476 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Frank Abernethy

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 32567 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 22473 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

British Army 32567 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John D. Abernethy

Died 1918

British Army 76941 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Abernethy

Died 1917

British Army 307067 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 297 Corporal 2nd Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Abernethy

Born 1873

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1042809

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1042809 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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James Middleton Abernethy

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189270

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Douglas Stewart Abernethy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75570

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Kenneth Shoreland Abernethy

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 14182 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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David Mceachern Abernethy

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 304586

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William Abernethy

Died 1915

British Army S/10883 Private Cameron Highlanders

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