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Melbourne Victoria [11]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Pittenweem, Fife [5]

Sunderland, Durham [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Portland Victoria [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Tanunda South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

Fife [2]

Forfar [2]

Halesworth, Suffolk [2]

Leith, Midlothian [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Maldon Victoria [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Montrose [2]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Northumberland England [2]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Ackworth, Yorkshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1]

Auckland [1]

Bambridge, Co. Down [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blaisgowie, Perthshire [1]

Bombay [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Burnley England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Careston Castle, Forfarshire.Scotland [1]

Cargill, Perthshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Carnoustie, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Castle Eden, Durham, England [1]

Ceres, Fifeshire [1]

Choppington, Northumberland [1]

Christ Church, Oldham [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Rank

Private [796]

Gunner [90]

Serjeant [76]

Driver [71]

Sapper [69]

Second Lieutenant [54]

Lance Corporal [44]

Corporal 2nd [42]

Corporal [36]

Captain [26]

Acting Corporal [18]

Lieutenant [18]

Bombardier [14]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Major [8]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal 2nd [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Guardsman [4]

Nurse [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Cadet [3]

Colonel [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Saddler [2]

Sister [2]

Skipper [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Worker [2]

1st Captain [1]

2943 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [108]

Royal Field Artillery [102]

Labour Corps [80]

Army Service Corps [68]

Durham Light Infantry [66]

Royal Garrison Artillery [64]

Northumberland Fusiliers [60]

Royal Highlanders [60]

Royal Army Medical Corps [48]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [37]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [33]

Gordon Highlanders [31]

Royal Scots [29]

Seaforth Highlanders [29]

Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Naval Reserve [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

East Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [20]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

London Regiment [20]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [19]

Cameron Highlanders [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Northumberland Regiment [11]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [11]

Scots Guards [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Royal Engineers Transport [8]

Corps of Hussars [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Service

British Army [1273]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [114]

Royal Navy [104]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

Australian Imperial Force [75]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43]

Other Empire Force [6]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [1753]

K [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1683]

Merchant Navy [51]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [11] Sydney New South Wales [11] Pittenweem, Fife [5] Sunderland, Durham [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Portland Victoria [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Tanunda South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Durham, Durham [2] Fife [2] Forfar [2] Halesworth, Suffolk [2] Leith, Midlothian [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Maldon Victoria [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Montrose [2] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Northumberland England [2] Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Ackworth, Yorkshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1] Auckland [1] Bambridge, Co. Down [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blaisgowie, Perthshire [1] Bombay [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Burnley England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Careston Castle, Forfarshire.Scotland [1] Cargill, Perthshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Carnoustie, Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Castle Eden, Durham, England [1] Ceres, Fifeshire [1] Choppington, Northumberland [1] Christ Church, Oldham [1] Clapton Park, London [1]

Rank

Private [796] Gunner [90] Serjeant [76] Driver [71] Sapper [69] Second Lieutenant [54] Lance Corporal [44] Corporal 2nd [42] Corporal [36] Captain [26] Acting Corporal [18] Lieutenant [18] Bombardier [14] Acting Serjeant [9] Major [8] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal 2nd [5] Deck Hand [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Guardsman [4] Nurse [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Captain [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Cadet [3] Colonel [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Saddler [2] Sister [2] Skipper [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Worker [2] 1st Captain [1] 2943 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [108] Royal Field Artillery [102] Labour Corps [80] Army Service Corps [68] Durham Light Infantry [66] Royal Garrison Artillery [64] Northumberland Fusiliers [60] Royal Highlanders [60] Royal Army Medical Corps [48] King's Own Scottish Borderers [37] Machine Gun Corps [37] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [33] Gordon Highlanders [31] Royal Scots [29] Seaforth Highlanders [29] Yorkshire Regiment [28] Royal Naval Reserve [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] East Yorkshire Regiment [21] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [20] Cheshire Regiment [20] London Regiment [20] Highland Light Infantry [19] Royal Scots Fusiliers [19] Cameron Highlanders [18] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [17] Royal Naval Division [17] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Northumberland Regiment [11] Royal Irish Fusiliers [11] Royal Irish Rifles [11] Scots Guards [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Scottish Rifles [10] Royal Defence Corps [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Royal Engineers Transport [8] Corps of Hussars [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Service

British Army [1273] Canadian Expeditionary Force [114] Royal Navy [104] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] Australian Imperial Force [75] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43] Other Empire Force [6] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [1753] K [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1683] Merchant Navy [51] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

H M Adamson

British Army Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Colonel Medical Services

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J H Adamson

British Army Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain Royal Horse Artillery

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J A Adamson

British Army 67004 Acting Brigade Quarter Master Serjeant Canadian Infantry Brigade

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J Adamson

British Army Captain Temporary Major Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Temporary Major Staff

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A S A M Adamson

British Army Major Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

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J Adamson

British Army 5356 Private Royal Highlanders 6th Battalion

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James H Adamson

British Army Second Lieutenant 13th Battalion Liverpool Regiment

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Leonard E Adamson

British Army 58193 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 31237 Private Training Reserve 64th Battalion

British Army 19673 Private Training Reserve

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David P Adamson

British Army 3453 Private 1/1st Scottish Horse

British Army 316074 Private Royal Highlanders

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Robert Adamson

British Army 3079 Private Royal Army Medical Corps/14th Field Ambulance

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Henry Adamson

British Army 392 Private North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion

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William Adamson

British Army 316262 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 3/1st Low Field Ambulance

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Clement Adamson

British Army 16444 Private 6th Dragoons

British Army 32609 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George W Adamson

British Army 5776 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 5776 Private Corps of Hussars

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John Adamson

British Army 293304 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 293304 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 293304 Private 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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George Adamson

British Army 43624 Private 5/6th Royal Scots

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James E Adamson

British Army 242519 Private 5th Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Alex G Adamson

British Army 1999 Private 9th Royal Scots

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George Adamson

British Army 19107 Private 8th South Wales Borderers

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P Duncan Grant Adamson

British Army Corporal 1st South African Mounted Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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