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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]

Robert Adamson

British Army 12421 Private 12th Royal Scots

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James Adamson

British Army 661 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290033 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290033 Private 7th Royal Highlanders

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Arthur Adamson

British Army 230474 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 230474 Sapper 2/1st Glamorgan Field Regiment

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Ernest Adamson

British Army 68184 Private Royal Defence Corps 4th Battalion

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William Lawrence Adamson

British Army Second Lieutenant 12th Battalion Royal Scots

British Army Major 38th Battalion Machine Gun Corps

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H A Adamson

British Army Second Lieutenant 15th Battalion Hussars

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Alexander Adamson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 73764 C1

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Henry Mckenzie Adamson

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps 12th Division

British Army Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Adamson

British Army Major 1/1st Lancashire

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Adamson

British Army 240230 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1664 Private 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Ernest Kinnear Adamson

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Ashisha Adamson Ashisha Or Adamson

British Army 311 Lance Corporal 7th King's African Rifles

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Anne Adamson

British Army Leading Seaman Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Agnes Manson Mcfarran Kensington

Born 1884

British Army Nursing Sister Scottish Women's Hospital

British Army Nursing Sister Argry Nursing Services

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Eleanor Adamson (mrs Lowick)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Anne Shaw (now Adamson)

British Army Lady Superintendent Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Lawrence Dimsdale Adamson Duplcate Do Not Use

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874616

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