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Adelaide South Australia [2]

Kingston [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Arbroath [1]

Brampton, Cumberland [1]

Carnarvon, North Wales [1]

Cockburnspath, Berwick [1]

Galashiels, Selkirk [1]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glenelg South Australia [1]

Govan [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Mount Hope New South Wales [1]

Plattsburg New South Wales [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

St Andrews, Fifeshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tow Law, Gateshead, Durham [1]

Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Whitsburie, Scotland [1]

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Private [60]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Serjeant [5]

Gunner [4]

Major [3]

Colonel [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain (Medical) [1]

Corporal [1]

Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

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King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

2/8th Gurkha Rifles [2]

4th Royal Scots [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

1/5th Royal Scots [1]

12th Royal Scots [1]

2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

2nd Lovat's Scouts [1]

2nd Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

5/6th Royal Scots [1]

7th Cameron Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HM Torpedo Boat 12 [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

National Reserve [1]

Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [100]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [146]

R [4]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [143]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

India [1]

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People [151] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [2] Kingston [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Arbroath [1] Brampton, Cumberland [1] Carnarvon, North Wales [1] Cockburnspath, Berwick [1] Galashiels, Selkirk [1] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Govan [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Mount Hope New South Wales [1] Plattsburg New South Wales [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] St Andrews, Fifeshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tow Law, Gateshead, Durham [1] Wallsend New South Wales [1] Whitsburie, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [60] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Driver [5] Serjeant [5] Gunner [4] Major [3] Colonel [2] Lance Corporal [2] Trooper [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1] Bombardier [1] Captain (Medical) [1] Corporal [1] Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Surgeon Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Scots [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Cameron Highlanders [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Engineers [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Army Service Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] 2/8th Gurkha Rifles [2] 4th Royal Scots [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] 1/5th Royal Scots [1] 12th Royal Scots [1] 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 2nd Lovat's Scouts [1] 2nd Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [1] 5/6th Royal Scots [1] 7th Cameron Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HM Torpedo Boat 12 [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] National Reserve [1] Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [100] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [146] R [4] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [143] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3] India [1]

Albert Aikman

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 7862 Serjeant 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 7862 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

British Army 7862 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

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William Aikman

Died 1916

British Army 2834 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 240797 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6 Battalion

British Army 240797 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Alexander Aikman

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 183331 (Ch) Leading Seaman HM Torpedo Boat 12

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William Marchbank Aikman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108094

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William F. Aikman

Died 1915

British Army 4371 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th battalion king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 4371 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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John Douglas Campbell Aikman

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 235553 Trooper Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 270634 Trooper Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry

British Army 235553 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 9th (Northumberland Hussars) Battalion

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Christopher Aikman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233770

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Gerald Gresham Aikman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272630

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Alexander Aikman

Died 1915

British Army 7310 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th battalion king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 7310 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Robert Aikman

Died 1914

British Army 8025 Private Scots Guards

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Robert Aikman

Died 1915

British Army 129 Private 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 129 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

British Army 129 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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Thomas Aikman

Died 1916

British Army 1227 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/13th lond Battalion

British Army 1227 Serjeant London Regiment 1/13th lond Battalion

British Army 1227 Serjeant London Regiment 1/13 lond Battalion

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Wilfred Hadson Aikman

Died 1918

British Army 2713 Private Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 1/6th highland Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Captain Highland Light Infantry 1/6th highland Battalion

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Arthur Aikman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107539

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George Ernest Aikman

Australian Imperial Force 218

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William Saunders Aikman

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 4301 Private Acting Serjeant 2nd Lovat's Scouts

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Aikman

Died 1917

British Army 32251 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Edward Herbert Aikman

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191009

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Kenneth Blackie Aikman

Born 1887

Died 1940

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

Royal Navy Surgeon Lieutenant

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Robert B Aikman

Born 1883

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Royal Glasgow Yeomanry

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