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Place of birth

Spittal, Northumberland [3]

Berwick [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackall Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Dundee [1]

Dunnet, Caithness-Shire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edrom, Berwickshire [1]

Forest Tasmania [1]

Gateshead [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Islington, London [1]

London England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Parish of St Andrew, Edinburgh [1]

Parish of St Andrews, Edinburgh [1]

Rawling Road Gateshead [1]

Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Scremiston, Northumberland [1]

Shubernacadie , NS [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

Staines, Middlesex [1]

Stanley Tasmania [1]

Stobo, Peeblesshire [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Tasmania [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [102]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Gunner [16]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Captain [5]

Major [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Quarter Master [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A/Captain [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Aircraft Mechanic [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Corporal [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Sister [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Scots [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Young Men's Christian Association [2]

1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

10th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

12th Cameron Highlanders [1]

12th Royal Scots [1]

13th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

25th Calcutta Motor Machine Gun Battery [1]

4/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

4th Hussars [1]

5/6th Royal Scots [1]

63rd Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [176]

Royal Navy [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [247]

Contribution

Military Service [234]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

India [1]

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People [247] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Spittal, Northumberland [3] Berwick [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Armadale Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackall Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Dundee [1] Dunnet, Caithness-Shire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edrom, Berwickshire [1] Forest Tasmania [1] Gateshead [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Islington, London [1] London England [1] Manchester England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [1] Paddington, London [1] Parish of St Andrew, Edinburgh [1] Parish of St Andrews, Edinburgh [1] Rawling Road Gateshead [1] Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Scremiston, Northumberland [1] Shubernacadie , NS [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] Staines, Middlesex [1] Stanley Tasmania [1] Stobo, Peeblesshire [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Tasmania [1] Wallsend, Northumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [102] Second Lieutenant [19] Gunner [16] Driver [11] Serjeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Captain [5] Major [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Leading Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Temporary Lieutenant Quarter Master [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A/Captain [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Aircraft Mechanic [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Corporal [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Sister [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [17] Royal Scots [14] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] Labour Corps [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Cameron Highlanders [6] Gordon Highlanders [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Infantry [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] King's African Rifles [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Training Reserve [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Young Men's Christian Association [2] 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] 10th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 12th Cameron Highlanders [1] 12th Royal Scots [1] 13th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 25th Calcutta Motor Machine Gun Battery [1] 4/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 4th Hussars [1] 5/6th Royal Scots [1] 63rd Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [176] Royal Navy [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [247]

Contribution

Military Service [234] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [13] India [1]

James Ainslie

Australian Imperial Force 11635

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Raymond Thomas Ainslie

Australian Imperial Force 794

Australian Imperial Force 6616

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John Ainslie

Died 1917

South African Services 17 Serjeant South African Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Territorial Force 9th Battalion

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George Mills Ainslie

Australian Imperial Force 27533

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Adolphus James Ainslie

Australian Imperial Force

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Theodore Ainslie

Australian Imperial Force 3685

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George Robert Ainslie

Born 1875

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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William Ainslie

Died 1915

British Army 7801 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3rd Battalion

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Henry Sandys Ainslie

Born 1869

Died 1948

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Training Reserve 46th Battalion

British Army Brigadier General GOC 18th Brigade, 6th Division

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William Ainslie

Born 1889

Royal Navy 975 Royal Marine Artillery

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John D Ainslie

Born 1881

British Army 4049 Private Royal Scots

British Army 301599 Private Royal Scots

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Gordon Stanley Ainslie

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 255072

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William Oliver Ainslie

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 443731

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George William Ainslie

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 422415

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William Thomas Ainslie

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 308

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Graham Montgomery Ainslie

Born 1880

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major

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Stephen Lawson Ainslie

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4030111

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Joseph Ainslie

Born 1881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 40524

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Arthur Gordon Ainslie

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401761

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Claude Southerland Ainslie

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3132590

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