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Ballarat Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Galston, Ayrshire [2]

Glasgow [2]

Helensburgh Scotland [2]

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdour, Fife [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Bankhead, Brodie, Morayshire [1]

Baroota South Australia [1]

Berwick, Berwickshire [1]

Charlemont, Armagh [1]

Clapham [1]

Crossgates, Fife [1]

Crossgates, Fifeshire [1]

Croydon [1]

Cumnock Scotland [1]

Darvel, Ayrshire [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Enfield England [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Helensborough, Scotland [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

London [1]

Manchester [1]

Marylebone [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moorook South Australia [1]

Moruya New South Wales [1]

Nathalia Victoria [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Rochester England [1]

Rank

Private [168]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Corporal 2nd [11]

Driver [9]

Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineman [1]

Filter Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Seaman [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [20]

Seaforth Highlanders [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Highland Light Infantry [18]

Royal Scots [17]

Gordon Highlanders [16]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

London Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

12th Royal Scots [2]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Company of Dragoons [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Seaforth Highlanders Depot [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

1/1st Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

1/9th Royal Scots [1]

11th Royal Scots [1]

123rd Rifles [1]

12th Lancers [1]

19th Liverpool Regiment [1]

1st Cameron Highlanders [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

Service

British Army [248]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [353]

Contribution

Military Service [340]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

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People [353] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Edinburgh [2] Galston, Ayrshire [2] Glasgow [2] Helensburgh Scotland [2] Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdour, Fife [1] Ayrshire [1] Bankhead, Brodie, Morayshire [1] Baroota South Australia [1] Berwick, Berwickshire [1] Charlemont, Armagh [1] Clapham [1] Crossgates, Fife [1] Crossgates, Fifeshire [1] Croydon [1] Cumnock Scotland [1] Darvel, Ayrshire [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Enfield England [1] Finsbury, London [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Helensborough, Scotland [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] Manchester [1] Marylebone [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moorook South Australia [1] Moruya New South Wales [1] Nathalia Victoria [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Rochester England [1]

Rank

Private [168] Gunner [15] Serjeant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Corporal 2nd [11] Driver [9] Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineman [1] Filter Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Seaman [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer Cook [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [20] Seaforth Highlanders [19] Army Service Corps [18] Highland Light Infantry [18] Royal Scots [17] Gordon Highlanders [16] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Highlanders [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Cameron Highlanders [8] London Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Royal Fusiliers [4] Border Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] 12th Royal Scots [2] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Company of Dragoons [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Seaforth Highlanders Depot [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 1/1st Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] 1/9th Royal Scots [1] 11th Royal Scots [1] 123rd Rifles [1] 12th Lancers [1] 19th Liverpool Regiment [1] 1st Cameron Highlanders [1] 1st Royal Scots [1]

Service

British Army [248] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [353]

Contribution

Military Service [340] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1]

Archibald John Aird

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 5048 Private 48th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Alexander Aird

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17284 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City).

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Arthur Henry Matthew Aird

Born 1899

Died 1944

Royal Navy L7059

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Albert W Aird

British Army 210660 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army TF/1984 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

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Arthur William Aird

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Aird

Born 1878

British Army 18157 British Red Cross Society

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John Aird

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy A 7288 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 7288A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Taipo."

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Thomas Albert Edward Aird

Born 1863

British Army 4963 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 4963 Private 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 262361 Private Labour Corps 477th Home Service Employment Company

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James Gilbert Aird

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Aird

Born 1882

British Army 374763 Private Labour Corps

British Army 265872 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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George Leigh Aird

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47870

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John Aird

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3334 Private Royal Scots

British Army 250976 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Howard Aird

Born 1892

British Army 7360 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 15th Brigade

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John Martindale Aird

Died 1917

British Army 3598 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 331166 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 331166 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Joseph Aird

Died 1918

British Army 19413 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 19413 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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George Aird

Died 1916

British Army S/9007 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Andrew Aird

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 5836 Private Cameron Highlanders

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William Aird

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 32021 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Douglas Aird

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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John Donald Aird

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106052

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106052 Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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