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Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Auckland [1]

Devonport Auckland [1]

Devonport, Auckland [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Elie, Fifeshire [1]

Fife [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Herberton Queensland [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [23]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Gunner [6]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Commander [3]

Trooper [2]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

101st Grenadiers [2]

5/6th Royal Scots [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

3rd Canadian Infantry [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Bedford Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS President II (Crystal Palace) [1]

HMS President II (Tregantle) [1]

HMS President II (Turnhouse) [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

NZ Mounted Rifles [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

RAF Reserve [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

British Army [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [70]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

New Zealand [2]

United Kingdom [2]

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People [76] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Auckland [1] Devonport Auckland [1] Devonport, Auckland [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Elie, Fifeshire [1] Fife [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Herberton Queensland [1] Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [23] Second Lieutenant [7] Gunner [6] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Commander [3] Trooper [2] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Scots [5] Army Service Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] 101st Grenadiers [2] 5/6th Royal Scots [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 3rd Canadian Infantry [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Bedford Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS President II (Crystal Palace) [1] HMS President II (Tregantle) [1] HMS President II (Turnhouse) [1] Indian Army [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] NZ Mounted Rifles [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] RAF Reserve [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

British Army [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

A [76]

Contribution

Military Service [70] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

New Zealand [2] United Kingdom [2]

John Alfred Edward Alison

Born 1891

Died 1966

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/2153 Trooper

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Harold Alexander Alison

Born 1892

Died 1967

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24862

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24862 Trooper NZ Mounted Rifles

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Charles Frederick Alison

Born 1888

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23940 Lance Corporal Auckland Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Laughton Hassard Alison

Died 1915

British Army 11899 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 1 Battalion

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George Newdegate Alison

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Captain Seaforth Highlanders Machine Gun Corp (Infantry)

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James Archibald Alison

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243731

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William Christie Alison

Died 1915

British Army 16549 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 16549 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th Battalion

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James Archibald Alison

Born 1899

Royal Navy F43731 Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class HMS President II (Crystal Palace)

Royal Navy F43731 Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class HMS President II (Tregantle)

Royal Navy F43731 Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class HMS President II (Crystal Palace)

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David Alison

British Army 277350 Private Manchester Regiment 7th Battalion

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Robert Henderson Alison

Born 1895

British Army Non-Combatant Corps

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Colin Archibald Alison

Australian Imperial Force 2

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William Leslie Alison

Australian Imperial Force 1721

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Philip George [philip George Alison] Alison

Australian Imperial Force 396

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James Archibald Alison

Australian Imperial Force 2125

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W Alison

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316575

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Frederick Black Alison

Born 1893

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Denis John Alison

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 166119

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Thomas Joseph Alison

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 730195

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Kenneth James Charles Alison

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29754

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John Alison

Born 1862

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