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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]

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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]

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A [76]

Contribution

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

Country

New Zealand [2] United Kingdom [2]

Archibald Alison

Born 1888

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

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Arthur Philip Alison

Born 1889

Royal Navy 233755

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John Boyd Alison

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 503778

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Denis John Alison

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 166119

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John Alison

Born 1862

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Alexander Mckenzie Alison

Born 1870

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Roger Vincent Alison

Born 1885

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Captain

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Frederick Black Alison

Born 1893

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Geo N Alison

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Seaforth Highlanders

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Christie Alison

British Army 217474 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John R Alison

British Army 568334 Private Labour Corps

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Chas Ernest Alison

British Army Captain Royal Scots

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George W Alison

British Army 9730 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 32651 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Alison

British Army 4317 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/40320 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John W Alison

British Army 166099 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Alison

British Army 271387 Private Royal Scots

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Henry D Alison

British Army S/7965 Private Royal Highlanders

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Richard B C Alison

British Army 10431 Private Bedford Regiment

British Army 20980 Private Border Regiment

British Army M/19322 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Henry Alison

British Army S/12300 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Mervyn John Alison

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21170

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