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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]

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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]

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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]

Last name first letter

A [76]

Contribution

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

Country

New Zealand [2] United Kingdom [2]

Thomas Henry Cooke Alison

Born 1888

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Rott Andrew Alison

British Army 650408 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Alison

British Army L/6757 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Alison

British Army 39541 Colour Sergeant Scottish Rifles

British Army 517768 Colour Serjeant Labour Corps

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J S I Alison

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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William Inglis Alison

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots

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Thomas Alison

British Army S/10636 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John L Alison

British Army 4166 Private Royal Scots

British Army 301689 Private Royal Scots

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G M Alison

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Herbert C Alison

British Army 19482 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 402506 Gunner Labour Corps

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Alexander Alison

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/1261

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Frederick William Alison

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26525

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James Alison

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 63706

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S. H. Alison

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Thomas Alison

British Army 635 Lance Serjeant 5/6th Royal Scots

British Army 635 Corporal 2nd 5/6th Royal Scots

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David Alison

British Army 250433 Private 5/6th Royal Scots

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