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Melbourne Victoria [41]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [21]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [17]

Glasgow Scotland [14]

Sydney New South Wales [13]

Ballarat Victoria [12]

Edinburgh [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Elgin, Morayshire [7]

Newcastle New South Wales [7]

Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [6]

Aberdeen Scotland [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Edinburgh Scotland [5]

Newcastle, Northumberland [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [4]

Albury New South Wales [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Townsville Queensland [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [3]

Durham [3]

Elgin [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Scarborough Yorkshire England [3]

St. Monance, Fifeshire [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Airdrie [2]

Bellingen New South Wales [2]

Belvedere, Kent [2]

Bombala New South Wales [2]

Boort Victoria [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2]

Cooktown Queensland [2]

Cullieshangan, Keith [2]

Cundletown New South Wales [2]

Cupar, Fifeshire [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Scotland [2]

Rank

Private [1963]

Gunner [180]

Serjeant [144]

Second Lieutenant [141]

Sapper [129]

Driver [127]

Corporal 2nd [121]

Lance Corporal [90]

Captain [70]

Corporal [60]

Lieutenant [47]

Acting Corporal [31]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Major [19]

Pioneer [18]

Acting Bombardier [13]

Ordinary Seaman [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Bombardier [11]

Worker [10]

Rifleman [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Sister [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Nursing Sister [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Orderly [4]

Skipper [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Captain Temporary Major [3]

Drummer [3]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [3]

Nurse [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

1st Lieutenant [2]

A/Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [260]

Labour Corps [204]

Army Service Corps [195]

Royal Field Artillery [182]

Gordon Highlanders [172]

Highland Light Infantry [166]

Seaforth Highlanders [141]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [139]

Royal Scots [132]

Royal Highlanders [131]

Royal Army Medical Corps [119]

Royal Garrison Artillery [107]

Scottish Rifles [95]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [87]

Northumberland Fusiliers [85]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [81]

Machine Gun Corps [81]

Cameron Highlanders [74]

London Regiment [63]

Durham Light Infantry [51]

Royal Naval Division [48]

Canadian Infantry [38]

Royal Naval Reserve [36]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

Royal Army Service Corps [33]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [30]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [30]

Border Regiment [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Scots Guards [25]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Royal Air Force [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Scottish Horse [17]

Tank Corps [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [3004]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [434]

Australian Imperial Force [294]

Royal Navy [246]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [236]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [102]

Other Empire Force [10]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [4460]

H [2]

B [1]

C [1]

E [1]

F [1]

L [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4284]

Merchant Navy [128]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [193]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

France [1]

South Africa [1]

Yemen [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [41] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [21] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [17] Glasgow Scotland [14] Sydney New South Wales [13] Ballarat Victoria [12] Edinburgh [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Elgin, Morayshire [7] Newcastle New South Wales [7] Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [6] Aberdeen Scotland [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Edinburgh Scotland [5] Newcastle, Northumberland [5] Aberdeen [4] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [4] Albury New South Wales [4] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Townsville Queensland [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Beaconsfield Tasmania [3] Durham [3] Elgin [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Scarborough Yorkshire England [3] St. Monance, Fifeshire [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Airdrie [2] Bellingen New South Wales [2] Belvedere, Kent [2] Bombala New South Wales [2] Boort Victoria [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2] Cooktown Queensland [2] Cullieshangan, Keith [2] Cundletown New South Wales [2] Cupar, Fifeshire [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Scotland [2]

Rank

Private [1963] Gunner [180] Serjeant [144] Second Lieutenant [141] Sapper [129] Driver [127] Corporal 2nd [121] Lance Corporal [90] Captain [70] Corporal [60] Lieutenant [47] Acting Corporal [31] Acting Serjeant [20] Major [19] Pioneer [18] Acting Bombardier [13] Ordinary Seaman [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Bombardier [11] Worker [10] Rifleman [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Able Seaman [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Sister [7] Deck Hand [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Nursing Sister [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Orderly [4] Skipper [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Captain Temporary Major [3] Drummer [3] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [3] Nurse [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 1st Lieutenant [2] A/Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Colonel [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [260] Labour Corps [204] Army Service Corps [195] Royal Field Artillery [182] Gordon Highlanders [172] Highland Light Infantry [166] Seaforth Highlanders [141] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [139] Royal Scots [132] Royal Highlanders [131] Royal Army Medical Corps [119] Royal Garrison Artillery [107] Scottish Rifles [95] Royal Scots Fusiliers [87] Northumberland Fusiliers [85] King's Own Scottish Borderers [81] Machine Gun Corps [81] Cameron Highlanders [74] London Regiment [63] Durham Light Infantry [51] Royal Naval Division [48] Canadian Infantry [38] Royal Naval Reserve [36] Royal Fusiliers [34] Royal Army Service Corps [33] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [30] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [30] Border Regiment [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [26] Scots Guards [25] Manchester Regiment [23] Royal Air Force [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Scottish Horse [17] Tank Corps [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Army Veterinary Corps [12] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal Flying Corps [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [3004] Canadian Expeditionary Force [434] Australian Imperial Force [294] Royal Navy [246] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [236] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [102] Other Empire Force [10] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [4460] H [2] B [1] C [1] E [1] F [1] L [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4284] Merchant Navy [128] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [193] Canada [3] Australia [1] France [1] South Africa [1] Yemen [1]

John Oliver Allan

Born 1886

British Army 202911 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Allan

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 7769 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 7769 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Gavin Allan

Born 1895

British Army 3191 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 414230 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Murray Allan

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 24078 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Robert Campbell Allan

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 535260 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 535260 Rifleman London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Joseph Allan

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 30088 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 30088 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5/6th Bn

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James Gibson Allan

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 30421 Private Royal Scots 2nd Bn

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Charles Allan

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 279 Corporal 2nd Cheshire Regiment

British Army 43204 Corporal 2nd Manchester Regiment

British Army 43204 Corporal Manchester Regiment 17th Bn

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Noel James Allan

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Alexander Lawrence Allan

Born 1891

British Army L/20569 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/20569 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Frederick Allan

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 22313 Private Durham Light Infantry 13th Bn

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George Awburn Allan

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Allan

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1860 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Allan

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 25737 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army 30403 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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William Allan

Born 1884

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 38925 Private Canterbury Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Meiklejohn Allan

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2688 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Arthur Gordon Allan

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 243452 Gunner Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 106th Brigade

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Robert Richard Allan

Born 1993

British Army S/4951 Private Seaforth Highlanders 9th Battalion

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William Lewis Campbell Allan

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Allan

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 282434 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Shark

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