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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Glasgow [8]

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [8]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Grafton New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Talbot Victoria [3]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Beverley, Yorkshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Docking Norfolk [2]

Durham [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leongatha Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

North Elmham, Norfolk [2]

Northampton [2]

Queenscliff Queensland [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Thetford, Norfolk [2]

Trunch, Norfolk [2]

Workington, Cumberland [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberdeen,Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adrossan South Australia [1]

Allendale, Northumberland [1]

Ardrossan South Australia [1]

Avoch, Ross-shire, Scotland [1]

Avoch, Scotland [1]

Ayr [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Barony, Lanarkshire [1]

Barrington Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [940]

Gunner [121]

Driver [81]

Serjeant [76]

Corporal [71]

Sapper [61]

Second Lieutenant [45]

Lance Corporal [30]

Lieutenant [27]

Acting Corporal [22]

Captain [21]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [9]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Major [6]

Rifleman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Signaller [3]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Waggoner [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2 Second Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier Sergeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [127]

Labour Corps [114]

Royal Engineers [111]

Army Service Corps [96]

Northumberland Fusiliers [70]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

Durham Light Infantry [59]

Machine Gun Corps [51]

Royal Army Medical Corps [50]

Highland Light Infantry [47]

Yorkshire Regiment [37]

East Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [30]

Scottish Rifles [29]

Lincolnshire Regiment [28]

London Regiment [28]

Seaforth Highlanders [28]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Gordon Highlanders [24]

Norfolk Regiment [23]

Royal Highlanders [23]

Royal Naval Division [22]

Royal Scots [22]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

West Riding Regiment [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Border Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Cameron Highlanders [13]

Corps of Hussars [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [7]

Service

British Army [1455]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [139]

Royal Navy [115]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99]

Australian Imperial Force [99]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [1998]

Contribution

Military Service [1938]

Merchant Navy [47]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

New Zealand [2]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Glasgow [8] Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [8] Sydney New South Wales [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Glasgow Scotland [3] Grafton New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Talbot Victoria [3] Beaconsfield Tasmania [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Beverley, Yorkshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Deptford, Kent [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Docking Norfolk [2] Durham [2] Edinburgh [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leongatha Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] North Elmham, Norfolk [2] Northampton [2] Queenscliff Queensland [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Thetford, Norfolk [2] Trunch, Norfolk [2] Workington, Cumberland [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberdeen,Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adrossan South Australia [1] Allendale, Northumberland [1] Ardrossan South Australia [1] Avoch, Ross-shire, Scotland [1] Avoch, Scotland [1] Ayr [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Barony, Lanarkshire [1] Barrington Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [940] Gunner [121] Driver [81] Serjeant [76] Corporal [71] Sapper [61] Second Lieutenant [45] Lance Corporal [30] Lieutenant [27] Acting Corporal [22] Captain [21] Pioneer [12] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [9] Staff Serjeant [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Major [6] Rifleman [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Signaller [3] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Waggoner [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2 Second Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier Sergeant [1] Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [127] Labour Corps [114] Royal Engineers [111] Army Service Corps [96] Northumberland Fusiliers [70] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] Durham Light Infantry [59] Machine Gun Corps [51] Royal Army Medical Corps [50] Highland Light Infantry [47] Yorkshire Regiment [37] East Yorkshire Regiment [36] Royal Scots Fusiliers [30] Scottish Rifles [29] Lincolnshire Regiment [28] London Regiment [28] Seaforth Highlanders [28] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27] King's Own Scottish Borderers [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] Gordon Highlanders [24] Norfolk Regiment [23] Royal Highlanders [23] Royal Naval Division [22] Royal Scots [22] Royal Fusiliers [21] West Riding Regiment [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Border Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Cameron Highlanders [13] Corps of Hussars [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Canadian Infantry [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Tank Corps [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [7]

Service

British Army [1455] Canadian Expeditionary Force [139] Royal Navy [115] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99] Australian Imperial Force [99] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [1998]

Contribution

Military Service [1938] Merchant Navy [47] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [46] New Zealand [2]

Alexander Allison

Born 1883

Died 1931

British Army 135811 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 15th Company

British Army 135811 Gunner The Royal Regiment of Artillery Royal Garrison Artillery

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Reginald Allison

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184690

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184690 Cadet 8th Cadet Wing

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184690 Cadet

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Eric Charles Allison

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27431 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Otago Battalion

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Percy Allison

Born 1892

British Army Army Reserve

British Army 3884 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 3/5th Battalion

British Army Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Howard Gourley Allison

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army 135235 Lieutenant Royal Army Pay Corps

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Robert Allison

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 6619

Australian Imperial Force 6619 Private

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Hazlett Samuel Allison

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 7th

British Army Major Royal Irish Rifles 7th Battalion

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Thomas Allison

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 9473 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Edward Allison

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2499 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Gilbert Allison

Born 1856

Died 1934

Other Empire Force Lithographic Printer

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Frederick James Allison

Born 1894

Died 1951

Royal Navy M2190

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William Allison

Born 1888

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/1256 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion

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Robert James Allison

Born 1889

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 67932 Otago Infantry Regiment

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John Maskill Allison

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 1161 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1161 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Norman Allison

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 6/2297 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 6/2297 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 1st/6th Battalion

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John Mathieson Allison

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 6003 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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David Andrew Allison

Born 1873

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7205

Australian Imperial Force 7205 Private Australian Infantry 11th Battalion

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Ben Allison

Born 1895

Died 1958

British Army 11664 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 48392 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Roderick Allison

Born 1897

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 339636

Canadian Expeditionary Force 339636 Gunner Canadian Garrison Artillery 4th Canadian Siege Bty. 2nd Bde

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Frederick Charles Allison

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 17345 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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