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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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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]

Azariah Allison

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 7073 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Bailey Allison

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99465

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John Edward Allison

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115933

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Joseph Henry Allison

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193536

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Sydney Allison

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97047

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Robert Allison

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44591

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Joseph Allison

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165903

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George Allison

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29284

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John Allison

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35992

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William Allison

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63446

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Archibald Brown Allison

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304293

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William Allison

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85009

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James Axel Allison

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army M2/046323 Private Royal Army Service Corps M.T. Depot (Grove Park)

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John Edward Allison

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 11/802 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Henry Allison

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129303

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George Scroogie Allison

Died 1914

British Army 10077 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10077 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Charles Edmund Allison

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282315

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Alexander Allison

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284678

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John Patrick Allison

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132943

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George William Allison

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75980

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