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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Hamilton Victoria [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Cramlington, Northumberland [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Lanarkshire Scotland [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Laurieton New South Wales [2]

Tweedmouth, Northumberland [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Amble England [1]

Auchterarder, Perthshire [1]

Aucterarder, Perthshire [1]

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire [1]

Beath, Fifeshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beverley, East Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland [1]

Bombay [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Coatbridge Scotland [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Corio Victoria [1]

Croton On Hudson [1]

Croton on Hudson, United States of America [1]

Crumlin, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Dumbarton [1]

Dumbarton Scotland [1]

Dundee, Angus [1]

Dysart, Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Haddington Scotland [1]

Heywood, Lancashire, England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England. [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Rank

Private [289]

Gunner [33]

Driver [22]

Corporal [21]

Sapper [21]

Serjeant [21]

Lance Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Major [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Waggoner [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chairman [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Corporal (Officer Cadet) [1]

Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Army Service Corps [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21]

Royal Highlanders [21]

Highland Light Infantry [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Gordon Highlanders [15]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Scots [11]

London Regiment [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Scots Guards [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

1st Dragoons [2]

2nd Scottish Horse [2]

7th Cameron Highlanders [2]

9th Royal Scots [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [469]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [77]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Royal Navy [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [696]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [681]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Hamilton Victoria [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Cramlington, Northumberland [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Lanarkshire Scotland [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Laurieton New South Wales [2] Tweedmouth, Northumberland [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Amble England [1] Auchterarder, Perthshire [1] Aucterarder, Perthshire [1] Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire [1] Beath, Fifeshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland [1] Bombay [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Coatbridge Scotland [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Corio Victoria [1] Croton On Hudson [1] Croton on Hudson, United States of America [1] Crumlin, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Dumbarton [1] Dumbarton Scotland [1] Dundee, Angus [1] Dysart, Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greenwich, London [1] Haddington Scotland [1] Heywood, Lancashire, England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England. [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Islington, London [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Rank

Private [289] Gunner [33] Driver [22] Corporal [21] Sapper [21] Serjeant [21] Lance Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [12] Lieutenant [12] Major [9] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Waggoner [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chairman [1] Chaplain [1] Chauffeur [1] Corporal (Officer Cadet) [1] Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Army Service Corps [23] Labour Corps [22] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21] Royal Highlanders [21] Highland Light Infantry [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] Gordon Highlanders [15] Durham Light Infantry [12] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Scots [11] London Regiment [10] Scottish Rifles [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Scots Guards [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Australian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] 1st Dragoons [2] 2nd Scottish Horse [2] 7th Cameron Highlanders [2] 9th Royal Scots [2] Army Service Corps Transport [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [469] Canadian Expeditionary Force [77] Australian Imperial Force [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Royal Navy [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [696] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [681] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

George Arnott

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283028

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William Arnott

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116765

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Thomas Arnott

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77915

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James Arnott

Died 1917

British Army 5164 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 201483 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th/5th Battalion

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Thomas John Arnott

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 7518 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Evan Edward Arnott

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Henry Arnott

Born 1897

Died 1921

British Army 1599 Private Border Regiment 5th bord Battalion

British Army 1599 Acting Serjeant Border Regiment 5th bord Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment

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Charles Arnott

Died 1917

British Army 18932 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 18932 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 18932 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Arnott

Died 1916

British Army 17908 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 17908 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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David Arnott

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 13432 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers 7th Battalion

British Army 13432 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 7th Battalion

British Army 13432 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Arnott

Died 1918

British Army 47467 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Spence Arnott

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 37799 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Adam Arnott

Died 1917

British Army 11718 Private Scots Guards

British Army 11718 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

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Alexander Guy Arnott

Died 1917

British Army 41728 Private Royal Scots

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Ernest Edward Arnott

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1337 Private Suffolk Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 1337 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Herbert Arnott

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 18255 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

British Army 18255 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

British Army 18255 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Thomas Slight Arnott

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 9412 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 44311 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 44311 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Arnott

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 1320 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 202150 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 202150 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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John Burns Arnott

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106062

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106062 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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John Arnott

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129658

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129658 Private Canadian Infantry

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