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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]

Matthew Cowan Arnott

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222853

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Harold Dwight Arnott

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152378

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James Lister Arnott

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175238

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Robert Henry Arnott

Born 1879

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 53995 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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William Arnott

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43990

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Robert Arnott

Died 1917

British Army 201907 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Bertie Arnott

Died 1917

British Army 152347 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph James Richard Arnott

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11609 Driver Royal Field Artillery 7th Battalion

British Army 11609 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Percival William Arnott

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2778 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Arnott

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army S/22185 Private Cameron Highlanders

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George Arnott

Died 1917

British Army 8487 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert David Arnott

Born 1881

Died 1945

British Army 20798 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 6718 Private Yorkshire & Lancashire 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Arnott

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy S 3186 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3186S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vanguard"

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David Lindsay Arnott

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218683

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Walter Turner Arnott

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264884

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William Arnott

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23606

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Alexander Arnott

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24223

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Henry Arnott

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292155

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Robert Arnott

Died 1916

British Army 18144 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 18144 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Joseph Arnott

Died 1914

British Army 6879 Private Cheshire Regiment

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