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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [11]

Melbourne Victoria [10]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]

Wick, Caithness-Shire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [5]

Edinburgh [5]

Inverness Scotland [5]

Aberdeenshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Glasgow [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Caithness Scotland [2]

Camberwell Victoria [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Herberton Queensland [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Lidney, Aberdeenshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Terang Victoria [2]

Wick, Caithness [2]

22 West Mayfield Edinburgh [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Amble, Northumberland, England [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Badachro, Isle Horesdale, Rossshire [1]

Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bow, Middlesex, England [1]

Braddock, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Branxholme Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [754]

Serjeant [77]

Gunner [71]

Corporal [52]

Driver [51]

Sapper [39]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Lance Corporal [26]

Captain [23]

Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Seaman [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

7th Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [101]

Labour Corps [91]

Gordon Highlanders [76]

Royal Engineers [74]

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Army Service Corps [64]

Highland Light Infantry [61]

Royal Highlanders [60]

Royal Scots [59]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [57]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Cameron Highlanders [44]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [39]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Scottish Rifles [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [29]

London Regiment [28]

Canadian Infantry [24]

Royal Naval Division [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal Naval Reserve [16]

Scots Guards [15]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12]

British West Indies Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Scottish Horse [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

5/6th Royal Scots [5]

8th Royal Scots [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Training Reserve [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Lovat's Scouts [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Dragoon Guards [4]

Service

British Army [1136]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [167]

Royal Navy [97]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

Australian Imperial Force [92]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [55]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [1706]

M [2]

K [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1631]

Merchant Navy [63]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Grenada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [11] Melbourne Victoria [10] Sydney New South Wales [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9] Wick, Caithness-Shire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [5] Edinburgh [5] Inverness Scotland [5] Aberdeenshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [3] Glasgow [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Aberdeen [2] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Caithness Scotland [2] Camberwell Victoria [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Herberton Queensland [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Lidney, Aberdeenshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Terang Victoria [2] Wick, Caithness [2] 22 West Mayfield Edinburgh [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Amble, Northumberland, England [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Badachro, Isle Horesdale, Rossshire [1] Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bow, Middlesex, England [1] Braddock, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Branxholme Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [754] Serjeant [77] Gunner [71] Corporal [52] Driver [51] Sapper [39] Second Lieutenant [38] Lance Corporal [26] Captain [23] Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Deck Hand [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Able Seaman [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Seaman [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Major [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Pioneer [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 7th Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Major [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [101] Labour Corps [91] Gordon Highlanders [76] Royal Engineers [74] Royal Field Artillery [72] Army Service Corps [64] Highland Light Infantry [61] Royal Highlanders [60] Royal Scots [59] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [57] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Cameron Highlanders [44] King's Own Scottish Borderers [39] Machine Gun Corps [37] Scottish Rifles [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Royal Scots Fusiliers [29] London Regiment [28] Canadian Infantry [24] Royal Naval Division [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal Naval Reserve [16] Scots Guards [15] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12] British West Indies Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Scottish Horse [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] 5/6th Royal Scots [5] 8th Royal Scots [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Training Reserve [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Lovat's Scouts [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Dragoon Guards [4]

Service

British Army [1136] Canadian Expeditionary Force [167] Royal Navy [97] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] Australian Imperial Force [92] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [55] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [1706] M [2] K [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1631] Merchant Navy [63] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Grenada [1] South Africa [1]

James Bain

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army S/7164 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/7164 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Duncan Farquhar Grant Bain

Born 1885

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 364

Australian Imperial Force 364 Sergeant 10th Australian Light Horse

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Archibald James Bain

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4184 Rifleman London Regiment 2/6th lond Battalion

British Army 321720 Private London Regiment 6th City of London Rifles

British Army 321720 Rifleman London Regiment 2/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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William Bain

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 3548 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 3548 Corporal London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 3548 Corporal London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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James Bain

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3202 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 266215 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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James Henry Bain

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715365 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Marseyan Bain

Born 1896

British Army 780 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Annie Watson Bain

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Other Empire Force Nursing Sister St. John's Ambulance Brigade St. John's Ambulance Brigade Hospital

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Donald Bain

Born 1869

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Chief Engineer Mercantile Marine - SS Redesmere (Manchester)

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David Bain

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 13980 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 13980 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Arthur Mechan Bain

Born 1893

British Army 5922 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 5922 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 5922 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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James Mackie Bain

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army L/9480 Private Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/9480 private royal west kents 1st Battalion

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John Bain

Born 1891

British Army 1322 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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Samuel Edward Bain

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42227

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Archibald Bain

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42989

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Robert Bain

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160049

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George Brown Bain

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17682

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Henry Bain

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305037

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Walter Charles Deans Bain

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269314

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George Bain

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132570

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