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Sydney New South Wales [10]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Ballarat Victoria [8]

Glasgow Scotland [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Dubbo New South Wales [3]

Edinburgh Scotland [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Lugar, Scotland [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Barrhead, Ayrshire [2]

Beaufort Victoria [2]

Beith, Ayrshire [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Blowhard Victoria [2]

Bombay [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Coldstream, Berwickshire [2]

Cooktown Queensland [2]

Dublin [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Dungog New South Wales [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Garvoc Victoria [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Lanarkshire [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Port Macquarie New South Wales [2]

Quorn South Australia [2]

Wangaratta Victoria [2]

13 Maclean Street, Partick, Scotland [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Annan Scotland [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Arman, Dumfriesshire [1]

Ayr [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Bathgate, Fifeshire [1]

Bathgate, West Lothian [1]

Belfast [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [714]

Corporal [69]

Serjeant [68]

Gunner [67]

Second Lieutenant [63]

Driver [45]

Sapper [43]

Captain [33]

Lance Corporal [31]

Lieutenant [21]

Major [18]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Bombardier [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting 2nd Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Signaller [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

4th Major [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Sub-Conductor [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [85]

Highland Light Infantry [77]

Royal Field Artillery [74]

Labour Corps [67]

Royal Scots [66]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [59]

Army Service Corps [56]

Gordon Highlanders [45]

Royal Army Medical Corps [45]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [43]

Seaforth Highlanders [43]

Scottish Rifles [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

Cameron Highlanders [31]

Machine Gun Corps [30]

Royal Highlanders [30]

Canadian Infantry [25]

Royal Irish Rifles [25]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [17]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Scots Guards [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1131]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [219]

Australian Imperial Force [107]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [85]

Royal Navy [80]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [45]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1718]

H [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1671]

Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Guyana [2]

New Zealand [2]

Canada [1]

Mauritius [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [10] Melbourne Victoria [9] Ballarat Victoria [8] Glasgow Scotland [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Brisbane Queensland [3] Dubbo New South Wales [3] Edinburgh Scotland [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Lugar, Scotland [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3] Annan, Dumfriesshire [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Barrhead, Ayrshire [2] Beaufort Victoria [2] Beith, Ayrshire [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Blowhard Victoria [2] Bombay [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Coldstream, Berwickshire [2] Cooktown Queensland [2] Dublin [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Dungog New South Wales [2] Edinburgh [2] Garvoc Victoria [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Lanarkshire [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Port Macquarie New South Wales [2] Quorn South Australia [2] Wangaratta Victoria [2] 13 Maclean Street, Partick, Scotland [1] Aberdeen [1] Adelong New South Wales [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Annan Scotland [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Arman, Dumfriesshire [1] Ayr [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Bathgate, Fifeshire [1] Bathgate, West Lothian [1] Belfast [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [714] Corporal [69] Serjeant [68] Gunner [67] Second Lieutenant [63] Driver [45] Sapper [43] Captain [33] Lance Corporal [31] Lieutenant [21] Major [18] Acting Serjeant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Bombardier [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Staff Nurse [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting 2nd Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Brigadier General [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Signaller [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Corporal [1] 4th Major [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Sub-Conductor [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [85] Highland Light Infantry [77] Royal Field Artillery [74] Labour Corps [67] Royal Scots [66] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [59] Army Service Corps [56] Gordon Highlanders [45] Royal Army Medical Corps [45] Royal Scots Fusiliers [43] Seaforth Highlanders [43] Scottish Rifles [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] Cameron Highlanders [31] Machine Gun Corps [30] Royal Highlanders [30] Canadian Infantry [25] Royal Irish Rifles [25] King's Own Scottish Borderers [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] London Regiment [21] Royal Irish Fusiliers [17] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Scots Guards [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] British West Indies Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Voluntary Aid Detachment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1131] Canadian Expeditionary Force [219] Australian Imperial Force [107] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [85] Royal Navy [80] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [45] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1718] H [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1671] Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Guyana [2] New Zealand [2] Canada [1] Mauritius [1] South Africa [1]

David Baird

Born 1884

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40862 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Seymour Baird

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 227 Serjeant Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 230535 Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 227 Corporal Cheshire Yeomanry

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Joseph Baird

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 67668 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Frank Gardiner Baird

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Dragoon Guards 7th

British Army Second Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Donald Grant Baird

Born 1895

British Army 10919 Private British West Indies Regiment

British Army 10919 Acting Corporal British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 10919 Acting Serjeant British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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John Baird

Born 1894

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 39144 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, D Company

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James Baird

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 795 Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

British Army 795 Lance Serjeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 795 Lance Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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Alexander M Baird

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 33173 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 657216 Private Labour Corps

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Robert Baird

Born 1894

British Army 1499 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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George Baird

Born 1895

British Army 1234 Signaller Royal Scots 1/7th Battalion

British Army 1234 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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William George Baird

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army TF2692 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army M/354029 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/354029 Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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James Cecil Baird

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 19535 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Charles Edward Baird

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain 10th Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

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Alexander Baird

Died 1916

British Army S/3745 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Henry Julius Baird

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103929

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Robert Walker Baird

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276902

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Frank Ernest Baird

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201051

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George Baird

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266777

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William Hutchinson Baird

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108099

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James Alexander Baird

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224407

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