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Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

49 Sardinia Street, Hillhead, Glasgow [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Archiestown, Moray [1]

Ashton, Cheshire [1]

Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Berrington Tasmania [1]

Beverley [1]

Beverley, East Yorkshire [1]

Christchurch [1]

Clearbank, Stracathro, Angus [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Crail, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dunfermline,Fifeshire. [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Girvan, Ayrshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock, Lanarkshire [1]

Herne Hill, Surrey [1]

Holloway, Middlesex [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Knightsbridge, London [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Liverpool [1]

London England [1]

Lucknow New South Wales [1]

Markinch, Fife [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Old Kirkpatree, Renfrewshire [1]

Peebles, Peeblesshire [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Portland Victoria [1]

Rawalpindi [1]

Regina [1]

Rank

Private [203]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Captain [30]

Corporal [20]

Gunner [19]

Driver [18]

Major [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Sapper [14]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Bombardier [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

7th Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourers Crew [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Brigade Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain Retired Pay [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commander in Chief [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

First Lord of the Admiralty [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Founder [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Honorary Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Highland Light Infantry [26]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Highlanders [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Seaforth Highlanders [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Royal Scots [10]

Scots Guards [10]

London Regiment [9]

Scottish Rifles [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Hussars [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Reserve of Officers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Special Reserve [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [369]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Royal Navy [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [517]

L [3]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [506]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Egypt [1]

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Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Aberdeen [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London [2] Orange New South Wales [2] 49 Sardinia Street, Hillhead, Glasgow [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Archiestown, Moray [1] Ashton, Cheshire [1] Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Berrington Tasmania [1] Beverley [1] Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Christchurch [1] Clearbank, Stracathro, Angus [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Crail, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dunfermline,Fifeshire. [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Girvan, Ayrshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock, Lanarkshire [1] Herne Hill, Surrey [1] Holloway, Middlesex [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Knightsbridge, London [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Liverpool [1] London England [1] Lucknow New South Wales [1] Markinch, Fife [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Old Kirkpatree, Renfrewshire [1] Peebles, Peeblesshire [1] Perth, Perthshire [1] Portland Victoria [1] Rawalpindi [1] Regina [1]

Rank

Private [203] Second Lieutenant [36] Captain [30] Corporal [20] Gunner [19] Driver [18] Major [15] Lieutenant [14] Sapper [14] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Bombardier [6] Temporary Captain [6] Able Seaman [5] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] 7th Lieutenant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourers Crew [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Brigade Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Captain Major [1] Captain Retired Pay [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Commander in Chief [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] First Lord of the Admiralty [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Founder [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Honorary Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Highland Light Infantry [26] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Highlanders [22] Royal Engineers [21] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Seaforth Highlanders [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Labour Corps [14] Gordon Highlanders [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Cameron Highlanders [11] Royal Scots [10] Scots Guards [10] London Regiment [9] Scottish Rifles [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Hussars [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [3] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoon Guards [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Reserve of Officers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Scottish Horse [2] Special Reserve [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [369] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [25] Royal Navy [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [517] L [3] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [506] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Egypt [1]

Joseph Balfour

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 6803 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Brown Balfour

Died 1917

British Army 98145 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 98145 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Allan Scott Balfour

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 6432 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery and Royal Flying Corps

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Thomas M Balfour

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 32995 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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David Duthie Balfour

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 136406 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Balfour

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army S/6844 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43141 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Robert Balfour

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420377

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420377 Private Canadian Infantry

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Peter Alexander Balfour

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 772016

Canadian Expeditionary Force 772016 Private Canadian Infantry

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Allan Balfour

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 204666

Canadian Expeditionary Force 204666 Private Canadian Infantry

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Duncan Balfour

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104757

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Alexander Balfour

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90230

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Arthur Campbell Balfour

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321608

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Norman Buchanan Balfour

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/14 New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10114 Private New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas Balfour

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321915

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Bernard Balfour

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force and Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 21st Battalion

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William Balfour

Died 1917

British Army TR/110/58060 Private Training Reserve 103rd Battalion

British Army 248025 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 248025 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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John Balfour

Died 1917

British Army 686856 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John James Balfour

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 200993 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Robert Stewart Balfour

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy 4/2046 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde 4/2046 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy M16479 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Gloucester

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John Balfour

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19233

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