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Melbourne Victoria [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Ayr [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Orroroo South Australia [2]

75 Byres Road, Hillhead, Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Alneas, Ross [1]

Alness Scotland [1]

Bathgate, West Lothian [1]

Biggar Scotland [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1]

Brussels, Ontario [1]

Buckingham England [1]

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [1]

Canning Town, Middlesex [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Crailing, Roxburgh [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Crumpsall Manchester [1]

Dalkeith, Scotland [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Drummore Scotland [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1]

Dunston on Tyne, Durham [1]

Elderslie, Renfrewshire [1]

Fairlie, Canterbury [1]

Galashiels Scotland [1]

Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Govan Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Haywood, Lanarkshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Inverleithan Scotland [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Kingersdorp, South Africa [1]

Krugersdorp [1]

Larkhall, Lanark [1]

Rank

Private [294]

Corporal [28]

Driver [27]

Gunner [24]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [19]

Lance Corporal [17]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Nursing Sister [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Nurse [1]

Private/Captain/Acting Corporal [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [40]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [37]

Royal Engineers [33]

Labour Corps [29]

Highland Light Infantry [27]

Royal Scots [26]

Scottish Rifles [26]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Highlanders [21]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [20]

Gordon Highlanders [15]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

London Regiment [7]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

8th Royal Scots [4]

American Ambulance Hospital [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Young Mens Christian Association [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

2nd Royal Highlanders [2]

2nd Royal Scots [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [447]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [72]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Royal Navy [28]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [663]

Contribution

Military Service [642]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [2]

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People [663] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Ayr [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Orroroo South Australia [2] 75 Byres Road, Hillhead, Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Alneas, Ross [1] Alness Scotland [1] Bathgate, West Lothian [1] Biggar Scotland [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1] Brussels, Ontario [1] Buckingham England [1] Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [1] Canning Town, Middlesex [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Crailing, Roxburgh [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Crumpsall Manchester [1] Dalkeith, Scotland [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Drummore Scotland [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1] Dunston on Tyne, Durham [1] Elderslie, Renfrewshire [1] Fairlie, Canterbury [1] Galashiels Scotland [1] Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Govan Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Haywood, Lanarkshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Inverleithan Scotland [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kew Victoria [1] Kingersdorp, South Africa [1] Krugersdorp [1] Larkhall, Lanark [1]

Rank

Private [294] Corporal [28] Driver [27] Gunner [24] Sapper [23] Serjeant [19] Lance Corporal [17] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [14] Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Nursing Sister [5] Acting Corporal [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Nurse [1] Private/Captain/Acting Corporal [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [40] King's Own Scottish Borderers [37] Royal Engineers [33] Labour Corps [29] Highland Light Infantry [27] Royal Scots [26] Scottish Rifles [26] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Highlanders [21] Royal Scots Fusiliers [20] Gordon Highlanders [15] Machine Gun Corps [15] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] London Regiment [7] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] 8th Royal Scots [4] American Ambulance Hospital [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Young Mens Christian Association [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] 2nd Royal Highlanders [2] 2nd Royal Scots [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Border Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [447] Canadian Expeditionary Force [72] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Australian Imperial Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] Royal Navy [28] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [663]

Contribution

Military Service [642] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [2]

James Bertram Ballantyne

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Edward David Rattray Ballantyne

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 332 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

British Army 332 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

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Kate Gretchen Ballantyne

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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