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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Fernvale Queensland [2]

Greenock Scotland [2]

Largs, Ayrshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Alma, Prince Edward Island [1]

Annbank, Ayrshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ayreshire Scotland [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Barony, Glasgow [1]

Belfast [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Castle Douglas Scotland [1]

Dalbeattie Kirkcudbright [1]

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire [1]

Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1]

Esk Queensland [1]

Gippsland Victoria [1]

Glasgow [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Harvey, Albert County, New Brunswick [1]

Houston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Kirkcudbright Scotland [1]

Leeds England [1]

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Londonderry, Londonderry [1]

Lytham, Lancashire [1]

Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Mostowie, Morayshire [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newstead Victoria [1]

Perth [1]

Port Rexton, Newfoundland [1]

Sale Victoria [1]

Scotland [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Southend, Argyllshire [1]

Stockport, Lancashire [1]

Strathfieldsaye Victoria [1]

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Private [237]

Driver [20]

Serjeant [20]

Gunner [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Sapper [12]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Major [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Mister [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Canteener [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Garrison Serjeant [1]

Group Captain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Master [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [36]

Royal Engineers [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22]

Labour Corps [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Scots [20]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [15]

Scottish Rifles [15]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4]

Scottish Churches Huts [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Glasgow Yeomanry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

15th Lancers [2]

2nd Royal Highlanders [2]

2nd Royal Scots [2]

6th Royal Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

North Irish Horse [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [339]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Royal Navy [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [487]

Contribution

Military Service [472]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Melbourne Victoria [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Fernvale Queensland [2] Greenock Scotland [2] Largs, Ayrshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Alma, Prince Edward Island [1] Annbank, Ayrshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ayreshire Scotland [1] Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Barony, Glasgow [1] Belfast [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Castle Douglas Scotland [1] Dalbeattie Kirkcudbright [1] Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire [1] Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1] Esk Queensland [1] Gippsland Victoria [1] Glasgow [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Harvey, Albert County, New Brunswick [1] Houston, Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Kirkcudbright Scotland [1] Leeds England [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Lewisham, London [1] London [1] Londonderry, Ireland [1] Londonderry, Londonderry [1] Lytham, Lancashire [1] Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Mostowie, Morayshire [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newstead Victoria [1] Perth [1] Port Rexton, Newfoundland [1] Sale Victoria [1] Scotland [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Southend, Argyllshire [1] Stockport, Lancashire [1] Strathfieldsaye Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [237] Driver [20] Serjeant [20] Gunner [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Sapper [12] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Major [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Mister [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Canteener [1] Chauffeur [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Officer [1] Garrison Serjeant [1] Group Captain [1] Guardsman [1] Master [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Squadron Leader [1] Wing Commander [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [36] Royal Engineers [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22] Labour Corps [22] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Scots [20] Royal Field Artillery [18] Seaforth Highlanders [18] Royal Scots Fusiliers [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [15] Scottish Rifles [15] Cameron Highlanders [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] Gordon Highlanders [8] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Border Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4] Scottish Churches Huts [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Glasgow Yeomanry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Tank Corps [3] 15th Lancers [2] 2nd Royal Highlanders [2] 2nd Royal Scots [2] 6th Royal Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Military Mounted Police [2] North Irish Horse [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [339] Canadian Expeditionary Force [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Australian Imperial Force [28] Royal Navy [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [487]

Contribution

Military Service [472] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

John Henry Barbour

Born 1899

Died 1958

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1030641 The New Brunswick Kitties 236th O.S. Battalion

British Army S/10297 Private Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1030641 Private Quebec Regiment 13th Battalion

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James William Barbour

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 103000 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Barbour

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army S/21368 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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John Barbour

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 4423 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th highland Battalion

British Army 4423 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Bn.

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Donald Barbour

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 39408 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward Barbour

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141423

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John Barbour

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262172

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Robert Thomas Barbour

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4976

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Horatio Barbour

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1419 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1419 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Barbour

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296074

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Robert Alexander Barbour

Born 1893

Died 1948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401275

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Isaac Barbour

Died 1915

British Army 16811 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 16811 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 9th Battalion

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John Barbour

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238698

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Archibald Barbour

Born 1885

British Army 570 Serjeant London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 530442 Company Serjeant Major London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Reginald Casey Barbour

Born 1897

Died 1968

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3258461

Canadian Expeditionary Force 658651 FC 1st Depot Battalion, N.B. Regiment

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Sydney Francis Barbour

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153596

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Johnston Barbour

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408239

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William John Barbour

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 10101 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 10101 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James Barbour

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16282 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

British Army 16282 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Barbour

Died 1915

British Army 19593 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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