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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]

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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]

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Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

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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]

Anna Edwards Barbour

Other Empire Force The Hilda Convalescent Hospital, Ulster

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John Morton Barbour

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy WTS 343 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 343WTS Wireless Telegraph Operator Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Anthony Hope."

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John Barbour

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289754

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Andrew Barbour

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307163

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George Barbour

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 11958 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 11958 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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David Barbour

Died 1917

British Army 6575 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 292730 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 292730 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Andrew Barbour

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2278 Private 2nd Royal Highlanders

British Army 2278 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Barbour

British Army 5286 Company Sergeant Major Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 5286 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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James Barbour

Died 1918

British Army 144237 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Barbour

Died 1916

British Army 5030 Private Highland Light Infantry 18th highland Battalion

British Army 5030 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Barbour

Died 1916

British Army 24033 Sapper Royal Engineers 56th Field Company

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Archibald Barbour

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army S/22632 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army TR/12572 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Charles Barbour

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 22 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 549039 Private Labour Corps

British Army 22 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Barbour

Died 1916

British Army 472 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 472 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Matthew Barbour

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3170 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th highland Battalion

British Army 3170 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Robert Barbour

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51301 Private Royal Scots

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John Henry R Barbour

Born 1888

Died 1921

British Army 16603 Guardsman Coldstream Guards

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John Barbour

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 8118 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Barbour

Died 1914

British Army 3/7013 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 3/7013 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Angus Barbour

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army WR/553760 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 281032 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/553760 Sapper Royal Engineers

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