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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Geelong Victoria [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Creswick Victoria [3]

Glasgow [3]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aberdeenshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [2]

Boort Victoria [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Colelraine Victoria [2]

Dysart, Fifeshire [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Leslie, Fifeshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maffra Victoria [2]

Mount Egerton Victoria [2]

Scotland [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Arrochar, Dunbartonshire [1]

Banff Scotland [1]

Banffshire [1]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Beath, Fife [1]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenham, Lanarkshire [1]

Bletchingley, Surrey [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bookabie South Australia [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broughton Lancashire [1]

Bull Bay, St. Thomas, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [687]

Second Lieutenant [71]

Corporal [63]

Gunner [56]

Serjeant [52]

Sapper [43]

Lance Corporal [42]

Driver [40]

Captain [32]

Lieutenant [31]

Acting Corporal [17]

Major [12]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Sergeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bandsman [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

2nd Second Lieutenant [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Reverend [2]

2nd Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [89]

Gordon Highlanders [72]

Highland Light Infantry [72]

Labour Corps [71]

Royal Field Artillery [64]

Royal Scots [60]

Royal Highlanders [58]

Machine Gun Corps [50]

Army Service Corps [49]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [41]

Seaforth Highlanders [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [31]

Scottish Rifles [30]

London Regiment [27]

Cameron Highlanders [26]

Royal Naval Division [21]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Scots Guards [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Engineers Transport [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [5]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

5/6th Royal Scots [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [1081]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [132]

Australian Imperial Force [91]

Royal Navy [88]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [49]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1572]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1528]

Merchant Navy [39]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

New Zealand [3]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Melbourne Victoria [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Geelong Victoria [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Creswick Victoria [3] Glasgow [3] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aberdeenshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [2] Boort Victoria [2] Camberwell, London [2] Colelraine Victoria [2] Dysart, Fifeshire [2] Edinburgh [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Leslie, Fifeshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maffra Victoria [2] Mount Egerton Victoria [2] Scotland [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Arrochar, Dunbartonshire [1] Banff Scotland [1] Banffshire [1] Batemans Bay New South Wales [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Beath, Fife [1] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenham, Lanarkshire [1] Bletchingley, Surrey [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bookabie South Australia [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broughton Lancashire [1] Bull Bay, St. Thomas, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [687] Second Lieutenant [71] Corporal [63] Gunner [56] Serjeant [52] Sapper [43] Lance Corporal [42] Driver [40] Captain [32] Lieutenant [31] Acting Corporal [17] Major [12] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Pioneer [7] Able Seaman [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Sergeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bandsman [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] 2nd Second Lieutenant [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Reverend [2] 2nd Lance Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Canteener [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [89] Gordon Highlanders [72] Highland Light Infantry [72] Labour Corps [71] Royal Field Artillery [64] Royal Scots [60] Royal Highlanders [58] Machine Gun Corps [50] Army Service Corps [49] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [41] Seaforth Highlanders [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Royal Scots Fusiliers [31] Scottish Rifles [30] London Regiment [27] Cameron Highlanders [26] Royal Naval Division [21] King's Own Scottish Borderers [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Scots Guards [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Canadian Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Engineers Transport [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] British West Indies Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Ayrshire Yeomanry [5] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] 5/6th Royal Scots [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [1081] Canadian Expeditionary Force [132] Australian Imperial Force [91] Royal Navy [88] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [49] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1572] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1528] Merchant Navy [39] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [37] New Zealand [3] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Arthur Ilford Barclay

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242907

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Robert H. Barclay

Died 1917

British Army 5646 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 761054 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 761054 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Eric Callender Barclay

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery

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Jarvis Wilkins Barclay

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202998

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Yvonne Barclay

Born 1893

Royal Navy G4615

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Alexander Miller Barclay

Born 1896

British Army S/8831 Private Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders )

British Army S/8831 Lance Corporal Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders )

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David Barclay

Born 1893

British Army 2525 Private Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 1st Bn

British Army 2525 Acting Corporal Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 1st Bn

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Gordon Richard Barclay

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158753

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Thomas William Barclay

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212060

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Joseph H. Barclay

Died 1915

British Army 2244 Private Highland Light Infantry 1/6th highland Battalion

British Army 2244 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Alexander Barclay

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 137559 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John Barclay

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2961 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 24313 Acting Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 24313 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Leonard Cyril Barclay

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 17161 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 10013 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 10013 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alexander Barclay

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160765

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Thomas Barclay

Born 1893

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 5156 Driver Australian Army Service Corps 4th Div. Train

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William Guy Barclay

Born 1892

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/41 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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David Barclay

Born 1896

Other Empire Force 3720 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 3983 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Charles Andrew Barclay

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 138122

Canadian Expeditionary Force 138122 Private Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion

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Geoffery William Barclay

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Major Rifle Brigade

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William Milne Barclay

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 3040 Private Scots Guards

British Army 3040 Lance Corporal Scots Guards 3rd Battalion

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