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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [14]

Sydney New South Wales [13]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [12]

Glasgow Scotland [7]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [4]

Neerim Victoria [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Allora Queensland [2]

Ayr [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cairns Queensland [2]

Camden Town, London [2]

Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Echuca New South Wales [2]

Elrig, Wigtownshire [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Glasgow [2]

Grenfell New South Wales [2]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Heywood Victoria [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Leamington, Warwickshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Londonderry [2]

Mareeba Queensland [2]

Nassau [2]

Partick,Glasgow. [2]

Warracknabeal Victoria [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

53 Hamilton Drive, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Anderston Glasgow [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnett, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [824]

Gunner [97]

Driver [76]

Serjeant [65]

Second Lieutenant [57]

Corporal 2nd [56]

Sapper [49]

Lance Corporal [35]

Lieutenant [32]

Corporal [30]

Captain [15]

Bombardier [11]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Worker [8]

Major [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal 2nd [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal 2nd [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Trimmer [2]

2nd Lieutenenat [1]

ALIAS Trimmer [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colour Serjeant/Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [132]

Labour Corps [94]

Royal Engineers [93]

Highland Light Infantry [87]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [76]

Army Service Corps [70]

Royal Garrison Artillery [58]

Royal Irish Rifles [45]

London Regiment [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [42]

Scottish Rifles [39]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Royal Scots [32]

Gordon Highlanders [29]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Seaforth Highlanders [24]

Canadian Infantry [21]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Royal Highlanders [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Air Force [11]

Tank Corps [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1292]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [193]

Australian Imperial Force [113]

Royal Navy [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1891]

D [13]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1847]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [3]

Ireland [2]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [14] Sydney New South Wales [13] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [12] Glasgow Scotland [7] Greenock, Renfrewshire [4] Neerim Victoria [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Allora Queensland [2] Ayr [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cairns Queensland [2] Camden Town, London [2] Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire [2] Dublin [2] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Echuca New South Wales [2] Elrig, Wigtownshire [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Glasgow [2] Grenfell New South Wales [2] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Heywood Victoria [2] Holborn, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Leamington, Warwickshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Londonderry [2] Mareeba Queensland [2] Nassau [2] Partick,Glasgow. [2] Warracknabeal Victoria [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] 53 Hamilton Drive, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Anderston Glasgow [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Auckland [1] Ayrshire [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnett, Hertfordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [824] Gunner [97] Driver [76] Serjeant [65] Second Lieutenant [57] Corporal 2nd [56] Sapper [49] Lance Corporal [35] Lieutenant [32] Corporal [30] Captain [15] Bombardier [11] Pioneer [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Worker [8] Major [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Lance Corporal 2nd [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal 2nd [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Cadet [2] Trimmer [2] 2nd Lieutenenat [1] ALIAS Trimmer [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chauffeur [1] Colour Serjeant/Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [132] Labour Corps [94] Royal Engineers [93] Highland Light Infantry [87] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [76] Army Service Corps [70] Royal Garrison Artillery [58] Royal Irish Rifles [45] London Regiment [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] Royal Scots Fusiliers [42] Scottish Rifles [39] Machine Gun Corps [36] Royal Scots [32] Gordon Highlanders [29] Royal Fusiliers [27] Cameron Highlanders [25] Seaforth Highlanders [24] Canadian Infantry [21] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Rifle Brigade [16] Royal Highlanders [16] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] Royal Naval Division [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Air Force [11] Tank Corps [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Irish Fusiliers [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Essex Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1292] Canadian Expeditionary Force [193] Australian Imperial Force [113] Royal Navy [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1891] D [13] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1847] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [3] Ireland [2]

Thomas Dempster Barr

Born 1893

Died 1967

Australian Imperial Force 8666 Private 7th Australian Field Ambulance 8th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 8666 Private 1st Australian Field Ambulance

Australian Imperial Force 8666 Driver 1st Australian Field Ambulance

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David George Barr

Born 1896

Died 1956

British Army 17233 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 17233 Private Royal Irish Rifles 11th Battalion

British Army 156769 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Hugh Barr

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 337 Sergeant 44th Infantry Battalion

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Laban Barr

Born 1896

Other Empire Force 309 Bahamas Volunteers

British Army 11918 Private British West Indies Regiment 9th Battalion

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Andrew Barr

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 201252 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 7th (Blythswood) Battalion (Territorial)

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Thomas Barr

Born 1894

British Army 1865 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 1865 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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William James Barr

Born 1878

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654407

Canadian Expeditionary Force Corporal

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Perceval Stanley St. John Barr

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107080

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107080 Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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David Barr

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 812178

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 49th

Canadian Expeditionary Force 812178 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Speirs Barr

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1475 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 9th battalion highland Battalion

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 9th battalion highland Battalion

British Army 1475 Captain Highland Light Infantry 9th.Battalion.

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Frederick Hume Barr

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143619

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Thomas Barr

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92902

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James Hamilton Barr

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles Attached 7/8th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Matthew Fleming Barr

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12933

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John William Barr

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 5788 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ralph Barr

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69299

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John Keir Barr

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161619

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Lawrence Edward Barr

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18086

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Francis Barr

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31704

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Thomas Barr

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112483

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