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Cellardyke, Fifeshire [5]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Aberfeldy Scotland [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Birchip Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bushbury, Staffordshire [1]

Cupar, Fifeshire [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

East Melbourne Victoria [1]

Islington, London [1]

Leith Scotland [1]

Lincolnshire England [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Port Albert Victoria [1]

Rutland, Vermont [1]

Rutland, Vermont. [1]

South Leith, Midlothian [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Springfield, Fifeshire [1]

St Andrews Scotland [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

Stirling Scotland [1]

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire [1]

Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Yea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [67]

Corporal [7]

Driver [6]

Gunner [4]

Sapper [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Sister [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sergeant [1]

Skipper [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Rear Admiral [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Indian Army [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

12th Royal Scots [1]

235th Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

2nd Royal Highlanders [1]

6th Black Watch [1]

6th Royal Highlanders [1]

7th Royal Highlanders [1]

968th Company Labour Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Lion [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Otago Infantry Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [99]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [151]

D [1]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [145]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

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People [153] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cellardyke, Fifeshire [5] Melbourne Victoria [3] Aberfeldy Scotland [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Birchip Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bushbury, Staffordshire [1] Cupar, Fifeshire [1] Dundee Scotland [1] East Melbourne Victoria [1] Islington, London [1] Leith Scotland [1] Lincolnshire England [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Port Albert Victoria [1] Rutland, Vermont [1] Rutland, Vermont. [1] South Leith, Midlothian [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Springfield, Fifeshire [1] St Andrews Scotland [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] Stirling Scotland [1] Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire [1] Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Yea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [67] Corporal [7] Driver [6] Gunner [4] Sapper [4] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Sister [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1] Second Hand [1] Sergeant [1] Skipper [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Rear Admiral [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10] Royal Highlanders [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] Labour Corps [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Corps of Hussars [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Indian Army [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 12th Royal Scots [1] 235th Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 2nd Royal Highlanders [1] 6th Black Watch [1] 6th Royal Highlanders [1] 7th Royal Highlanders [1] 968th Company Labour Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Lion [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Otago Infantry Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [99] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [151] D [1] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [145] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1]

Robert William Bett

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3279 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 266063 Private Royal Highlanders

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Samuel Bett

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76209

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Francis William Bett

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403347

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Thomas Bett

Died 1914

British Army 1993 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 4th

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Frank Bett

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233766

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Roderick St. George Bett

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army S/18078 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John R Bett

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 180521 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Washington Bett

Born 1892

Died 1964

Canadian Expeditionary Force 628556

Canadian Expeditionary Force 628556 Sergeant 47th Battalion

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Stewart Bett

Born 1876

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1744

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1744 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Frederick Sydney Bett

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180430

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180430 Private Canadian Infantry

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Neil Scot Hunter Bett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101727

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Walter Cecil Bett

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7477

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John Bett

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3286/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 3286 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Coreopsis."

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James Reekie Bett

Australian Imperial Force 23A

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Harry Bett

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5841 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242239 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242239 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Robert Simpson Fowlis Bett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101297

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Stuart Francis Bett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110019

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Robert Carville Bett

Born 1891

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 17/253 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Bett

Died 1918

British Army 15824 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Bell Bett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112373

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