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Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Balnafettach, Inverness, Scotland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Bressay, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Brockley, Kent, England [1]

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland. [1]

Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Dublin [1]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1]

Fraserburgh, Scotland [1]

Gundagai New South Wales [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Manse of Speymouth, Morayshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mirboo North Victoria [1]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

New Pitsligo Scotland [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Peak Hill New South Wales [1]

Perth Scotland [1]

Rosehearty, Fraserburgh [1]

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

The Manse, Speymouth, Morayshire [1]

Workington, Cumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [147]

Corporal [18]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [17]

Driver [16]

Sapper [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Pioneer [3]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Piper [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Doctor [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Serjeant Temporary Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [36]

Royal Engineers [27]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Highland Light Infantry [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

New Zealand Field Artillery [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Tank Corps [3]

2nd Dragoons [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Irish Horse [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Scots Guards [2]

10th Entrenching Battalion [1]

10th Hussars [1]

15th Division Cyclist Corps [1]

1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 89th Company [1]

24th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2nd Lovat's Scouts [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

2nd Scottish Horse [1]

4th Cameron Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [237]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [341]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [317]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [342] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Balnafettach, Inverness, Scotland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Bressay, Shetland, Scotland [1] Brockley, Kent, England [1] Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland. [1] Crookwell New South Wales [1] Dublin [1] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1] Fraserburgh, Scotland [1] Gundagai New South Wales [1] Kensington, London [1] Lancashire England [1] Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Manse of Speymouth, Morayshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mirboo North Victoria [1] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] New Pitsligo Scotland [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Peak Hill New South Wales [1] Perth Scotland [1] Rosehearty, Fraserburgh [1] Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] The Manse, Speymouth, Morayshire [1] Workington, Cumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [147] Corporal [18] Gunner [18] Serjeant [17] Driver [16] Sapper [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant [4] Deck Hand [3] Pioneer [3] Ordinary Seaman [2] Piper [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Doctor [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Serjeant Temporary Battery Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [36] Royal Engineers [27] Royal Field Artillery [20] Highland Light Infantry [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Labour Corps [11] Seaforth Highlanders [11] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] London Regiment [8] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Scots [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Scottish Rifles [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] New Zealand Field Artillery [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Tank Corps [3] 2nd Dragoons [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Irish Horse [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Scots Guards [2] 10th Entrenching Battalion [1] 10th Hussars [1] 15th Division Cyclist Corps [1] 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 89th Company [1] 24th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2nd Lovat's Scouts [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] 2nd Scottish Horse [1] 4th Cameron Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [237] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [341] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [317] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Alexander Cranna Birnie

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2436 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 2436 Corporal Gordon Highlanders

British Army 2436 Corporal 1/5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders

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William Birnie

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1443 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 2nd/2nd (Highland) Field Company

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John Birnie

Born 1894

Died 1981

Royal Navy Z/ 1211 Royal Naval Division

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Robert Birnie

Born 1884

Died 1920

British Army 5162 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 511579 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 511579 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th Battalion

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James George Birnie

Born 1894

British Army 1613 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 14101 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army Seaforth Highanders 6th Battalion

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William John Gordon Birnie

Died 1917

British Army S/3869 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/3869 Warrant Officer Class 2 Gordon Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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Rome Birnie

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy Z/2623 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde Z/2623 Petty Officer RNVR Collingwood Battalion

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John Birnie

Died 1918

British Army 45867 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery

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Edward John Wilfred Birnie

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Edward D'arcy Birnie

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 845 Serjeant Border Regiment 5th bord Battalion

British Army 845 Quarter Master Serjeant Border Regiment 5th bord Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 5th bord Battalion

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J A Birnie

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR8/30206 Private Training Reserve

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Thomas Mclellan Birnie

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305312

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John William Birnie

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 7975 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Birnie

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 45485 Private Durham Light Infantry 14th Battalion

British Army 45485 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Fred Birnie

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army S/15655 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Andrew Birnie

Died 1917

British Army 31200 Private Highland Light Infantry 16th highland Battalion

British Army 31200 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Burnett Birnie

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 17708 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army GS/17708 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army 17708 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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William Birnie

Died 1917

British Army 6130 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 6130 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Charles Ernest Birnie

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 120923 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Gerald Birnie

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 46/39th Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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