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Ararat Victoria [4]

Duns, Berwickshire [4]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Leith Scotland [2]

Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire [1]

Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England [1]

Carrington New South Wales [1]

Coldstream, Berwick [1]

East Preston, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edingburgh [1]

Eyemouth, Berwickshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow [1]

Greenlaw, Berwickshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hebburn, Gateshead, Durham [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leith, Midlothian [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Spring Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wellington, New Zealand [1]

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Private [125]

Carrier [19]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [8]

Gunner [7]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Driver [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boy II [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Learner [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [20]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Scots [15]

Royal Engineers [13]

West Africa Regiment [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Otago Infantry Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Sierra-Leone Battalion [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gold Coast Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

11th Royal Scots [1]

1st Canadian Divisional Head Quarters Imperial Army [1]

1st King's African Rifles [1]

2nd Depot Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2nd Dragoons [1]

5/6th Royal Scots [1]

5th Cameron Highlanders [1]

9th Royal Scots [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Service

British Army [187]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [272]

T [2]

H [1]

J [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [264]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

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People [280] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ararat Victoria [4] Duns, Berwickshire [4] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Leith Scotland [2] Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire [1] Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire, England [1] Carrington New South Wales [1] Coldstream, Berwick [1] East Preston, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edingburgh [1] Eyemouth, Berwickshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow [1] Greenlaw, Berwickshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hebburn, Gateshead, Durham [1] Kensington, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leith, Midlothian [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Moonee Ponds Victoria [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Spring Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wellington, New Zealand [1]

Rank

Private [125] Carrier [19] Corporal [8] Serjeant [8] Gunner [7] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [5] Driver [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boy II [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Learner [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [20] Labour Corps [15] Royal Scots [15] Royal Engineers [13] West Africa Regiment [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Army Service Corps [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] Highland Light Infantry [8] Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Highlanders [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Otago Infantry Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Sierra-Leone Battalion [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gold Coast Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 11th Royal Scots [1] 1st Canadian Divisional Head Quarters Imperial Army [1] 1st King's African Rifles [1] 2nd Depot Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2nd Dragoons [1] 5/6th Royal Scots [1] 5th Cameron Highlanders [1] 9th Royal Scots [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Service

British Army [187] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [272] T [2] H [1] J [1] N [1] P [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [264] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1]

William Blackie

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 15942 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 15942 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th Battalion

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John Blackie

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264585

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John Blackie

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60694

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Ernest Blackie

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76026

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Ernest J Blackie

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16245

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16245 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Blackie

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275823

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John Stewart Blackie

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Benjamin Lowe Blackie

Born 1898

Died 1943

Royal Navy J24596 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges

Other Empire Force Able Seaman S.S. Clarissa Radcliffe Merchant Navy

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John Hubert Eagleson Blackie

Born 1892

Died 1958

Royal Navy J65389

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Alexander Jamison Blackie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123317

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Charles D Blackie

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army B/23066 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Blackie

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 38684 Private Royal Scots

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John Blackie

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 40098 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Blackie

Died 1916

British Army 11779 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 11779 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Gilbert Blackie

Died 1918

British Army S/23974 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army TR/17428 Private Taining Reserve

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William B Blackie

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 56227 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Thomas B Blackie

Died 1914

British Army 10705 Private Highland Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Albert Ferguson Blackie

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 16th battalion highland Battalion

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 16th battalion highland Battalion

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry

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John Lawson Blackie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/14987 Private Gordon Highlanders

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James Blackie

Died 1915

British Army 3/2719 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/2719 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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