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Ballarat Victoria [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Auckland [1]

Brigden, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire [1]

Duns, Berwick [1]

Duns, Berwickshire [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Jedburgh Scotland [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Melrose Scotland [1]

Murchison Victoria [1]

Peebles Scotland [1]

Wangaratta Victoria [1]

Yarrow Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [58]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Sergeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Army Service Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

1st Dragoons [1]

81st Field Battery Royal Canadian Artillery [1]

8th Royal Scots [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment (Reserve) [1]

Auxiliary Forces India [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Mercantile Marine, H.M. Transport 'Caledonia' [1]

Motor Machine Gun Battery Machine Gun Service [1]

Otago Infantry Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery attached 11th General Hospital [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

South African Native Labour Corps [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Dragoons [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [86]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Royal Navy [3]

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B [131]

Contribution

Military Service [128]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

New Zealand [1]

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People [131] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Aberdeen [1] Auckland [1] Brigden, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire [1] Duns, Berwick [1] Duns, Berwickshire [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Jedburgh Scotland [1] Johannesburg [1] Melrose Scotland [1] Murchison Victoria [1] Peebles Scotland [1] Wangaratta Victoria [1] Yarrow Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [58] Serjeant [10] Gunner [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Sergeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Army Service Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Scots [8] Labour Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 1st Dragoons [1] 81st Field Battery Royal Canadian Artillery [1] 8th Royal Scots [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment (Reserve) [1] Auxiliary Forces India [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Kent Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Mercantile Marine, H.M. Transport 'Caledonia' [1] Motor Machine Gun Battery Machine Gun Service [1] Otago Infantry Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery attached 11th General Hospital [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Scots Guards [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] South African Native Labour Corps [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Yorkshire Dragoons [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [86] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Royal Navy [3]

Last name first letter

B [131]

Contribution

Military Service [128] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2] New Zealand [1]

Murray Gladstone Blaikie

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2248 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 2248 Private Manchester Regiment 1/6th manchest Battalion

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Searle John Blaikie

Born 1892

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26/79 Sergeant New Zealand Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion, 3rd

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George Donaldson Blaikie

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 22251 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 22251/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid."

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Walter Brunton Blaikie

Australian Imperial Force 1898

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Alexander Blaikie

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216069

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Alexander Blaikie

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1325 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Hugh Blaikie

Died 1916

British Army 23107 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Adam Blaikie

Died 1915

British Army 12794 Private Scots Guards

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James Blaikie

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army S/5267 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Alexander Blaikie

Died 1918

British Army 137312 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Blaikie

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 335212 Private Royal Scots

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James Blaikie

Died 1915

British Army 9683 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 9683 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Stanley Blaikie

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3081439

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3081439 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Greenlees Blaikie

Born 1894

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/682 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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Alfred James Blaikie

Born 1889

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21189 Auckland Infantry Regiment (Reserve)

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Robert Blaikie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 21257 Private Highland Light Infantry 12th highland Battalion

British Army 21257 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Blaikie

Died 1917

British Army S/7362 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/7362 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Joseph Mckay Blaikie

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715605

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715605 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Harry Kelso Blaikie

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3135115

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Alexander Blaikie

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316202

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