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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Edinburgh [4]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Macduff, Banffshire [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Auckland [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [3]

Liverpool [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

Whitehead, Antrim [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Berwick, Northumberland [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Cork [2]

Dunedin [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Moe Victoria [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Watchem Victoria [2]

Yackandandah Victoria [2]

12 Ritchie Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Abbeyhill, Midlothian [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airdrie Scotland [1]

Antrim [1]

Antrim, Ireland [1]

Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Ballyclare, Antrim [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Banff Scotland [1]

Banffshire Scotland [1]

Bangor [1]

Bangor Wales [1]

Bangor, Down [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [837]

Driver [70]

Corporal [68]

Second Lieutenant [65]

Gunner [62]

Serjeant [56]

Sapper [52]

Lance Corporal [35]

Captain [34]

Lieutenant [23]

Acting Corporal [15]

Major [13]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Pioneer [10]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [5]

Rifleman [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Seaman [4]

Sister [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Guardsman [3]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Second Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Ammunition Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [97]

Labour Corps [85]

Royal Field Artillery [84]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [80]

Army Service Corps [78]

Highland Light Infantry [68]

Royal Scots [59]

Royal Irish Rifles [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Scottish Rifles [42]

Machine Gun Corps [41]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [41]

Royal Highlanders [40]

Seaforth Highlanders [36]

Gordon Highlanders [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Cameron Highlanders [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

London Regiment [23]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [21]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21]

Canadian Infantry [20]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [15]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Border Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

British West Indies Regiment [10]

Scots Guards [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

North Irish Horse [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1284]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [290]

Australian Imperial Force [113]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101]

Royal Navy [95]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [51]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [2008]

K [5]

H [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1943]

Merchant Navy [57]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9] Melbourne Victoria [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Belfast, Antrim [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Edinburgh [4] Glasgow Scotland [4] Macduff, Banffshire [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Auckland [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire [3] Liverpool [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] Whitehead, Antrim [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Berwick, Northumberland [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Cork [2] Dunedin [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Little Dunkeld, Perthshire [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Moe Victoria [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Watchem Victoria [2] Yackandandah Victoria [2] 12 Ritchie Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Abbeyhill, Midlothian [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airdrie Scotland [1] Antrim [1] Antrim, Ireland [1] Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Ballyclare, Antrim [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Banff Scotland [1] Banffshire Scotland [1] Bangor [1] Bangor Wales [1] Bangor, Down [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [837] Driver [70] Corporal [68] Second Lieutenant [65] Gunner [62] Serjeant [56] Sapper [52] Lance Corporal [35] Captain [34] Lieutenant [23] Acting Corporal [15] Major [13] Acting Serjeant [11] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Pioneer [10] Staff Serjeant [7] Bombardier [5] Rifleman [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Seaman [4] Sister [4] Temporary Major [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Guardsman [3] Gunner Acting Bombardier [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Petty Officer [2] Second Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Ammunition Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [97] Labour Corps [85] Royal Field Artillery [84] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [80] Army Service Corps [78] Highland Light Infantry [68] Royal Scots [59] Royal Irish Rifles [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Scottish Rifles [42] Machine Gun Corps [41] Royal Scots Fusiliers [41] Royal Highlanders [40] Seaforth Highlanders [36] Gordon Highlanders [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Cameron Highlanders [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] London Regiment [23] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [21] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21] Canadian Infantry [20] Liverpool Regiment [19] Durham Light Infantry [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Irish Fusiliers [15] Royal Naval Division [14] Border Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] British West Indies Regiment [10] Scots Guards [9] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] North Irish Horse [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] Canadian Infantry Battalion [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1284] Canadian Expeditionary Force [290] Australian Imperial Force [113] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101] Royal Navy [95] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [51] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [2008] K [5] H [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1943] Merchant Navy [57] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Canada [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Ronald Blair

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119543

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Thomas James Blair

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8537

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Ernest Blair

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90921

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John George Blair

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71944

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William Blair

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194359

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John Charles Blair

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307230

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Abraham Blair

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2896 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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James Mclay Blair

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10268 Corporal Scots Guards

British Army 10268 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

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Sidney Barclay Blair

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert Curwen Richmond Blair

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army Captain Border Regiment 5th battalion bord Battalion

British Army Captain Border Regiment 5th (Cumberland) Battalion (Territorial)

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Archibald Blair

Born 1897

Died 1964

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Scots Rifles attached Highland Light Infantry

British Army Temporary Major 1st Assyrian Battalion

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Gordon Glover Blair

Born 1895

Died 1957

Australian Imperial Force

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Andrew Nelson Blair

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50415

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James Blair

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300417

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James Samuel Blair

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 14122 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 14122 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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James Watson Blair

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261979

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David Blair

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23569

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William Blair

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285779

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Charles Forbes Blair

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289508

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Walker John Blair

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43995

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