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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Stawell Victoria [3]

Devonport Tasmania [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Coll, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Dromana Victoria [1]

Dunedin [1]

Glasgow [1]

Granville New South Wales [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

New Norfolk Tasmania [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Raymond Terrace New South Wales [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Seaham New South Wales [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Tipperary [1]

Windermere, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [84]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1]

Sergeant (Acting Company Sergeant Major) [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers attached London Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

2nd Dragoons [1]

7th Royal Highlanders [1]

9th Royal Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

British South African Police [1]

Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1]

Cavalry/Dragoon Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [136]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Royal Navy [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

B [208]

Contribution

Military Service [197]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [208] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Launceston Tasmania [3] Stawell Victoria [3] Devonport Tasmania [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Ayrshire Scotland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Coll, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Dromana Victoria [1] Dunedin [1] Glasgow [1] Granville New South Wales [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Kensington, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] New Norfolk Tasmania [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Raymond Terrace New South Wales [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Seaham New South Wales [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Tipperary [1] Windermere, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [84] Driver [11] Serjeant [10] Gunner [7] Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [3] Sister [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1] Sergeant (Acting Company Sergeant Major) [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Engineers [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Cameron Highlanders [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Army Service Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Scottish Rifles [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers attached London Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] 2nd Dragoons [1] 7th Royal Highlanders [1] 9th Royal Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] British South African Police [1] Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1] Cavalry/Dragoon Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS Cressy [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [136] Australian Imperial Force [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Royal Navy [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

B [208]

Contribution

Military Service [197] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Arthur Edward Boag

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 6506 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 6506 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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David Boag

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95873

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Hugh Boag

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy 279684 (RFR Ch B4547) Petty Officer Stoker HMS Cressy

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John Boag

Died 1916

British Army 9509 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 9509 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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James Boag

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111056

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Douglas Boag

Died 1916

British Army 2340 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th battalion highland Battalion

British Army 2340 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William David Boag

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 853247

Canadian Expeditionary Force 853247 Private Canadian Infantry

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Herbert Edward Boag

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Philip Boag

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167378

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Michael Boag

Died 1917

British Army 42750 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 42750 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Boag

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 2586 Private Ayrshire Yeomanry

British Army 43407 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas William Boag

Died 1917

British Army 17809 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Boag

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army A 7335 Private Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Martin Boag

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3/2243 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/2243 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Arthur James Boag

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1154 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 1154 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Leonard George Boag

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 33356 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 41414 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Patrick Boag

Died 1915

British Army 549 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 549 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Boag

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310989

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Edward Henderson Boag

Australian Imperial Force 926

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Henry Earnest Boag

Australian Imperial Force 1662A

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