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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Buckpool, Buckie [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Pluscarden, Moray [2]

85 Leslie Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Banffshire [1]

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bowmore, Argyleshire, Scotland [1]

Buckie, Banffshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Coatbridge Scotland [1]

Corballs, Lanarkshire [1]

Cowie, Stirlingshire [1]

Cromwell, Central Otago [1]

Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1]

Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1]

Dreghorn [1]

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Dunfermline, Fife [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Fochabers, Scotland [1]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1]

Garbals Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Heaton, Northumberland [1]

Helensburgh New South Wales [1]

Helensburgh, Scotland [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kilburnie Scotland [1]

Kilsyth, Scotland [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [251]

Gunner [29]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [16]

Driver [14]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Pioneer [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Probationary Flight Officer [2]

Sister [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2/LT [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver/Gunner [1]

Engineman [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Member [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private (Medical Officer's Orderly) [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Temporary Nurse and Nursing Sister [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Gordon Highlanders [28]

Labour Corps [26]

Army Service Corps [23]

Seaforth Highlanders [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [20]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Royal Scots [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Cameron Highlanders [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

2nd Royal Scots [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

Imperial Army [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Dragoon Guards [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Service

British Army [387]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Royal Navy [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [580]

Contribution

Military Service [557]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Buckpool, Buckie [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Pluscarden, Moray [2] 85 Leslie Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Banffshire [1] Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Battersea, London [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bowmore, Argyleshire, Scotland [1] Buckie, Banffshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Coatbridge Scotland [1] Corballs, Lanarkshire [1] Cowie, Stirlingshire [1] Cromwell, Central Otago [1] Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1] Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1] Dreghorn [1] Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Dublin [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Dunfermline, Fife [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Fochabers, Scotland [1] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1] Garbals Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Heaton, Northumberland [1] Helensburgh New South Wales [1] Helensburgh, Scotland [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kilburnie Scotland [1] Kilsyth, Scotland [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [251] Gunner [29] Second Lieutenant [23] Corporal [18] Serjeant [17] Sapper [16] Driver [14] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Deck Hand [3] Pioneer [3] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Probationary Flight Officer [2] Sister [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2/LT [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver/Gunner [1] Engineman [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Member [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private (Medical Officer's Orderly) [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Temporary Nurse and Nursing Sister [1] Trimmer Cook [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31] Royal Field Artillery [31] Gordon Highlanders [28] Labour Corps [26] Army Service Corps [23] Seaforth Highlanders [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21] Royal Scots Fusiliers [20] Highland Light Infantry [19] Royal Scots [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Cameron Highlanders [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] London Regiment [12] Royal Highlanders [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Royal Naval Division [10] Canadian Infantry [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] 2nd Royal Scots [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] Imperial Army [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Dragoon Guards [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Scots Guards [2]

Service

British Army [387] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Royal Navy [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [580]

Contribution

Military Service [557] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Canada [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Jonathan Bowie

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army S/8139 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James Bowie

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy TC 461 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 461TC Trimmer Cook Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Morning Star IV."

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Archibald Bowie

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 7203 Serjeant Cameron Highlanders

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George Bowie

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2901 Serjeant 9th Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant 11th Royal Scots

British Army 2/LT Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)

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Allan Stuart Hunter Bowie

Died 1918

British Army 9486 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 23rd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Allison Bowie

Australian Imperial Force

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George Albert Bowie

Australian Imperial Force 1870

Australian Imperial Force 58563

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Robert Bowie

Australian Imperial Force

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William Harry Bowie

Australian Imperial Force 1735

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William Bowie

Australian Imperial Force 685

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Harold Harcourt Bowie

Australian Imperial Force 370

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Reginald St John Bowie

Australian Imperial Force 1752

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Robert Wallace Henry Bowie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244034

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Malcolm Bowie

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260321

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Peter Gibson Bowie

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 7327 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7327 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Walter Bowie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3304 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 275935 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James Bowie

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 5612 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/40854 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Samuel Bowie

Died 1918

British Army 24195 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Bowie

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 113 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1/8th Battalion

British Army 113 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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William Bowie

Died 1917

British Army 7817 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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