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Sydney New South Wales [23]

Melbourne Victoria [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Dubbo New South Wales [6]

Newcastle, Northumberland [6]

South Shields, Durham, England [6]

Buckie, Banffshire [5]

Edinburgh Scotland [5]

Shetland, Scotland [5]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Adelong New South Wales [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Batley, Yorkshire [4]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

London England [4]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Wick Scotland [4]

Aberdeen [3]

Albany Western Australia [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aberdeenshire [2]

Ardrishaig, Argyllshire, Scotland [2]

Auburn Victoria [2]

Banff, Banffshire [2]

Banff, Scotland [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bellside, Lanarkshire [2]

Berwick, Northumberland [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bowral New South Wales [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Caithness Scotland [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cork [2]

Cupar Scotland [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Jarrow, Durham [2]

Koroit Victoria [2]

Lancashire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London [2]

Rank

Private [1485]

Gunner [151]

Corporal [122]

Driver [111]

Second Lieutenant [107]

Serjeant [100]

Sapper [85]

Captain [72]

Lieutenant [64]

Lance Corporal [60]

Major [51]

Acting Corporal [28]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Lieutenant Colonel [22]

Bombardier [19]

Pioneer [16]

Rifleman [11]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Worker [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Sister [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Colonel [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Seaman [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Nurse [5]

Nursing Sister [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Brigadier General [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Commander [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Engineman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Orderly [3]

Skipper [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Trimmer [3]

Volunteer [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [192]

Royal Field Artillery [182]

Labour Corps [179]

Army Service Corps [162]

Gordon Highlanders [156]

Royal Scots [96]

Royal Army Medical Corps [93]

Royal Garrison Artillery [90]

Royal Highlanders [83]

Highland Light Infantry [71]

London Regiment [67]

Seaforth Highlanders [66]

Machine Gun Corps [62]

Cameron Highlanders [58]

Northumberland Fusiliers [55]

Durham Light Infantry [43]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [41]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [41]

Royal Naval Division [37]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [36]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

Royal Army Service Corps [33]

Scottish Rifles [32]

Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Royal Naval Reserve [20]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Canadian Infantry [19]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Tank Corps [16]

French Red Cross [15]

Staff [15]

British West Indies Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Air Force [14]

Royal Flying Corps [14]

Scots Guards [14]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [2436]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [281]

Australian Imperial Force [227]

Royal Navy [222]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [161]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [72]

Indian Army [11]

Other Empire Force [8]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [3515]

K [10]

F [1]

J [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3383]

Merchant Navy [101]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [72]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Guyana [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [23] Melbourne Victoria [14] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] London, Middlesex, England [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Dubbo New South Wales [6] Newcastle, Northumberland [6] South Shields, Durham, England [6] Buckie, Banffshire [5] Edinburgh Scotland [5] Shetland, Scotland [5] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [4] Adelong New South Wales [4] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Batley, Yorkshire [4] Glasgow Scotland [4] London England [4] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Wick Scotland [4] Aberdeen [3] Albany Western Australia [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aberdeenshire [2] Ardrishaig, Argyllshire, Scotland [2] Auburn Victoria [2] Banff, Banffshire [2] Banff, Scotland [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bellside, Lanarkshire [2] Berwick, Northumberland [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bowral New South Wales [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Caithness Scotland [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cork [2] Cupar Scotland [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Jarrow, Durham [2] Koroit Victoria [2] Lancashire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [2] Liverpool England [2] London [2]

Rank

Private [1485] Gunner [151] Corporal [122] Driver [111] Second Lieutenant [107] Serjeant [100] Sapper [85] Captain [72] Lieutenant [64] Lance Corporal [60] Major [51] Acting Corporal [28] Acting Serjeant [23] Lieutenant Colonel [22] Bombardier [19] Pioneer [16] Rifleman [11] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Worker [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Sister [8] Temporary Captain [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Colonel [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Seaman [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Nurse [5] Nursing Sister [5] Acting Captain [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Brigadier General [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Commander [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Engineman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Orderly [3] Skipper [3] Staff Nurse [3] Trimmer [3] Volunteer [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [192] Royal Field Artillery [182] Labour Corps [179] Army Service Corps [162] Gordon Highlanders [156] Royal Scots [96] Royal Army Medical Corps [93] Royal Garrison Artillery [90] Royal Highlanders [83] Highland Light Infantry [71] London Regiment [67] Seaforth Highlanders [66] Machine Gun Corps [62] Cameron Highlanders [58] Northumberland Fusiliers [55] Durham Light Infantry [43] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [41] Royal Scots Fusiliers [41] Royal Naval Division [37] King's Own Scottish Borderers [36] Royal Fusiliers [34] Royal Army Service Corps [33] Scottish Rifles [32] Yorkshire Regiment [31] Rifle Brigade [23] Essex Regiment [22] Middlesex Regiment [22] Liverpool Regiment [20] Royal Naval Reserve [20] The Queen's Regiment [20] Canadian Infantry [19] Manchester Regiment [19] Northamptonshire Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Tank Corps [16] French Red Cross [15] Staff [15] British West Indies Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Air Force [14] Royal Flying Corps [14] Scots Guards [14] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [13] Royal Irish Rifles [13] West Riding Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [2436] Canadian Expeditionary Force [281] Australian Imperial Force [227] Royal Navy [222] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [161] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [72] Indian Army [11] Other Empire Force [8] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [3515] K [10] F [1] J [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3383] Merchant Navy [101] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [72] India [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] Guyana [1]

John Robert Bruce

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132437

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William Fox Bruce

Died 1982

British Army Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Royal Engineers 2 London Divisional Signal Company

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Sidney Herbert Bruce

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405189

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John Smith Bruce

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91744

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Thomas Bruce

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260639

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William Bruce

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195166

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George Wolfe Bruce

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army M/38068 Gunner Army Service Corps

British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 49163 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 3rd Brigade

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Clifford Bruce

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 40746 Private Scots Guards

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Cecil Philip Louis Bruce

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33147

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Robert Bruce

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195364

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Wallace Bruce

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28162

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Cecil Bruce

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3123 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Russel Bruce

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Major Royal Scots

British Army Major Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Herbert Bruce

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17745 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Windle Bruce

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1602 Private 15th Battalion

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John N Bruce

Born 1894

British Army 6787 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200326 Acting Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6787 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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William Bruce

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy WTA 1386 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy WSA 1386 Skipper Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Bradford."

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James Bruce

Born 1856

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Watchman Civilian war death Brunner Mond Chemical Works

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Benjamin Bruce

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133481

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Edward Bruce

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army S/12201 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/12201 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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