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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Aitkenhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barony, Glasgow [1]

Booterstown, Dublin [1]

Bromsgrove [1]

Coupar Angus Scotland [1]

Denny, Stirlingshire [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Galston, Ayrshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow,Scotland [1]

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Larne, Antrim [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Penshaw, Durham [1]

Perth Scotland [1]

Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Portadown, Northern Ireland [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rai, Bareilly, United Provinces [1]

Ramournie New South Wales [1]

Whiteabbey, Antrim [1]

Rank

Private [277]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Gunner [24]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [18]

Sapper [17]

Captain [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Group Captain [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [34]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Engineers [28]

Army Service Corps [26]

Scottish Rifles [23]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Royal Highlanders [19]

Royal Scots [19]

Seaforth Highlanders [19]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

London Regiment [9]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

4th Royal Scots [2]

8th Royal Scots [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Service

British Army [406]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [575]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [561]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Glasgow Scotland [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Aitkenhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barony, Glasgow [1] Booterstown, Dublin [1] Bromsgrove [1] Coupar Angus Scotland [1] Denny, Stirlingshire [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Galston, Ayrshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow,Scotland [1] Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Lanarkshire [1] Larne, Antrim [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Penshaw, Durham [1] Perth Scotland [1] Perthshire, Scotland [1] Portadown, Northern Ireland [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rai, Bareilly, United Provinces [1] Ramournie New South Wales [1] Whiteabbey, Antrim [1]

Rank

Private [277] Second Lieutenant [25] Gunner [24] Serjeant [23] Corporal [18] Sapper [17] Captain [14] Lance Corporal [12] Acting Corporal [10] Driver [10] Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Group Captain [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Squadron Leader [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [34] Labour Corps [31] Royal Engineers [28] Army Service Corps [26] Scottish Rifles [23] Royal Field Artillery [21] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20] Royal Highlanders [19] Royal Scots [19] Seaforth Highlanders [19] King's Own Scottish Borderers [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Scots Fusiliers [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Irish Rifles [10] London Regiment [9] Gordon Highlanders [8] Cameron Highlanders [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Tank Corps [3] 4th Royal Scots [2] 8th Royal Scots [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Service

British Army [406] Canadian Expeditionary Force [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [575] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [561] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William Bryson

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790794

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790794 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Robertson Bryson

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135652

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135652 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Andrew Bryson

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3082137

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3082137 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Palmer Bryson

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 760178

Canadian Expeditionary Force 760178 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Bryson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 613 Private North Irish Horse

British Army 71045 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 71045 Private North Irish Horse

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William Bryson

Died 1916

British Army 8281 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 8281 Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Richardson Bryson

Died 1914

British Army 857 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 857 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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George Bryson

Died 1917

British Army 42680 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 42680 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Bryson

Died 1915

British Army S/11273 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/11273 Private Cameron Highlanders

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James Bryson

Died 1916

British Army 26186 Scottish Rifles

British Army 41055 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Hunter Bryson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 30543 Private Royal Scots

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Henry Bryson

Died 1918

British Army 5327 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Bryson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 18001 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Hugh Bryson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/12216 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Charles Bryson

Died 1915

British Army 13550 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Bryson

Died 1916

British Army 3971 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3971 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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James Bryson

Died 1917

British Army 19157 Private Royal Scots

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Edward J Bryson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army S/26115 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 5391 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Andrew Bryson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 6278 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 333008 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Bryson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6110 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

British Army 3/7422 Private Gordon Highlanders

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