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Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [5]

Buchanhaven, Aberdeenshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Milton New South Wales [3]

Penola South Australia [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Bangalore [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Fraserburgh [2]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Rosehearty [2]

Scotland [2]

4 Burks Close, Perth [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Bakewell England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnard Castle, Yorkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blythwood Cottage, Woodend, Auchterderran, Fife [1]

Boddam, Aberdeenshire [1]

Boort Victoria [1]

Bordertown South Australia [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brechen Forfar [1]

Brighton England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Buchanhaven, Peterhead, Aberdeenshir [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Dalry, Ayrshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Elgin, Moray, Scotland [1]

Ellon [1]

Elton, Aberdeenshire [1]

Falkeith, Edinburgh [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [347]

Corporal [33]

Gunner [27]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Serjeant [24]

Driver [23]

Sapper [21]

Captain [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Deck Hand [7]

Engineman [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Bombardier [4]

Trimmer [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Second Hand [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Skipper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Mister [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sepoy [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/Bugler [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [90]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Royal Engineers [39]

Army Service Corps [34]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Scots [28]

Royal Highlanders [26]

Royal Naval Reserve [25]

Highland Light Infantry [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Royal Naval Division [22]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Seaforth Highlanders [20]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

London Regiment [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

2nd Royal Highlanders [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Lovat's Scouts [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

12th Royal Scots [2]

4th Royal Scots [2]

6th Royal Scots [2]

7th Royal Scots [2]

8th Royal Scots [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [524]

Royal Navy [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [788]

Contribution

Military Service [752]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

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Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [5] Buchanhaven, Aberdeenshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Milton New South Wales [3] Penola South Australia [3] Aberdeen [2] Bangalore [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Fraserburgh [2] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Rosehearty [2] Scotland [2] 4 Burks Close, Perth [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Bakewell England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnard Castle, Yorkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blythwood Cottage, Woodend, Auchterderran, Fife [1] Boddam, Aberdeenshire [1] Boort Victoria [1] Bordertown South Australia [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brechen Forfar [1] Brighton England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Buchanhaven, Peterhead, Aberdeenshir [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Dalry, Ayrshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Elgin, Moray, Scotland [1] Ellon [1] Elton, Aberdeenshire [1] Falkeith, Edinburgh [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Glasgow Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [347] Corporal [33] Gunner [27] Second Lieutenant [27] Serjeant [24] Driver [23] Sapper [21] Captain [15] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [10] Deck Hand [7] Engineman [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Bombardier [4] Trimmer [4] Able Seaman [3] Second Hand [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Skipper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Boy [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Mister [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Sepoy [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/Bugler [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [90] Royal Field Artillery [44] Royal Engineers [39] Army Service Corps [34] Labour Corps [31] Royal Scots [28] Royal Highlanders [26] Royal Naval Reserve [25] Highland Light Infantry [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Royal Naval Division [22] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20] Seaforth Highlanders [20] Machine Gun Corps [19] London Regiment [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] 2nd Royal Highlanders [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry Battalion [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Lovat's Scouts [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] 12th Royal Scots [2] 4th Royal Scots [2] 6th Royal Scots [2] 7th Royal Scots [2] 8th Royal Scots [2] Army Service Corps Transport [2] British Red Cross Society [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [524] Royal Navy [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Australian Imperial Force [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [788]

Contribution

Military Service [752] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

David Buchan

Born 1891

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228871

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228871 Private Canadian Infantry

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Andrew A Buchan

Died 1916

British Army 2489 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

British Army 2489 Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Buchan

Died 1918

British Army 26697 Private 12th Royal Scots

British Army 26697 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots

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David Campbell Buchan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88476

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David Buchan

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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James Buchan

Born 1867

Died 1917

Royal Navy ES 3903 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3903/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Bellerophon."

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Harold H Buchan

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131578

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William Erskine Buchan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74072

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Edmund Buchan

Australian Imperial Force 7461

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Alexander Buchan

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 153138 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 153138 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Henry Herbert Buchan

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46134

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Sidney John Buchan

Died 1918

British Army L/40768 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Bruno Tyndall Buchan

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 15276 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 15276 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Buchan

Died 1917

British Army 143596 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert Buchan

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 738 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 20195 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20195 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Buchan

Died 1916

British Army 3050 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Buchan

Died 1916

British Army 11550 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 11550 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Harold David Edward Buchan

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266188

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William Buchan

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16/631 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 16/631 Lance Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Buchan

Australian Imperial Force 3358

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