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283 Lynton Road, Bermondsey, Southwark, London, SE1 5DB [1]

Blackheath [1]

Cupar Scotland [1]

Dundee [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Glasgow [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Gunning New South Wales [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Landsborough Victoria [1]

Leven, Fife [1]

Lochgelly, Fife [1]

Murree [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

St Arnaud Victoria [1]

Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Warialda New South Wales [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [59]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Sapper [8]

Gunner [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Driver [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [16]

Royal Engineers [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Guides [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

1/10th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

129th Baluchistan Indian Army [1]

12th Royal Scots [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

1st Royal Highlanders [1]

2nd Royal Highlanders [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Egyptian Army [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Indian Staff Corps [1]

Irish Reserve [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [124]

Contribution

Military Service [122]

Merchant Navy [1]

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Place of birth

283 Lynton Road, Bermondsey, Southwark, London, SE1 5DB [1] Blackheath [1] Cupar Scotland [1] Dundee [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Glasgow [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Gunning New South Wales [1] Highbury, London [1] Landsborough Victoria [1] Leven, Fife [1] Lochgelly, Fife [1] Murree [1] Perth Western Australia [1] St Arnaud Victoria [1] Sydney, New South Wales [1] Warialda New South Wales [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [59] Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Sapper [8] Gunner [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Major [5] Driver [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Serjeant [4] Pioneer [2] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Lance Corporal [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [16] Royal Engineers [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Labour Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Guides [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] 1/10th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 129th Baluchistan Indian Army [1] 12th Royal Scots [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 1st Royal Highlanders [1] 2nd Royal Highlanders [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] 4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Egyptian Army [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Indian Staff Corps [1] Irish Reserve [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [96] Australian Imperial Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [124]

Contribution

Military Service [122] Merchant Navy [1]

Arthur Hunter Buist

Born 1871

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery 3rd Brigade, Scottish Division

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Staff Corps

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Ernest Buist

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292099

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Charles Alfred Buist

Born 1893

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1632 Private Australian Infantry

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Frederick C Buist

Born 1895

Died 1964

British Army S/16045 Private Rifle Brigade 12th Battalion

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Kenneth Buist

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Lieutenant 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Kenneth Watson Buist

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505046

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505046 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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John Buist

Died 1918

British Army S/16746 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 31232 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Herbert Buist

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 35831 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 41043 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Buist

Died 1915

British Army S/4915 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/4915 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Buist

Died 1915

British Army 3/2356 Acting Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/2356 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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George Bruce Buist

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2838 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Edward Buist

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Benjamin C Buist

Died 1917

British Army 79030 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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David Marewell Buist

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83209

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George Buist

Australian Imperial Force 1733

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Robert Henderson Buist

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183511

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183511 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ummond Buist

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29057

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29057 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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William C Buist

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143561

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Charles George Seaton Buist

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205038

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Alister James Buist

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252313

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