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South Shields, Durham, England [5]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

14 Caledonian Place, Edinburgh [1]

29 Dishland Street, Arbroath [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Avenel Victoria [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Carnoustie Scotland [1]

Cork, Cork [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Forfar Scotland [1]

Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Hamilton Scotland [1]

Links Cottages, Broughty Ferry [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Moulin, Perthshire [1]

Parkside South Australia [1]

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [1]

Stratford [1]

Tayport Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [72]

Gunner [9]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Major [5]

Sapper [5]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [14]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Yeomanry Staff [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

1/4th Royal Highlanders [1]

1/6th Royal Highlanders [1]

140th Company Labour Corps [1]

154th Machine Gun Corps [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

23rd Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

2nd Dragoons [1]

2nd Royal Highlanders [1]

35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

4th Royal Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Company of Dragoons [1]

Depot Royal Highlanders [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [113]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Royal Navy [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [187]

Contribution

Military Service [175]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [5] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] 14 Caledonian Place, Edinburgh [1] 29 Dishland Street, Arbroath [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Avenel Victoria [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Carnoustie Scotland [1] Cork, Cork [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Forfar Scotland [1] Forfarshire Scotland [1] Hamilton Scotland [1] Links Cottages, Broughty Ferry [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Moulin, Perthshire [1] Parkside South Australia [1] Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [1] Stratford [1] Tayport Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [72] Gunner [9] Captain [5] Driver [5] Major [5] Sapper [5] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [14] Royal Field Artillery [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Army Service Corps [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Labour Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Yeomanry Staff [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] London Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] 1/4th Royal Highlanders [1] 1/6th Royal Highlanders [1] 140th Company Labour Corps [1] 154th Machine Gun Corps [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 23rd Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 2nd Dragoons [1] 2nd Royal Highlanders [1] 35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 4th Royal Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Company of Dragoons [1] Depot Royal Highlanders [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Imperial Army [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [113] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [12] Royal Navy [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [187]

Contribution

Military Service [175] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Emily Kynoch Butchart

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Charles Cartwright Butchart

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 3024 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 240868 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3024 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3/5th Battalion

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Robert Butchart

Born 1876

Died 1948

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Albert John Butchart

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148666

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Henry Jackson Butchart

Born 1882

Died 1971

British Army Captain Scottish Horse

British Army Major Scottish Horse

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William George Butchart

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225446

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James Butchart

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86093

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Rolland James Butchart

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463225

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463225 Private Canadian Infantry

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A Butchart

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261402

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Andrew T Butchart

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 202263 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Butchart

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 353364 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Butchart

Died 1917

British Army 76275 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 76275 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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John Butchart

Died 1916

British Army S/12690 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 7023 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 7023 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Malcolm Butchart

Died 1917

British Army 291159 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 291159 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Butchart

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303717

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George Butchart

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131517

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Jack Mervyn Butchart

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171626

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John Butchart

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406119

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Dana Lockhart Butchart

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152056

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Leslie Algenon Butchart

Australian Imperial Force 18432

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