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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Carlisle, Cumberland [5]

Glasgow Scotland [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Cumberland [3]

Newcastle-On-Tyne England [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Dublin [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Milang South Australia [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

148 Blackburn Street Govan Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Annan, Dumfrieshire [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire [1]

Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester [1]

Avondale, Lamark [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackwall, London [1]

Blackwood Victoria [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brixton Surrey [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burntisland Scotland [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Canongate, Edinburgh [1]

Carlisle [1]

Carlisle England [1]

Carstairs Scotland [1]

Cockermouth England [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Cumnock, Ayrshire [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Dumfrieshire Scotland [1]

Dunedin [1]

Dunfrieshire Scotland [1]

Durham [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [502]

Corporal [41]

Driver [34]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Serjeant [33]

Captain [32]

Gunner [32]

Sapper [26]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant [11]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [7]

Pioneer [7]

Staff Nurse [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Major [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Sergeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Adjutant [1]

Adjutant Captain Major [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Nursing sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54]

Border Regiment [52]

Labour Corps [52]

Army Service Corps [47]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [44]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Royal Scots [32]

Highland Light Infantry [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [27]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Cameron Highlanders [14]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

London Regiment [13]

Tank Corps [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Staff [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Indian Army [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Regiment [5]

Scots Guards [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Service

British Army [764]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [127]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Australian Imperial Force [56]

Royal Navy [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Last name first letter

C [1086]

M [4]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1077]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Carlisle, Cumberland [5] Glasgow Scotland [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Cumberland [3] Newcastle-On-Tyne England [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Dublin [2] Edinburgh [2] Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Milang South Australia [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] 148 Blackburn Street Govan Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Annan, Dumfrieshire [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire [1] Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester [1] Avondale, Lamark [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackwall, London [1] Blackwood Victoria [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brixton Surrey [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burntisland Scotland [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Canongate, Edinburgh [1] Carlisle [1] Carlisle England [1] Carstairs Scotland [1] Cockermouth England [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Cumnock, Ayrshire [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Dumfrieshire Scotland [1] Dunedin [1] Dunfrieshire Scotland [1] Durham [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Ellesmere Port, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [502] Corporal [41] Driver [34] Second Lieutenant [34] Serjeant [33] Captain [32] Gunner [32] Sapper [26] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Serjeant [14] Lieutenant [11] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [7] Pioneer [7] Staff Nurse [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Major [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Brigadier General [2] Colonel [2] Colour Sergeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Adjutant [1] Adjutant Captain Major [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Brigade Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Hon Capt [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Nursing sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54] Border Regiment [52] Labour Corps [52] Army Service Corps [47] King's Own Scottish Borderers [44] Royal Field Artillery [44] Royal Scots [32] Highland Light Infantry [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Royal Scots Fusiliers [27] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23] Liverpool Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Manchester Regiment [16] Cameron Highlanders [14] Cheshire Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [14] Machine Gun Corps [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] London Regiment [13] Tank Corps [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Staff [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Indian Army [10] Scottish Rifles [10] Gordon Highlanders [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Northumberland Regiment [5] Scots Guards [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] West Riding Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3]

Service

British Army [764] Canadian Expeditionary Force [127] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Australian Imperial Force [56] Royal Navy [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Last name first letter

C [1086] M [4] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1077] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Australia [1] New Zealand [1] Sri Lanka [1]

William Thomas Carruthers

Born 1891

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/738 Warrant Officer Otago Infantry Regiment

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J Carruthers

Died 1940

British Army 1196 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Cameron Roy Carruthers

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 1987 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 4th Battalion

British Army Captain Cameron Highlanders 4th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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George Frederick Carruthers

Born 1895

British Army 1465 Private Border Regiment 1/4 Battalion (attached to Oxford & Bucks LI)

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William Arthur Carruthers

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 696068 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Leslie James Carruthers

Born 1893

Died 1943

Australian Imperial Force 12456

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James Carruthers

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2007 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 2007 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Vincent Theodore Carruthers

Born 1881

British Army Captain 11th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Carruthers

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264327

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Andrew Carruthers

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army 4009 Lance Corporal Australian Army Medical Corps

Australian Imperial Force 4009 Lance Corporal Australian Army Medical Corps 1 Field Ambulance Reinforcements, 1st Australian Division

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William Carruthers

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284227

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Norman Roy Waugh Carruthers

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 19136 Private Coldstream Guards

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Walter Carruthers

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290023

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James Carruthers

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164335

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Robert Carruthers

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162718

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George John Carruthers

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408218

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James Henry Carruthers

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 6138 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1/7th west Battalion

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Robert Malcolm Carruthers

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191538

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Royden Owen Carruthers

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206702

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James Carruthers

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2939 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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