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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Boort Victoria [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [4]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Aberdeen Scotland [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Clare South Australia [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Orkney, Scotland [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Carluke, Lanarkshire [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Dunfermline, Fife [2]

Gatton Queensland [2]

Glasgow [2]

Govan, Lanarkshire [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Kinghorn, Fifeshire [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Koolunga South Australia [2]

Leongatha Victoria [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Main Street Bannockburn Stirlingshire [2]

Peebles, Peeblesshire [2]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2]

St Andrews, Fife [2]

Wellington [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Annan Scotland [1]

Arbroath, Forfar [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bagdad Tasmania [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgow [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1]

Battersea [1]

Rank

Private [644]

Gunner [71]

Corporal [67]

Serjeant [63]

Second Lieutenant [55]

Driver [53]

Sapper [48]

Lance Corporal [36]

Captain [31]

Lieutenant [25]

Acting Corporal [15]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Major [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Controller [1]

Civilian [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [99]

Royal Engineers [92]

Royal Field Artillery [80]

Army Service Corps [76]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [60]

Labour Corps [60]

Royal Highlanders [59]

Highland Light Infantry [58]

Royal Scots [53]

Seaforth Highlanders [48]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Cameron Highlanders [31]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [31]

Scottish Rifles [31]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [25]

London Regiment [24]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9]

Tank Corps [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Scots Guards [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

9th Royal Scots [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Australian Infantry Battalion [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [1055]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [129]

Australian Imperial Force [90]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72]

Royal Navy [70]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1484]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1436]

Merchant Navy [45]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

New Zealand [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Boort Victoria [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [4] Glasgow Scotland [4] Aberdeen Scotland [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Clare South Australia [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Orkney, Scotland [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Carluke, Lanarkshire [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Dunfermline, Fife [2] Gatton Queensland [2] Glasgow [2] Govan, Lanarkshire [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Kinghorn, Fifeshire [2] Kirkcaldy, Fife [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Koolunga South Australia [2] Leongatha Victoria [2] London, Middlesex [2] Main Street Bannockburn Stirlingshire [2] Peebles, Peeblesshire [2] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2] St Andrews, Fife [2] Wellington [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Annan Scotland [1] Arbroath, Forfar [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bagdad Tasmania [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Bathgate, Linlithgow [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1] Battersea [1]

Rank

Private [644] Gunner [71] Corporal [67] Serjeant [63] Second Lieutenant [55] Driver [53] Sapper [48] Lance Corporal [36] Captain [31] Lieutenant [25] Acting Corporal [15] Acting Serjeant [10] Major [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Captain [5] Bombardier [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant [1] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Bandsman [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Controller [1] Civilian [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [99] Royal Engineers [92] Royal Field Artillery [80] Army Service Corps [76] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [60] Labour Corps [60] Royal Highlanders [59] Highland Light Infantry [58] Royal Scots [53] Seaforth Highlanders [48] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Machine Gun Corps [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Cameron Highlanders [31] Royal Scots Fusiliers [31] Scottish Rifles [31] King's Own Scottish Borderers [25] London Regiment [24] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Canadian Infantry [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Naval Division [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9] Tank Corps [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Scots Guards [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Scottish Horse [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Ayrshire Yeomanry [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] 9th Royal Scots [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Australian Infantry Battalion [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [1055] Canadian Expeditionary Force [129] Australian Imperial Force [90] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72] Royal Navy [70] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1484] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1436] Merchant Navy [45] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31] New Zealand [1]

David Chalmers

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K10502

Royal Navy K/10502 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Cheerful."

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Albert Russell Chalmers

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224210

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Arnott David Chalmers

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 96 Lance Corporal Scottish Horse

British Army 96 Private Scottish Horse

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John Chalmers

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 15895 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15895 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Chalmers

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 40470 Private Scottish Rifles

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William Chalmers

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432220

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432220 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Douglas Sinclair Chalmers

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 5653 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 242468 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Matthew Chalmers

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 11025 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

British Army 11025 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Arthur Lakes Chalmers

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 7th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 7th Battalion

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James Chalmers

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 8266 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/4th Battalion

British Army 8266 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Margaret Hodge Chalmers

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15494 Member Women's Royal Air Force (Saltley College)

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William Chalmers

Born 1895

Died 1960

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1/8th argyll and Battalion

British Army Major Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion

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Harry Chalmers

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142591

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William Chalmers

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231977

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James Chalmers

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67142

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Robert Chalmers

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 11778 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Robert Young Chalmers

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 46900 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Chalmers

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 38485 Private Hampshire Regiment

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James Chalmers

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 19759 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 19759 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Chalmers

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army S/10830 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6519 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 202408 Private Royal Highlanders

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