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Inverness Scotland [8]

Armidale New South Wales [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3]

London England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Airdrie Scotland [2]

Berry New South Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Geraldton Western Australia [2]

Gourdon, Kincardineshire [2]

Jarrahdale Western Australia [2]

Learmonth Victoria [2]

Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

St. Andrews, Fifeshire [2]

Wedderburn Victoria [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

17 Bell Street Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [1]

All Saints, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Argyle Scotland [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bernie Scotland [1]

Berwick, Berwick [1]

Beswick England [1]

Blofield, Norfolk [1]

Box Hill Victoria [1]

Bresaylor, Sask. [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bungaree Victoria [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Carlisle [1]

Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1]

Duffus, Moray [1]

Duffus, Morayshire [1]

Dundee, Forfar [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [436]

Gunner [45]

Corporal [34]

Sapper [29]

Driver [24]

Lance Corporal [23]

Serjeant [22]

Captain [19]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Corporal [11]

Nursing Sister [11]

Major [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Midshipman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Second Hand [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal/Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Transport Officer [1]

Captain (Temporary) [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal Blacksmith [1]

Dmr Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Matron [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54]

Army Service Corps [48]

Cameron Highlanders [46]

Seaforth Highlanders [43]

Labour Corps [40]

Highland Light Infantry [35]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Gordon Highlanders [30]

Royal Scots [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Canadian Infantry [23]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

London Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Scottish Rifles [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Border Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Lovat's Scouts [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Tank Corps [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

5/6th Royal Scots [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Service Corps Transport [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Canadian Engineers [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [649]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [293]

Australian Imperial Force [94]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1221]

G [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1183]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Inverness Scotland [8] Armidale New South Wales [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3] London England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Airdrie Scotland [2] Berry New South Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Geraldton Western Australia [2] Gourdon, Kincardineshire [2] Jarrahdale Western Australia [2] Learmonth Victoria [2] Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] St. Andrews, Fifeshire [2] Wedderburn Victoria [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] 17 Bell Street Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [1] All Saints, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Argyle Scotland [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bernie Scotland [1] Berwick, Berwick [1] Beswick England [1] Blofield, Norfolk [1] Box Hill Victoria [1] Bresaylor, Sask. [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bungaree Victoria [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Carlisle [1] Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1] Duffus, Moray [1] Duffus, Morayshire [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [436] Gunner [45] Corporal [34] Sapper [29] Driver [24] Lance Corporal [23] Serjeant [22] Captain [19] Second Lieutenant [19] Lieutenant [14] Acting Corporal [11] Nursing Sister [11] Major [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [3] Pioneer [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Midshipman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Second Hand [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Sub Conductor [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal/Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Transport Officer [1] Captain (Temporary) [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Cooper [1] Corporal Blacksmith [1] Dmr Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Matron [1] Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54] Army Service Corps [48] Cameron Highlanders [46] Seaforth Highlanders [43] Labour Corps [40] Highland Light Infantry [35] Royal Field Artillery [35] Gordon Highlanders [30] Royal Scots [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Canadian Infantry [23] King's Own Scottish Borderers [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] London Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Highlanders [17] Scottish Rifles [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Canadian Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Border Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Manchester Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Lovat's Scouts [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Tank Corps [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] 5/6th Royal Scots [3] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Service Corps Transport [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Canadian Engineers [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [649] Canadian Expeditionary Force [293] Australian Imperial Force [94] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1221] G [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1183] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] Jamaica [1]

Peter A. Chisholm

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 265511 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265511 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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William Fraser Chisholm

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 48329 Private Royal Scots

British Army 45028 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Battalion

British Army 2265 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Gordon Douglas Chisholm

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 7242 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 7242 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1st/14th Battalion

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William Dempster Chisholm

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 27933 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 84th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army TR/5 59419 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 84th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 5th Battalion

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James Chisholm

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1662 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265388 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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George Fraser Chisholm

Born 1877

British Army 4022 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/40548 Private Seaforth Highlanders 9th Battalion

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Samuel Chisholm

Born 1893

Other Empire Force 3780 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 6039 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4151 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Charles Chisholm

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army S/6435 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/6435 Private GORDON HIGHLANDERS 2nd Bn

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David Chisholm

Born 1897

Died 1922

Other Empire Force 7967 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 9860 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Roderick Chisholm

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 30428 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Robert Chisholm

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 6542 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 6542 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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William Graham Chisholm

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 475799

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Albert Chisholm

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108927

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John Boath Chisholm

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281310

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Robert Darling Chisholm

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 39 Serjeant Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

British Army 39 Serjeant Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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Thomas Henderson Chisholm

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18573

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Alexander Chisholm

Born 1862

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine - SS Astrologer (Leith)

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Andrew Chisholm

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army S/20880 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/20880 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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Douglas Wilson Chisholm

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 764686 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 764686 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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William Richard Jack Chisholm

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204832

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