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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]

Robert Chisholm

Died 1917

British Army 5627 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/40938 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Andrew Chisholm

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army S/6710 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/6710 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John James Chisholm

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 242557 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Vincent Chisholm

Died 1915

British Army 9150 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9150 Private Border Regiment

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Alexander Chisholm

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4522 Private Highland Light Infantry 18th highland Battalion

British Army 4522 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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James Chisholm

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 4095 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 4095 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred Chisholm

Died 1917

British Army 35533 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Chisholm

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 241894 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Alexander Chisholm

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 14780 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Alexander Chisholm

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 127619

Canadian Expeditionary Force 127619 Corporal Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery

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Alexander Chisholm

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 220301

Canadian Expeditionary Force 220301 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alexander Chisholm

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 433133

Canadian Expeditionary Force 433133 Private Canadian Infantry

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Donald Angus Chisholm

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874232

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874232 Private Canadian Infantry

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James R Chisholm

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114773

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114773 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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George Frederick Chisholm

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3188815

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3188815 Private Canadian Infantry

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Jack Chisholm

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645972

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645972 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Douglas Chisholm

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3032405

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3032405 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Chisholm

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 152846

Canadian Expeditionary Force 152846 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Chisholm

Born 1894

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 46995

Canadian Expeditionary Force 46995 Private Canadian Infantry

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Colin Francis Chisholm

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1099767

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1099767 Private Canadian Railway Troops

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