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Edinburgh [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [4]

Gympie Queensland [4]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Arbroath [2]

Bowral New South Wales [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

South Shields [2]

West Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Wirrabara South Australia [2]

34 West Holborn, South Shields, Co Durham [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Alnwick [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Berwickshire Scotland [1]

Braunston, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Canterbury [1]

China [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Coldstream, Berwicks [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Douglas, Lanarkshire [1]

Draghorn, Ayrshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Duns Scotland [1]

Duns, Berwickshire [1]

Durham [1]

Easington County Durham [1]

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire [1]

Edinburgh England [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Felton England [1]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1]

Gifford, Haddington [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [385]

Driver [38]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Serjeant [32]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [24]

Sapper [24]

Lieutenant [15]

Captain [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Gunner Gunner [9]

Major [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Capt (addtl) relinquishing actg Capt rank on ceasing to command a Company [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Major while 2nd in command of a battlion (Temp Capt and Lt Yeo T F) [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Sergeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Charge Sister [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Conductor [1]

Doctor [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [48]

Royal Engineers [48]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Labour Corps [42]

Northumberland Fusiliers [37]

Royal Scots [37]

Durham Light Infantry [35]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21]

Highland Light Infantry [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

London Regiment [15]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Royal Highlanders [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Cameron Highlanders [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

1st Royal Scots [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Training Reserve [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Northumberland Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

2nd Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [618]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [70]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Royal Navy [46]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [864]

Contribution

Military Service [844]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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Place of birth

Edinburgh [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [4] Gympie Queensland [4] Gateshead, Durham [3] Arbroath [2] Bowral New South Wales [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] South Shields [2] West Hartlepool, Durham [2] Wirrabara South Australia [2] 34 West Holborn, South Shields, Co Durham [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Alnwick [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Berwickshire Scotland [1] Braunston, Northamptonshire, England [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Canterbury [1] China [1] Clare South Australia [1] Coldstream, Berwicks [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Douglas, Lanarkshire [1] Draghorn, Ayrshire [1] Dublin [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Duns Scotland [1] Duns, Berwickshire [1] Durham [1] Easington County Durham [1] Eastwood, Nottinghamshire [1] Edinburgh England [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Felton England [1] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1] Gifford, Haddington [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [385] Driver [38] Second Lieutenant [33] Serjeant [32] Gunner [28] Corporal [24] Sapper [24] Lieutenant [15] Captain [14] Lance Corporal [13] Gunner Gunner [9] Major [7] Acting Corporal [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Brigadier General [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Capt (addtl) relinquishing actg Capt rank on ceasing to command a Company [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Major while 2nd in command of a battlion (Temp Capt and Lt Yeo T F) [1] Acting Sister [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Sergeant [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Charge Sister [1] Colonel [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Conductor [1] Doctor [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [48] Royal Engineers [48] Royal Field Artillery [44] Labour Corps [42] Northumberland Fusiliers [37] Royal Scots [37] Durham Light Infantry [35] King's Own Scottish Borderers [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Machine Gun Corps [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21] Highland Light Infantry [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] London Regiment [15] Gordon Highlanders [13] Royal Highlanders [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Scottish Rifles [11] Cameron Highlanders [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] 1st Royal Scots [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Training Reserve [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Northumberland Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] 2nd Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [618] Canadian Expeditionary Force [70] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Royal Navy [46] Australian Imperial Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [864]

Contribution

Military Service [844] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

William Cockburn

Born 1893

British Army Captain North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Acting Capt (addtl) relinquishing actg Capt rank on ceasing to command a Company K.O. Sco Bord.

British Army Temp Lieutenant 2nd Lt (Actg Capt) (Yeo T F) K.O Scots Bord

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George Alexander Cockburn

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 6666 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 6666 Acting Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 6666 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Ruby Cockburn

Born 1884

Died 1966

Other Empire Force Nursing Sister British Red Cross 13 General Hospital Malassiese St.Omer France

Other Empire Force Charge Sister British Red Cross No.8 Red Cross Hospital

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Andrew Cockburn

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army S/10351 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army S/10351 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Gordon Allen Cockburn

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Thomas Macauley Cockburn

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 1395 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 318342 Rifleman London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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Thomas Cockburn

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56297

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Jacob Cockburn

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190159

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Robert Claude Radcliffe Cockburn

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). attached Indian Army

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John George Cockburn

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208627

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James Cockburn

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262218

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Robert Cockburn

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261417

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Robert Mitchell Cockburn

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141997

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George Thomas Cockburn

Died 1916

British Army 22038 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th Battalion

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William Cockburn

Died 1917

British Army 48023 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harriet Mcmillan Cockburn

Born 1873

Died 1948

Other Empire Force Doctor Serbian Relief Fund Mrs Stobart's Unit

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James Cockburn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73319

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John Cockburn

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268479

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James Cockburn

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41416

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Matthew Cockburn

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1348 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 37927 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 27th Battalion (Tyneside Irish)

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