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Aberdeenshire [4]

Shetland, Scotland [3]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Alford Scotland [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barony Scotland [1]

Barton, Lincolnshire [1]

Bellie, Morayshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Cushnie Scotland [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Harefield, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Minto ON [1]

Nerang Queensland [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Orkney, Scotland [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Scotland [1]

Springburn, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Stonehaven, Lincolnshire [1]

Tarves, Aberdeenshire [1]

Wallacetown, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

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Private [134]

Corporal [17]

Gunner [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Driver [10]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Sister [4]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Sapper [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Private/Corporal [1]

S/S [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Gordon Highlanders [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Army Service Corps [16]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Scottish Rifles [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Artillery [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

1/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

1/3rd Scottish Horse [1]

11th Battalion Royal Scots [1]

13th Royal Scots [1]

1st High Brigade [1]

1st South African Infantry [1]

2nd Western General Hospital [1]

3/1st Gurkha Rifles [1]

5/6th Royal Scots [1]

Service

British Army [229]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [306]

A [1]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [296]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Aberdeenshire [4] Shetland, Scotland [3] Exeter, Devon [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Alford Scotland [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barony Scotland [1] Barton, Lincolnshire [1] Bellie, Morayshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Cushnie Scotland [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Edinburgh [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Harefield, Middlesex [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Minto ON [1] Nerang Queensland [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Orkney, Scotland [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland [1] Scotland [1] Springburn, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Stonehaven, Lincolnshire [1] Tarves, Aberdeenshire [1] Wallacetown, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Rank

Private [134] Corporal [17] Gunner [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Driver [10] Sapper [10] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [4] Sister [4] Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal/Sapper [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Private/Corporal [1] S/S [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30] Royal Field Artillery [28] Gordon Highlanders [23] Labour Corps [22] Army Service Corps [16] Highland Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Royal Highlanders [6] Royal Scots [6] Scottish Rifles [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Tank Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Artillery [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Scottish Horse [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] Welsh Guards [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 1/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] 1/3rd Scottish Horse [1] 11th Battalion Royal Scots [1] 13th Royal Scots [1] 1st High Brigade [1] 1st South African Infantry [1] 2nd Western General Hospital [1] 3/1st Gurkha Rifles [1] 5/6th Royal Scots [1]

Service

British Army [229] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [306] A [1] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [296] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [5] United States [1]

Francis Jamieson Copland

Born 1890

Died 1974

British Army L/4448 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve

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Joseph Copland

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 6688 Private Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion

British Army 3935 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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William John Copland

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 271454

Royal Navy 271454 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HM Submarine D5

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Richard Copland

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66960

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Dudley Charles Copland

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1 Battalion

British Army 1323 Private London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles) (Territorial Force)

British Army 1323 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1 Battalion

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Edgar Copland

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253457

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James Copland

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163064

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Roy Alexander Copland

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49273

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Henry Copland

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 303658

Royal Navy 303658 Leading Stoker HMS Amphion

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Harold Percival Copland

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56138

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Arthur Hughey Copland

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 928869

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Joseph Uriah Copland

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

Royal Navy Gunner H.M.S. "Formidable."

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John Laurie Copland

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 11391 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Robert M. Copland

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2844 King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 42010 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Ronald F Copland

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2005 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 2005 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Walter Albert Copland

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 43372 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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James Copland

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176750

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Donald Copland

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179027

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Harry Depew Copland

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74459

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Thomas Copland

Australian Imperial Force 40

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