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Shetland, Scotland [8]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Auckland [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Evansford Victoria [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Horley, Surrey [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Mount Beckwith Victoria [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Arbroath, Forfar [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Ballater Scotland [1]

Balno, Aberdeenshire [1]

Banchory Scotland [1]

Banchory, Kincardinshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bexley, Kent [1]

Birtley, Durham [1]

Boort,Victoria [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Bromley, Middlesex [1]

Broxburn, Linlithgow [1]

Bulawayo, Rhodesia [1]

Crathie,Aberdeenshire [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glenmuick, Ballater, Aberdeenshire [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Inverness Scotland [1]

Invernie, Aberdeenshire [1]

Inverurie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Kangaroo Flat Victoria [1]

Kincardineshire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Lerwick [1]

Rank

Private [314]

Sapper [32]

Serjeant [31]

Corporal [30]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Gunner [26]

Lance Corporal [20]

Driver [16]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Pioneer [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Quarter Master [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [79]

Royal Engineers [53]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Labour Corps [36]

Army Service Corps [24]

Highland Light Infantry [24]

Royal Highlanders [23]

Cameron Highlanders [21]

Royal Scots [20]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [16]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Seaforth Highlanders [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dragoons [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [2]

5th Cameron Highlanders [2]

8th Royal Scots [2]

Australian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [495]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [86]

Australian Imperial Force [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Royal Navy [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Last name first letter

C [753]

H [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [722]

Merchant Navy [26]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Shetland, Scotland [8] Ballarat Victoria [5] Carlton Victoria [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Auckland [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Evansford Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Horley, Surrey [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Mount Beckwith Victoria [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Arbroath, Forfar [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Ballater Scotland [1] Balno, Aberdeenshire [1] Banchory Scotland [1] Banchory, Kincardinshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bexley, Kent [1] Birtley, Durham [1] Boort,Victoria [1] Bow, London [1] Bromley, London [1] Bromley, Middlesex [1] Broxburn, Linlithgow [1] Bulawayo, Rhodesia [1] Crathie,Aberdeenshire [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glenmuick, Ballater, Aberdeenshire [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Inverness Scotland [1] Invernie, Aberdeenshire [1] Inverurie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Kangaroo Flat Victoria [1] Kincardineshire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Lerwick [1]

Rank

Private [314] Sapper [32] Serjeant [31] Corporal [30] Second Lieutenant [27] Gunner [26] Lance Corporal [20] Driver [16] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Pioneer [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Quarter Master [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Corporal [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [79] Royal Engineers [53] Royal Field Artillery [38] Labour Corps [36] Army Service Corps [24] Highland Light Infantry [24] Royal Highlanders [23] Cameron Highlanders [21] Royal Scots [20] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [16] London Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Seaforth Highlanders [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Scots Fusiliers [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13] Scottish Rifles [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] Royal Fusiliers [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Scots Guards [5] Tank Corps [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dragoons [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [2] 5th Cameron Highlanders [2] 8th Royal Scots [2] Australian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [495] Canadian Expeditionary Force [86] Australian Imperial Force [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Royal Navy [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Last name first letter

C [753] H [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [722] Merchant Navy [26] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12] India [1]

William Ernest Coutts

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Captain Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 6th Battalion

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James Coutts

Born 1878

British Army 5753 Sergeant Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 6135 Company Sergeant Major West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6135 Warrant Officer Class 1 West India Regiment

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Donald Dunbar Coutts

Born 1890

Died 1975

Australian Imperial Force Regimental Medical Officer Australian Army Medical Corps 24th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Major Australian Army Medical Corps 24th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Australian Army Medical Corps 6th Australian Field Ambulance

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John Coutts

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K8483 Leading Stoker HMS Orion

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Edward Coutts

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 26271 Drummer Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290483 Drummer Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290483 Private Gordon Highlanders 7th Battalion

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James Lindsay Coutts

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 14464 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9th Battalion

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James Coutts

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299822

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Charles Coutts

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130554

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Albert Coutts

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27446

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James Coutts

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218413

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George Coutts

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225715

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William Fred Coutts

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237355

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Albert Julian Coutts

Died 1918

British Army R/4/095941 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S/22207 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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Donald Gordon Coutts

Born 1897

Died 1955

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Corps of Signals Territorial Force Reserve

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Alfred Coutts

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198103

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David A H Coutts

British Army 6581 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Alexander Coutts

Died 1918

British Army 42582 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 44865 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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James Coutts

Died 1916

British Army 26248 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Christopher Coutts

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy 944/L Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 944/L Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Actaeon

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Donald Coutts

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 2009 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290061 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290061 Company Serjeant Major Gordon Highlanders

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