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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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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]

Stewart Coutts

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3422 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3422 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Edward Coutts

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army TR/58067 Training Reserve 103rd Battalion

British Army 248039 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 248039 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William Coutts

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 5645 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 511942 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 5645 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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George Coutts

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 2822 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Robert Coutts

Died 1917

British Army S/18835 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 7248 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred Coutts

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 26887 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Alexander Fraser Coutts

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 25704 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 121850 Private Labour Corps

British Army 34379 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Walter Russell Coutts

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000043

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000043 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Robertson Coutts

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101611

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101611 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Coutts

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 530189

Canadian Expeditionary Force 530189 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Milton Reed Coutts

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 871774

Canadian Expeditionary Force 871774 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Coutts

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 51112

Canadian Expeditionary Force 51112 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Gordon Coutts

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192970

Canadian Expeditionary Force 192970 Private Canadian Infantry

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Barney Coutts

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127715

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William Campbell Lumsden Coutts

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307303

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Alexander Coutts

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173879

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John Hunter Coutts

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195744

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Alexander Bothwell Coutts

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58433

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James Coutts

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70744

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William Frederick Thom Coutts

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89439

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