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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Glasgow Scotland [8]

Belfast [7]

Hobart Tasmania [7]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [6]

South Shields, Durham, England [6]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [4]

Hagley Tasmania [4]

Lamlash, Buteshire, Scotland [4]

London England [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Bangor Tasmania [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Boggabri New South Wales [3]

Castlemaine Victoria [3]

Castra Tasmania [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Glasgow [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Liverpool [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

York [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Ayrshire [2]

Ayrshire Scotland [2]

Ballymena, Antrim [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Cairns Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Dalry, Ayrshire [2]

Delegate New South Wales [2]

Durham [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1749]

Gunner [183]

Corporal [159]

Serjeant [125]

Driver [118]

Second Lieutenant [116]

Sapper [99]

Captain [78]

Lance Corporal [59]

Lieutenant [57]

Acting Corporal [35]

Major [33]

Pioneer [24]

Lieutenant Colonel [18]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Bombardier [13]

Rifleman [12]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Sister [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colonel [5]

Sergeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Worker [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Reverend [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Captain Acting Major [3]

Nurse [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Sister [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Honorary Captain [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [199]

Labour Corps [197]

Royal Field Artillery [184]

Highland Light Infantry [149]

Army Service Corps [131]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [129]

Royal Garrison Artillery [110]

Royal Army Medical Corps [100]

Machine Gun Corps [95]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [84]

Royal Scots [80]

Scottish Rifles [77]

Northumberland Fusiliers [68]

London Regiment [58]

Seaforth Highlanders [56]

Royal Highlanders [52]

Gordon Highlanders [50]

Royal Irish Rifles [48]

Cameron Highlanders [47]

Canadian Infantry [46]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [45]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [40]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Royal Army Service Corps [39]

Royal Naval Division [37]

Durham Light Infantry [35]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Manchester Regiment [30]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [30]

Border Regiment [26]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Army Ordnance Corps [20]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Rifle Brigade [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Tank Corps [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Scots Guards [14]

Service

British Army [2712]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [515]

Australian Imperial Force [277]

Royal Navy [200]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [188]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [121]

Other Empire Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [4115]

S [2]

D [1]

F [1]

G [1]

H [1]

L [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4004]

Merchant Navy [94]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [72]

Canada [4]

Guyana [2]

China [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Italy [1]

Jersey [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

United States [1]

Yemen [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12] Brisbane Queensland [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Glasgow Scotland [8] Belfast [7] Hobart Tasmania [7] Paisley, Renfrewshire [6] South Shields, Durham, England [6] Carlton Victoria [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Ballarat Victoria [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [4] Hagley Tasmania [4] Lamlash, Buteshire, Scotland [4] London England [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Bangor Tasmania [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Boggabri New South Wales [3] Castlemaine Victoria [3] Castra Tasmania [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Glasgow [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Liverpool [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] York [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Ararat Victoria [2] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Ayrshire [2] Ayrshire Scotland [2] Ballymena, Antrim [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Cairns Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Dalry, Ayrshire [2] Delegate New South Wales [2] Durham [2] Durham, Durham [2] Gillingham, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1749] Gunner [183] Corporal [159] Serjeant [125] Driver [118] Second Lieutenant [116] Sapper [99] Captain [78] Lance Corporal [59] Lieutenant [57] Acting Corporal [35] Major [33] Pioneer [24] Lieutenant Colonel [18] Acting Serjeant [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Bombardier [13] Rifleman [12] Lance Serjeant [10] Staff Serjeant [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Sister [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colonel [5] Sergeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Worker [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [4] Reverend [4] Staff Nurse [4] Temporary Major [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Captain Acting Major [3] Nurse [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Trooper [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Sister [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Honorary Captain [2] Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [199] Labour Corps [197] Royal Field Artillery [184] Highland Light Infantry [149] Army Service Corps [131] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [129] Royal Garrison Artillery [110] Royal Army Medical Corps [100] Machine Gun Corps [95] Royal Scots Fusiliers [84] Royal Scots [80] Scottish Rifles [77] Northumberland Fusiliers [68] London Regiment [58] Seaforth Highlanders [56] Royal Highlanders [52] Gordon Highlanders [50] Royal Irish Rifles [48] Cameron Highlanders [47] Canadian Infantry [46] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [45] King's Own Scottish Borderers [40] Liverpool Regiment [40] Royal Army Service Corps [39] Royal Naval Division [37] Durham Light Infantry [35] Royal Fusiliers [32] Manchester Regiment [30] Royal Irish Fusiliers [30] Border Regiment [26] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Middlesex Regiment [25] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [24] Yorkshire Regiment [24] Army Ordnance Corps [20] Cheshire Regiment [19] Rifle Brigade [19] South Lancashire Regiment [19] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] Royal Defence Corps [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Tank Corps [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] West Riding Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] East Lancashire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Scots Guards [14]

Service

British Army [2712] Canadian Expeditionary Force [515] Australian Imperial Force [277] Royal Navy [200] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [188] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [121] Other Empire Force [6]

Last name first letter

C [4115] S [2] D [1] F [1] G [1] H [1] L [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4004] Merchant Navy [94] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [72] Canada [4] Guyana [2] China [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Italy [1] Jersey [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1] United States [1] Yemen [1]

Herbert Crawford

Born 1891

Died 1940

British Army 188724 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Crawford

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2867 Trooper Household Battalion

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Cecil James Crawford

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5719 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment 7th Btn (Territorial) attached 12th Btn

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Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford

Born 1886

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Reginald Hugh Crawford

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 5761 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Hugh Kerr Crawford

Born 1891

British Army 158646 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 440 Siege Battery

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William Buxton Crawford

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 41451 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 8126 Private Hussars of the Line 4th Corps

British Army 41451 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) 3rd Squadron

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Harold F Marion-Crawford

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards Special Reserve attd. 2nd Bn

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Hugh Crawford

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 671381 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 671381 Fitter Royal Field Artillery 2nd/2nd (Lowland) Battery

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Hugh Crawford

Born 1895

British Army 6068 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 30th Battery

British Army 6287 Driver Royal Artillery attd No 3 staff Trench Mortar School

British Army 6068 Bombadier Royal Field Artillery 138th Trench Mortar Battery

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Kenneth Bredin Shakespear Crawford

Born 1892

Died 1973

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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William Henry Crawford

Born 1891

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29669 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Corporal

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William James Crawford

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1815 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

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Henry Crawford

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 21427 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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James Crawford

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132411

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132411 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Frederick Walter Crawford

Born 1889

Died 1967

Canadian Expeditionary Force 475306 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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David Wallace Crawford

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 21462 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment

British Army 21462 Lance Corporal King's (Liverpool) Regiment

British Army 21462 Corporal Liverpool Regiment 19th Service Battalion, 13th Platoon

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William Crawford

Died 1915

British Army 8689 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/4th Battalion

British Army 8689 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st/4th Battalion

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Robert Palmer Crawford

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 46570

Canadian Expeditionary Force 46570 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion

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Elkanah, Or Elcano Theodore Crawford

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3129 Private British West Indies Regiment attached Royal Garrison Artillery 3rd Battalion attached 233 Siege Battery

British Army 3129 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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