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Alpha Queensland [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Addiewell, Midlothian [1]

Balbriggan, Dublin [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Kirkcudbright, Scotland [1]

Lanark Scotland [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [87]

Driver [9]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Driver Lance Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Signalling Sergeant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Royal Scots [8]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Scots Guards [2]

11th Battalion Royal Scots [1]

11th Hussars [1]

13th Brigade [1]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

3rd Brigade [1]

4th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

5th Division [1]

8th Australian Infantry Brigade [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Hussars [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command [1]

Labour Corps ex Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Militiary Foot Police [1]

Natal Light Horse [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [117]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Royal Navy [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

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C [159]

Contribution

Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Australia [1]

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Alpha Queensland [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Addiewell, Midlothian [1] Balbriggan, Dublin [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Kirkcudbright, Scotland [1] Lanark Scotland [1] Lanarkshire [1] Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [87] Driver [9] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Driver Lance Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Signalling Sergeant [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16] Highland Light Infantry [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Royal Scots [8] Scottish Rifles [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Royal Engineers [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Scots Guards [2] 11th Battalion Royal Scots [1] 11th Hussars [1] 13th Brigade [1] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 3rd Brigade [1] 4th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 5th Division [1] 8th Australian Infantry Brigade [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Hussars [1] Labour Corps Southern Command [1] Labour Corps ex Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Militiary Foot Police [1] Natal Light Horse [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [117] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Royal Navy [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [159]

Contribution

Military Service [155] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Australia [1]

John Surgeoner Crossan

Born 1894

Died 1976

Australian Imperial Force 754 Lance Corporal 13th Brigade 49th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 754 Signalling Sergeant 13th Brigade 49th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 754 Private 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion

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Henry Crossan

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54824

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Samuel Crossan

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85884

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Patrick Crossan

Died 1933

British Army 18998 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion

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James Crossan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294882

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Edward Crossan

Died 1917

British Army 12659 Private 11th Battalion Royal Scots

British Army 12659 Private Royal Scots

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David Crossan

Died 1918

British Army 561 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 602188 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Isaac Crossan

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 5594 Serjeant Scottish Rifles

British Army 5594 Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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John Crossan

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 31169 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Gilbert William Crossan

Born 1889

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1036 Otago Infantry Battalion

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Thomas Lawrence Crossan

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy 17318 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Crossan

Died 1918

British Army 33225 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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George Crossan

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army S/4403 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Thomas Crossan

Died 1914

British Army 10117 Private Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 10117 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 10117 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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John Crossan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290998

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James Crossan

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 23046 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 23046 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Patrick Crossan

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 4635 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 4635 Private 4th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Crossan

Died 1917

British Army 27100 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Crossan

Born 1899

Died 1982

British Army 38814 Transport Corporal Scottish Rifles

British Army 41670 Transport Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Alexander Crossan

Born 1875

Died 1938

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/1539 New Zealand Field Artillery

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