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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [15]

Sydney New South Wales [15]

Newcastle, Northumberland [12]

Edinburgh [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10]

Aberdeen [9]

Aberdeen Scotland [9]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [8]

Bendigo Victoria [8]

Belfast, Antrim [7]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Carlisle, Cumberland [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Newcastle On Tyne England [6]

Sunderland, Durham [6]

Aberdeenshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [5]

Edinburgh Scotland [5]

Footscray Victoria [5]

Glasgow Scotland [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Brunswick New South Wales [4]

Carlton Victoria [4]

Cellardyke, Fifeshire [4]

Deep Lead Victoria [4]

Dundee Scotland [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4]

Glasgow [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4]

Port Macquarie New South Wales [4]

South Melbourne Victoria [4]

Adelong New South Wales [3]

Bundaberg Queensland [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Durham [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Pyrmont New South Wales [3]

Redfern New South Wales [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Ascot Vale Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2787]

Gunner [306]

Corporal [241]

Serjeant [234]

Sapper [201]

Driver [199]

Second Lieutenant [147]

Lance Corporal [135]

Captain [127]

Lieutenant [108]

Major [40]

Pioneer [38]

Acting Serjeant [36]

Acting Corporal [35]

Lieutenant Colonel [26]

Bombardier [23]

Lance Serjeant [17]

Able Seaman [13]

Temporary Lieutenant [13]

Colour Serjeant [12]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Deck Hand [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Worker [10]

Temporary Captain [8]

Temporary Major [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Nurse [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Sergeant [6]

Sister [6]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Colonel [5]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Second Hand [4]

Stoker [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Captain Acting Major [3]

Commander [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [355]

Royal Field Artillery [331]

Gordon Highlanders [319]

Army Service Corps [263]

Labour Corps [253]

Royal Garrison Artillery [204]

Royal Army Medical Corps [186]

Seaforth Highlanders [165]

Royal Scots [153]

Royal Highlanders [144]

Highland Light Infantry [139]

Machine Gun Corps [134]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [122]

Northumberland Fusiliers [122]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [118]

Cameron Highlanders [116]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [109]

London Regiment [100]

Durham Light Infantry [81]

Scottish Rifles [81]

Border Regiment [78]

Canadian Infantry [71]

Royal Naval Division [60]

Royal Irish Rifles [47]

Royal Fusiliers [46]

Royal Army Service Corps [45]

Scots Guards [41]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [39]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [38]

Manchester Regiment [36]

Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Cheshire Regiment [34]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [29]

Royal Naval Reserve [28]

Tank Corps [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26]

Army Veterinary Corps [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Royal Air Force [19]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Service

British Army [4447]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [726]

Australian Imperial Force [381]

Royal Navy [361]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [341]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [123]

Indian Army [5]

South African Services [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [6563]

S [3]

R [2]

E [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6361]

Merchant Navy [143]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [113]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [15] Sydney New South Wales [15] Newcastle, Northumberland [12] Edinburgh [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10] Aberdeen [9] Aberdeen Scotland [9] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [8] Bendigo Victoria [8] Belfast, Antrim [7] Brisbane Queensland [7] Carlisle, Cumberland [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Adelaide South Australia [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Newcastle On Tyne England [6] Sunderland, Durham [6] Aberdeenshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [5] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [5] Edinburgh Scotland [5] Footscray Victoria [5] Glasgow Scotland [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Brunswick New South Wales [4] Carlton Victoria [4] Cellardyke, Fifeshire [4] Deep Lead Victoria [4] Dundee Scotland [4] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4] Glasgow [4] London, Middlesex [4] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4] Port Macquarie New South Wales [4] South Melbourne Victoria [4] Adelong New South Wales [3] Bundaberg Queensland [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Durham [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Pyrmont New South Wales [3] Redfern New South Wales [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Ascot Vale Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2787] Gunner [306] Corporal [241] Serjeant [234] Sapper [201] Driver [199] Second Lieutenant [147] Lance Corporal [135] Captain [127] Lieutenant [108] Major [40] Pioneer [38] Acting Serjeant [36] Acting Corporal [35] Lieutenant Colonel [26] Bombardier [23] Lance Serjeant [17] Able Seaman [13] Temporary Lieutenant [13] Colour Serjeant [12] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Deck Hand [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Worker [10] Temporary Captain [8] Temporary Major [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Nurse [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Corporal 2nd [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Sergeant [6] Sister [6] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Colonel [5] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Staff Nurse [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Second Hand [4] Stoker [4] Acting Captain [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Captain Acting Major [3] Commander [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [355] Royal Field Artillery [331] Gordon Highlanders [319] Army Service Corps [263] Labour Corps [253] Royal Garrison Artillery [204] Royal Army Medical Corps [186] Seaforth Highlanders [165] Royal Scots [153] Royal Highlanders [144] Highland Light Infantry [139] Machine Gun Corps [134] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [122] Northumberland Fusiliers [122] Royal Scots Fusiliers [118] Cameron Highlanders [116] King's Own Scottish Borderers [109] London Regiment [100] Durham Light Infantry [81] Scottish Rifles [81] Border Regiment [78] Canadian Infantry [71] Royal Naval Division [60] Royal Irish Rifles [47] Royal Fusiliers [46] Royal Army Service Corps [45] Scots Guards [41] Liverpool Regiment [40] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [39] Royal Irish Fusiliers [38] Manchester Regiment [36] Yorkshire Regiment [36] Cheshire Regiment [34] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [29] Royal Naval Reserve [28] Tank Corps [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26] Army Veterinary Corps [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Middlesex Regiment [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Royal Air Force [19] Royal Defence Corps [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [18]

Service

British Army [4447] Canadian Expeditionary Force [726] Australian Imperial Force [381] Royal Navy [361] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [341] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [123] Indian Army [5] South African Services [5] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [6563] S [3] R [2] E [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6361] Merchant Navy [143] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [113] Canada [3] Australia [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas Davidson

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 1626 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 41307 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Private Cameron Highlanders 6th Service Battalion

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John Davidson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 16535 Private Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 8th Battalion

British Army S/16535 Private Cameron Highlanders 7th Battalion

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Francis Davidson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 19001 Private Royal Scots

British Army 19001 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion

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Alfred William Davidson

Born 1868

Died 1937

Royal Navy 123389 Rating

Royal Navy Paymaster

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William Davidson

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1189 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265141 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265141 Private Seaforth Highlanders i/6

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James Davidson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 7/2463 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 290604 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Battalion.

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Andrew Pearson Davidson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 11th Battalion

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Edwin Newton Davidson

Born 1899

Died 1949

Australian Imperial Force 4061 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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George Davidson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3895 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th

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James Shaw Davidson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 37826 Private Machine Gun Corps 151 st Company

British Army 37826 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Samuel John Davidson

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3970 51st Australian Infantry Battalion

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John Davidson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 13186 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th battalion

British Army 13186 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7th service battalion

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Joseph Davidson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 54388 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Peter Davidson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 241961 Private Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs) 5th Battalion

British Army 6220 Private Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion

British Army 3236 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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John Whitworth Davidson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion

British Army First Lieutenant The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion

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Lewis Stewart Davidson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 266719 Private Gordon Highlanders; The Gordon Highlanders

British Army 266719 Private Gordon Highlanders 8/10th Battalion

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James Henry Davidson

Born 1883

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine - SS Princess Royal (Glasgow)

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Birrell Davidson

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army S/5648 Private Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 10th Bn

British Army S/5648 Private Royal Highlanders Depot

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Thomas Davidson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 15725 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 15725 Private Durham Light Infantry 20th Battalion

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Richard Hales Arnold Davidson

Born 1890

Died 1974

Australian Imperial Force 3140 Private 3rd Light Horse Regiment

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