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Edinburgh [5]

Cellardyke, Fifeshire [3]

Buckhaven, Fifeshire [2]

Fifeshire [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Balham,Wandsworth,Surrey. [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Dunfermline, Fife [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Forres Moray Scotland [1]

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Kirkcaldy [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Moor Endm, Parish of Dalgety, Fifeshire [1]

South Leith, Midlothian [1]

Wickham New South Wales [1]

leslie, fife [1]

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Private [84]

Corporal [17]

Gunner [15]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bugler [1]

Clerk 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver /Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Pte [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Scots [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

London Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Training Reserve [2]

1st Cameron Highlanders [1]

1st Dragoons [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

1st Scottish Horse Attached Imperial Camel Corps [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Cyclist Corps Attached Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

BLACK WATCH (THE ROYAL REGIMENT) [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Riding Yeomanry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Indian Defence Force Indian Army [1]

Indian General Hospital [1]

Indian Medical Service [1]

Service

British Army [150]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [186]

Contribution

Military Service [176]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [186] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Edinburgh [5] Cellardyke, Fifeshire [3] Buckhaven, Fifeshire [2] Fifeshire [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Balham,Wandsworth,Surrey. [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Dunfermline, Fife [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Forres Moray Scotland [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Kirkcaldy [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Moor Endm, Parish of Dalgety, Fifeshire [1] South Leith, Midlothian [1] Wickham New South Wales [1] leslie, fife [1]

Rank

Private [84] Corporal [17] Gunner [15] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bugler [1] Clerk 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver /Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Flight Cadet [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Pte [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trimmer Cook [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Scots [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Labour Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Engineers [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] London Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Training Reserve [2] 1st Cameron Highlanders [1] 1st Dragoons [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] 1st Scottish Horse Attached Imperial Camel Corps [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 8th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Cyclist Corps Attached Northumberland Fusiliers [1] BLACK WATCH (THE ROYAL REGIMENT) [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Riding Yeomanry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Imperial Army [1] Indian Defence Force Indian Army [1] Indian General Hospital [1] Indian Medical Service [1]

Service

British Army [150] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [186]

Contribution

Military Service [176] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Walter Deas

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2337 Pte BLACK WATCH (THE ROYAL REGIMENT) 1/7th (FIFES OWN)

British Army 137549 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 2337 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Andrew Theodore Deas

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 220227 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Deas

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3052 Private Royal Scots

British Army 34730 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Darling Deas

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) 11th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Percy Boscombe Deas

Born 1889

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps Territorial Force

British Army Acting Major Royal Army Service Corps Territorial Force Camel Corps

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Alexander Deas

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194017

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John Cairns Deas

Born 1867

Died 1919

British Army 3422 Private Royal Fusiliers 30th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3422 Private Royal Fusiliers 30th

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Daniel George Deas

Died 1918

British Army S/31773 Private Cameron Highlanders

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William Deas

Born 1897

British Army 353508 Private Royal Scots

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James H Deas

Died 1916

British Army S/5594 Corporal Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/5594 Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/5594 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders 10th gordon highland Battalion

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Samuel Deas

Died 1916

British Army 2434 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 20153 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20153 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick Deas

Born 1891

British Army 14-16432 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301807 Corporal Royal Air Force

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James Deas

Died 1917

British Army S/3696 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/3696 Sergeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 11th Battalion

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James Murray Deas

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S/8978 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 14th Battalion

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Robert Deas

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1923 Private Royal Highlanders 7th Battalion

British Army 1923 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Deas

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18161

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William Deas

Born 1892

British Army 41615 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Allan Miller Deas

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 11923 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Deas

Died 1917

British Army 71759 Sapper Royal Engineers Imerial Signal Section

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George Deas

Died 1917

British Army 201704 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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