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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Carlton Victoria [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

BALLYMACARRETT, CO. DOWN [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

North Sydney New South Wales [2]

Sandhurst Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tiaro Queensland [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Addington, Western Australia [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1]

Ardouch, Keith, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Bauple Queensland [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Broxburn, Linlithgow [1]

Buckie, Banffshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Ciamond Scotland [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Comber, Co. Down [1]

Comber, Down [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire, England [1]

Crowle, Scunthorpe, Glanford Brigg [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalry, Ayrshire [1]

Dunbulbalane Victoria [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Esperance Western Australia [1]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Grangemouth Scotland [1]

Grengemouth Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [234]

Driver [24]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [14]

Serjeant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Sapper [13]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal/Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Irish Rifles [21]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Gordon Highlanders [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Highlanders [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Royal Scots [11]

Border Regiment [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

London Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Company of Dragoons [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [385]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Royal Navy [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

D [548]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [526]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

India [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Carlton Victoria [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] BALLYMACARRETT, CO. DOWN [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] North Sydney New South Wales [2] Sandhurst Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tiaro Queensland [2] Westminster, London [2] Addington, Western Australia [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1] Ardouch, Keith, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Bauple Queensland [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey [1] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Broxburn, Linlithgow [1] Buckie, Banffshire [1] Cambridge [1] Ciamond Scotland [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Comber, Co. Down [1] Comber, Down [1] Coventry, Warwickshire, England [1] Crowle, Scunthorpe, Glanford Brigg [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalry, Ayrshire [1] Dunbulbalane Victoria [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Esperance Western Australia [1] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Grangemouth Scotland [1] Grengemouth Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [234] Driver [24] Gunner [22] Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [14] Serjeant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Sapper [13] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Sister [3] Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sub Conductor [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Conductor [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal/Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Engineers [25] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Irish Rifles [21] Highland Light Infantry [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Gordon Highlanders [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Scots Fusiliers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Highlanders [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Royal Scots [11] Border Regiment [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Royal Flying Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] London Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Army Service Corps Transport [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Company of Dragoons [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] General List [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Kent Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [385] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Australian Imperial Force [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Royal Navy [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

D [548] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [526] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16] India [1]

John Dempster

Died 1918

British Army 6344 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 2033 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 202245 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Francis Mcgrath Dempster

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10215 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 10215 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Dempster

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4606 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 73801 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 4606 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 58th Battalion

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Ian Mackay Dempster

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88601 2nd Lieutenant 52 Squadron

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George Henry Dempster

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 16009 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Bn

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James Dempster

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8632 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 8632 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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George Dempster

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 20796(Incomplete) Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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John Dempster

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army GS/6211 Private 2nd Dragoons

British Army D/12816 Private Company of Dragoons

British Army D/12816 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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James Finlay Dempster

Born 1875

Died 1953

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) 1/8th Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Manchester Regiment

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George Dempster

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303536

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George Martin Dempster

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81819

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David J Dempster

Born 1899

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308611 Private Royal Air Force

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Andrew Dempster

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 277663 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd/7th Battalion

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James Wilson Dempster

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279370

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Thomas Dempster

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276327

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Ronald J Dempster

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army B2855 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Robert George Duncan Dempster

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 227181 Rifleman Monmouthshire Regiment

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Charles Dempster

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 7883 Gunner Royal FIeld Artillery 73rd Brigade

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Malcolm F D Dempster

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82170

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William Dempster

Born 1875

British Army A/7495 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 349824 Private Labour Corps 359 Employment Coy

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125723 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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