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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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Place of birth

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]

Alick Dempster

British Army 259788 Private Labour Corps 367th Company ex Labour Corps

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Hubert Thomas Dempster

British Army Captain 30th Infantry Brigade 35th Machine Gun Corps

British Army Captain Temporary Major Suffolk Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Machine Gun Corps

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David Dempster

British Army Sapper South African Engineers

British Army 1382 Private 2nd Rhodesia Regiment

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Thomas Dempster

British Army 7993 Private 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Dempster

British Army 378658 Labour Corps

British Army 30590 Private 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert James Dempester A.k.a. Dempster

Died 1917

British Army 18-910 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 18/910 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 910 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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W Dempster

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Nellie Duncan-Dempster

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18976

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John Steward Mcarthur Dempster

Born 1894

Royal Navy M31313

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