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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Gin Gin Western Australia [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Narrabri New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Auburn Victoria [2]

Birkenhead South Australia [2]

Camperdown New South Wales [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Corop Victoria [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Fife [2]

Flemington Victoria [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [2]

North Adelaide South Australia [2]

Perth Scotland [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

16 Spring Street, Paddington, London [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberfeldy. [1]

Ardrishaig, Argyll, Scotland [1]

Auchterarder Scotland [1]

Banff, Banffshire [1]

Beauly, Scotland [1]

Bethnal Green England [1]

Blantyre Scotland [1]

Boness Linlithgow [1]

Boutte England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burkenhead South Australia [1]

Carlbri Victoria [1]

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island [1]

Clackmannan Scotland [1]

Comrie, Fife [1]

Crail [1]

Crail, Fifeshire [1]

Crail, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Crieff Perthshire Scotland [1]

Crieff, Perthshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Douglas ON [1]

Dundee [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Dungarian Western Australia [1]

Easdale, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [407]

Serjeant [44]

Corporal [43]

Gunner [39]

Driver [28]

Sapper [26]

Lieutenant [22]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [20]

Captain [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Major [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Nurse [5]

Nursing Sister [4]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Saddler [2]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Vice-Admiral [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bearer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [70]

Royal Engineers [44]

Royal Scots [41]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [40]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Highland Light Infantry [37]

Army Service Corps [36]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Scottish Rifles [23]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [22]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Seaforth Highlanders [20]

Cameron Highlanders [18]

Canadian Infantry [16]

Gordon Highlanders [16]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [16]

London Regiment [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Scottish Horse [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Lovat's Scouts [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Pay Corps [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Dragoons [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

French Red Cross [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [3]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [653]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [149]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1008]

H [1]

K [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [981]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Canada [2]

New Zealand [2]

France [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Gin Gin Western Australia [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Narrabri New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Auburn Victoria [2] Birkenhead South Australia [2] Camperdown New South Wales [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Corop Victoria [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Fife [2] Flemington Victoria [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Kirkcaldy, Fife [2] North Adelaide South Australia [2] Perth Scotland [2] Richmond Victoria [2] 16 Spring Street, Paddington, London [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberfeldy. [1] Ardrishaig, Argyll, Scotland [1] Auchterarder Scotland [1] Banff, Banffshire [1] Beauly, Scotland [1] Bethnal Green England [1] Blantyre Scotland [1] Boness Linlithgow [1] Boutte England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burkenhead South Australia [1] Carlbri Victoria [1] Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island [1] Clackmannan Scotland [1] Comrie, Fife [1] Crail [1] Crail, Fifeshire [1] Crail, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Crieff Perthshire Scotland [1] Crieff, Perthshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Douglas ON [1] Dundee [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Dungarian Western Australia [1] Easdale, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Edinburgh Midlothian [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [407] Serjeant [44] Corporal [43] Gunner [39] Driver [28] Sapper [26] Lieutenant [22] Second Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [20] Captain [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Acting Corporal [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Major [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Nurse [5] Nursing Sister [4] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Commander [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Saddler [2] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Vice Admiral [2] Vice-Admiral [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bearer [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boy Artificer [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [70] Royal Engineers [44] Royal Scots [41] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [40] Royal Field Artillery [40] Highland Light Infantry [37] Army Service Corps [36] Labour Corps [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Scottish Rifles [23] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [22] Machine Gun Corps [20] Seaforth Highlanders [20] Cameron Highlanders [18] Canadian Infantry [16] Gordon Highlanders [16] Royal Scots Fusiliers [16] London Regiment [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Royal Fusiliers [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Scottish Horse [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Lovat's Scouts [6] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Scots Guards [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Pay Corps [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Dragoons [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] French Red Cross [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry Battalion [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Highland Cyclist Battalion [3] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [653] Canadian Expeditionary Force [149] Australian Imperial Force [59] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1008] H [1] K [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [981] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Canada [2] New Zealand [2] France [1] India [1]

Leslie Hastie Dewar

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 33036 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harold Ernest Dewar

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers Public School Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Stewart George Dewar

Born 1886

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/31 Lance Corporal Otago Mounted Rifles NZ Pioneer Battalion

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Robert Johnman Dewar

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 153rd Brigade

British Army GS/8730 Private Dragoons

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James Evan Dewar

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army 8053 Serjeant Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Alexander Dewar

Born 1895

Died 1991

British Army 55946 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 55946 Private R.A.M.C

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James Melville Dewar

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Robert Arthur Dewar

Born 1886

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3047 Private Australian Infantry

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George Charles Dewar

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135503

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James Dewar

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192034

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Louis Frederick Dewar

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139730

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Ewan Walker Dewar

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96720

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Alexander William Duncan Dewar

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 6538 Private London Regiment

British Army 6538 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

British Army 533302 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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David Dewar

Born 1879

British Army 507 Serjeant Scottish Horse

British Army 507 Private Scottish Horse

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Peter A Dewar

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/22580 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Dewar

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Special Reserve Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Henry Henderson Dewar

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286332

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James Dewar

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15536

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John William Dewar

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217590

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John Dewar

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1075326

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