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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Fremantle Western Australia [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Boggabri New South Wales [3]

Dundee Scotland [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Glasgow [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Raywood Victoria [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [2]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Cobargo New South Wales [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Jarrow, Durham, England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Parkside South Australia [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Shetland, Scotland [2]

Tooborac Victoria [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberporth, Cardiganshire, Wales [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Alnwick England [1]

Alum Bay Isle of Wight [1]

Alves, Moray, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [934]

Gunner [88]

Corporal [78]

Driver [76]

Sapper [75]

Serjeant [74]

Lance Corporal [42]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Lieutenant [39]

Captain [31]

Acting Corporal [19]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [10]

Pioneer [9]

Major [6]

Rifleman [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Nurse [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Trimmer [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Major [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

2nd Armourer's Crew [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [103]

Royal Scots [102]

Royal Field Artillery [95]

Labour Corps [94]

Army Service Corps [89]

Highland Light Infantry [82]

Royal Highlanders [79]

Royal Garrison Artillery [59]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [56]

Gordon Highlanders [56]

Machine Gun Corps [53]

Seaforth Highlanders [44]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [38]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Scottish Rifles [34]

Royal Irish Rifles [31]

London Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Cameron Highlanders [28]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Liverpool Regiment [25]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20]

Scots Guards [17]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [14]

Border Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Tank Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Scottish Horse [6]

Service

British Army [1419]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [219]

Australian Imperial Force [157]

Royal Navy [113]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [103]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [63]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [2152]

F [1]

G [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2076]

Merchant Navy [66]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [51]

Australia [1]

Grenada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Fremantle Western Australia [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Boggabri New South Wales [3] Dundee Scotland [3] Dundee, Forfarshire [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Glasgow [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Raywood Victoria [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [2] Albert Park Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Cobargo New South Wales [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Jarrow, Durham, England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Parkside South Australia [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Shetland, Scotland [2] Tooborac Victoria [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberporth, Cardiganshire, Wales [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Aldershot England [1] Alnwick England [1] Alum Bay Isle of Wight [1] Alves, Moray, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [934] Gunner [88] Corporal [78] Driver [76] Sapper [75] Serjeant [74] Lance Corporal [42] Second Lieutenant [41] Lieutenant [39] Captain [31] Acting Corporal [19] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [10] Pioneer [9] Major [6] Rifleman [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Nurse [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Trimmer [3] Trooper [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Major [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sister [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] 2nd Armourer's Crew [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air mechanic 1st Class [1] Air mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [103] Royal Scots [102] Royal Field Artillery [95] Labour Corps [94] Army Service Corps [89] Highland Light Infantry [82] Royal Highlanders [79] Royal Garrison Artillery [59] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [56] Gordon Highlanders [56] Machine Gun Corps [53] Seaforth Highlanders [44] Royal Scots Fusiliers [38] King's Own Scottish Borderers [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Scottish Rifles [34] Royal Irish Rifles [31] London Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Cameron Highlanders [28] Royal Naval Division [28] Liverpool Regiment [25] Durham Light Infantry [23] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20] Scots Guards [17] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [16] Manchester Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Canadian Infantry [15] Royal Irish Fusiliers [14] Border Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Training Reserve Battalion [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Tank Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Scottish Horse [6]

Service

British Army [1419] Canadian Expeditionary Force [219] Australian Imperial Force [157] Royal Navy [113] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [103] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [63] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [2152] F [1] G [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2076] Merchant Navy [66] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [51] Australia [1] Grenada [1] South Africa [1]

John Donaldson

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 2043 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 8th Bth Manchester Regiment 5th Btn Royal Warwichshire Regiment

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James Donaldson

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Temporary Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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

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William Bisset Donaldson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 6591 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6591 Private Kings' Own Scottish Borderers Territorial Force 4th

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Norman Donaldson

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Donaldson

Born 1879

British Army 24130 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 5th Battalion

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John Ebenezer Donaldson

Born 1887

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry 19 Battalion

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James Donaldson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13/18960 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 13 Battalion

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George Donaldson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 33164 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Donaldson

Born 1885

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Enlisted AC2 Rigger Aero Class "E" Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Sergeant Class "E" Reserve

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Hay Frederick Donaldson

Born 1856

Died 1916

British Army Brigadier General Staff

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Robert Staunton Donaldson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army T/1365 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 446810 Sapper Royal Engineers 438th Field Coy.

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Samuel Donaldson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13/18959 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 13 Battalion

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John Donaldson

Born 1890

British Army 2435 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 290590 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2435 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Evan Alexander Donaldson

Died 1918

British Army 14018 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 266945 (Incomplete) Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 266945 Private Gordon Highlanders 6th Bn

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Charles Donaldson

Born 1876

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1427/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy TS 1427 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Wallington."

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Robert Johnstone Donaldson

Born 1884

Died 1992

Australian Imperial Force Major 11th Field Company, Australian Engineers

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Robert Preston Donaldson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77010

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Peter Donaldson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165722

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James Donaldson

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268985

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Joseph Joe Donaldson

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army S/22813 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 41994 PRIVATE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS 4th BATTALION

British Army S/41994 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd BATTALION

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