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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]

William Donaldson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 307402 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Donaldson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 84168 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 84168 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 231st BRIGADE

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William Herbert Ross Donaldson

Died 1917

British Army 7673 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 5612 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 394409 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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John Richardson Walker Donaldson

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 3111 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2nd/5th Bn.

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David Donaldson

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 88728 Driver Royal Engineers 205th Field Coy.

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George Donaldson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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David Nelson Donaldson

Born 1877

Australian Imperial Force 6502 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 6502 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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David Donaldson

Born 1868

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2552 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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George Donaldson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70624

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John Donaldson

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 5304 Private Scots Guards

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Clifford Stuart Donaldson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6131 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 203061 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Geoffrey Boles Donaldson

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Matthew Donaldson

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army S/23522 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/41102 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/41102 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John Donaldson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1816 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 1816 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Bn

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William Donaldson

Died 1916

British Army 16143 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Richard Donaldson

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

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Reginald George Donaldson

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 1393 Driver Royal Field Artillery Wessex Div. Ammunition Col

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Harold Donaldson

Died 1916

British Army 5601 Private East Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Thomas Donaldson

Born 1858

Died 1916

Royal Navy WSA 805 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy WSA 805 Skipper Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Fizzer."

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Robert Mcdougall Donaldson

Born 1898

Died 1975

Royal Navy SS6810

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