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Glasgow Scotland [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Mount Morgan Queensland [3]

New Norfolk Tasmania [3]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Dunedin [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Glasgow [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Kensington Victoria [2]

Kirkcaldy Scotland [2]

Lanarkshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Port Kembla New South Wales [2]

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Scottsdale Tasmania [2]

Wellington New South Wales [2]

2 Craignestock Place, Glasgow [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Alyth, Perthshire [1]

Ardler, Perthshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Ayr, Scotland [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bells Hill Scotland [1]

Blairgowrie, Perthshire [1]

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bridgetown Glasgow [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Canty Bay, Scotland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Carrabobla New South Wales [1]

Carrington New South Wales [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [422]

Gunner [35]

Serjeant [33]

Sapper [29]

Corporal [26]

Driver [21]

Lance Corporal [19]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Captain [12]

Pioneer [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [6]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bearer [1]

Commander [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Lance Corporal [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Piper [1]

Rifleman [1]

Senior Mechanic Class 1 [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Signaller Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [57]

Royal Engineers [49]

Highland Light Infantry [45]

Royal Highlanders [45]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [42]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Labour Corps [36]

Gordon Highlanders [33]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [30]

Scottish Rifles [30]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [20]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

London Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Scots Guards [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

Hussars [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Service

British Army [626]

Australian Imperial Force [71]

Royal Navy [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [875]

M [2]

Contribution

Military Service [837]

Merchant Navy [36]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow Scotland [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Mount Morgan Queensland [3] New Norfolk Tasmania [3] North Shields, Northumberland, England [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Dunedin [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] Edinburgh [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Glasgow [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Kensington Victoria [2] Kirkcaldy Scotland [2] Lanarkshire [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Port Kembla New South Wales [2] Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Scottsdale Tasmania [2] Wellington New South Wales [2] 2 Craignestock Place, Glasgow [1] Aberdeen [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Alyth, Perthshire [1] Ardler, Perthshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Ayr, Scotland [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bells Hill Scotland [1] Blairgowrie, Perthshire [1] Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bridgetown Glasgow [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Canty Bay, Scotland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Carrabobla New South Wales [1] Carrington New South Wales [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [422] Gunner [35] Serjeant [33] Sapper [29] Corporal [26] Driver [21] Lance Corporal [19] Second Lieutenant [16] Captain [12] Pioneer [12] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [6] Ordinary Seaman [5] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier Acting Corporal [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bearer [1] Commander [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Lance Corporal [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Nurse [1] Piper [1] Rifleman [1] Senior Mechanic Class 1 [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Signaller Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [57] Royal Engineers [49] Highland Light Infantry [45] Royal Highlanders [45] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [42] Royal Field Artillery [40] Labour Corps [36] Gordon Highlanders [33] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Scots Fusiliers [30] Scottish Rifles [30] Cameron Highlanders [25] King's Own Scottish Borderers [20] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Royal Naval Division [12] London Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Tank Corps [6] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Scots Guards [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] Hussars [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Dragoon Guards [2] French Red Cross [2]

Service

British Army [626] Australian Imperial Force [71] Royal Navy [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [875] M [2]

Contribution

Military Service [837] Merchant Navy [36] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Australia [1]

Andrew Marshall Downie

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army Major Highland Light Infantry 1st/5th Battalion

British Army Major Highland Light Infantry 1st/5th Battalion

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Reginald Alexander Forbes Downie

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 1st Battalion, attd. 5th Battalion

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Robert Downie

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army 11213 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 11213 Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Robert Theodore Manners Downie

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 3rd/5th Battalion

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Richard Downie

Died 1917

British Army 204408 Private Seaforth Highlanders 4th Battalion

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Dennis Downie

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121170

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Duncan Downie

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 330998 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 240671 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Hubert Barnett Downie

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 390697 Private London Regiment

British Army 3040 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Robert Mcgaw Downie

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44942

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44942 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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James Charles Gordon Downie

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1097

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James Elphinstone Downie

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244529

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Robert Clement Downie

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121029

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Ebenezer Downie

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279609

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Robert Downie

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 48 Lance Serjeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 48 Company Serjeant Major Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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William Downie

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234663

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John Downie

Died 1916

British Army 13717 Private Royal Scots

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John Downie

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 202758 Private Royal Scots

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John Downie

Died 1917

British Army 184730 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Downie

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153387

Canadian Expeditionary Force 153387 Private Canadian Infantry

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Nelson Downie

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 1/4th Gurkha Rifles

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