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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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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]

Archibald Downie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5419 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 332341 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Downie

Died 1916

British Army 13789 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13789 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Archibald Downie

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 44355 Private Royal Scots

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Charles R. Downie

Died 1915

British Army 11043 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Campbell Downie

Died 1917

British Army 9552 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Alexander Downie

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2021 Private Ayrshire Yeomanry

British Army 2021 Private Corps of Hussars

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James Downie

Died 1915

British Army 17098 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Downie

Died 1918

British Army 640555 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Norman Downie

Died 1915

British Army 64349 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Downie

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 82735 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Walter William Downie

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 253 Private Gordon Highlanders

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George Downie

Died 1915

British Army 2407 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Colin Cochrane Downie

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 11190 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James A Downie

Died 1918

British Army 60867 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 60867 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Peter Downie

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 44735 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 44735 Gunner Royal Engineers

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James Downie

Died 1916

British Army 4250 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 4250 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Archibald Downie

Died 1918

British Army 84062 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 84062 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alexander Downie

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army S/27545 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Victor Downie

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 7736 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 305288 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Philip Downie

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16/1017 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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