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Ballarat Victoria [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Eskdale Victoria [5]

Findon South Australia [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Workington England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Auchterarder, Perthshire [2]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Berrigan New South Wales [2]

Bootle [2]

Bromley England [2]

Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Dunedin [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Muthill Scotland [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Rutherglen Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

5 Murray Place, Leven, Fife [1]

Aberchirder, Banffshire [1]

Acocks Green, Worcs [1]

Appin Argyllshire Scotland [1]

Arbroath, Forfar [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1]

Argyllshire [1]

Armadall, Linlithgow [1]

Aspartia England [1]

Balguhidder Scotland [1]

Beath, Fifeshire [1]

Beith, Ayrshire [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Belgrave Square, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Betthanga Victoria [1]

Blackness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1]

Blackwood Victoria [1]

Born at Sea [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Cacouna, Quebec [1]

Rank

Private [652]

Gunner [71]

Driver [61]

Corporal [52]

Second Lieutenant [52]

Lieutenant [50]

Serjeant [46]

Sapper [45]

Lance Corporal [34]

Captain [30]

Major [12]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Nurse [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Sister [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Pioneer [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Colonel [4]

Worker [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Rifleman [3]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Honorary Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Vice-Admiral [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [81]

Royal Field Artillery [78]

Army Service Corps [76]

Royal Highlanders [70]

Royal Scots [66]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [61]

Labour Corps [57]

Highland Light Infantry [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Scottish Rifles [41]

Cameron Highlanders [37]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Seaforth Highlanders [37]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [32]

Gordon Highlanders [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [23]

London Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Scots Guards [16]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12]

Canadian Infantry [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Tank Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Staff [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Scottish Horse [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

French Red Cross [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Service

British Army [1094]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [128]

Australian Imperial Force [117]

Royal Navy [92]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [1615]

H [8]

A [1]

G [1]

L [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1577]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Ballarat Victoria [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Eskdale Victoria [5] Findon South Australia [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Workington England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Auchterarder, Perthshire [2] Benalla Victoria [2] Berrigan New South Wales [2] Bootle [2] Bromley England [2] Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Dunedin [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Muthill Scotland [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Rutherglen Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] 5 Murray Place, Leven, Fife [1] Aberchirder, Banffshire [1] Acocks Green, Worcs [1] Appin Argyllshire Scotland [1] Arbroath, Forfar [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1] Argyllshire [1] Armadall, Linlithgow [1] Aspartia England [1] Balguhidder Scotland [1] Beath, Fifeshire [1] Beith, Ayrshire [1] Belfast, Down [1] Belgrave Square, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Betthanga Victoria [1] Blackness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1] Blackwood Victoria [1] Born at Sea [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Cacouna, Quebec [1]

Rank

Private [652] Gunner [71] Driver [61] Corporal [52] Second Lieutenant [52] Lieutenant [50] Serjeant [46] Sapper [45] Lance Corporal [34] Captain [30] Major [12] Acting Serjeant [9] Nurse [8] Acting Corporal [7] Sister [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Pioneer [6] Staff Nurse [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Colonel [4] Worker [4] Able Seaman [3] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Nursing Sister [3] Rifleman [3] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Honorary Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Vice-Admiral [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [81] Royal Field Artillery [78] Army Service Corps [76] Royal Highlanders [70] Royal Scots [66] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [61] Labour Corps [57] Highland Light Infantry [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Scottish Rifles [41] Cameron Highlanders [37] Machine Gun Corps [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Seaforth Highlanders [37] Royal Scots Fusiliers [32] Gordon Highlanders [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] King's Own Scottish Borderers [23] London Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Royal Naval Division [18] Scots Guards [16] Liverpool Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12] Canadian Infantry [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Tank Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Staff [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Scottish Horse [6] West Riding Regiment [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] French Red Cross [5] Royal Air Force [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Service

British Army [1094] Canadian Expeditionary Force [128] Australian Imperial Force [117] Royal Navy [92] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [1615] H [8] A [1] G [1] L [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1577] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [41] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1]

Edward Morton Drummond

Born 1898

Died 1993

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (The Royal Highlanders) (Attached to Royal Air Force) No 1 Training Depot Station, RAF Wittering

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Squadron Leader Royal Air Force

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Guy Melfort Drummond

Born 1887

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Captain Royal Highlanders of Canada 5th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Royal Highlanders of Canada 13th Battalion

Other Empire Force Lieutenant Royal Highlanders of Canada 5th Battalion

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William Alexander Drummond

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6594 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200207 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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David Robert Drummond

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

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William John Drummond

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 372615 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5271 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Patrick Campbell Drummond

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers 8th Battalion

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Geoffrey Heneage Drummond

Born 1886

Died 1941

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - ML 254

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James Drummond

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 43146 Private Royal Scots LOTHIAN REGIMENT 2nd BATTALION

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Frederick Boyd Heneage Drummond

Born 1890

Died 1971

British Army Second Lieutenant The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own), 7th Battalion

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Eric Grey Drummond

Born 1875

Died 1914

Indian Army Major 2/4th Gurkha Rifles, attached 2/3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Major General Reserve of Officers, Infantry

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George Henry Drummond

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 13th Battalion

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Alfred Augustus Drummond

Born 1897

Other Empire Force 4523 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 5470 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 5470 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Cyril Alexander Fraser Drummond

Born 1894

Died 1979

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 135 and 27 Batteries

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Harvey Gerald Burns Drummond

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

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Redvers White Smith Drummond

Born 1900

Died 1938

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16763

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176763 2nd Ltn 5th Squadron

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George Duncan Henry Drummond

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293795

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James Drummond

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18160

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Henry Drummond

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140645

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William Craig Drummond

Born 1894

British Army 6246 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6246 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 40255 Gunner Machine Gun Corps E Company

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William H Drummond

Born 1891

Died 1967

British Army 3179 Private 10th Kings Regiment, Liverpool Scottish 1st Battalion

British Army 355496 Private 10th Kings Regiment Liverpool Scottish 2nd Battalion

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