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Yea Victoria [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Aberdour, Fife [1]

Alloa [1]

Anstruther, Fife, Scotland [1]

Barony, Glasgow [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Brisbane, Australia [1]

Cheshire, England [1]

Christchurch Hampshire [1]

Cloghy, Down [1]

Cowdenbeath.Scotland [1]

Cressy Victoria [1]

Dumbarton Scotland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Elmvale, Ontario [1]

Exmouth St. Thomas Devon [1]

Falkland.Fifeshire.Scotland [1]

Fife [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Glasgow,Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Inverkeithing Fife Scotland [1]

Kensington Victoria [1]

Kincardine On Forin Scotland [1]

Kinross, Kinross [1]

Lanark, Glasgow [1]

Leith [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Newcastle On Tyne England [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

North Piteadie House, Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1]

North Pitteadie House,Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1]

North Sydney New South Wales [1]

Orotava [1]

Riddel Victoria [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [209]

Gunner [27]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Serjeant [20]

Captain [19]

Corporal [18]

Driver [17]

Sapper [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Assistant Superintendent Woman [1]

Bmbr Acting Corporal [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Clerk [1]

Corporal Saddler [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanician [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Saddler/Driver [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Second Lieutentant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Telephonist [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [31]

Royal Scots [27]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [23]

Highland Light Infantry [22]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Highlanders [16]

Gordon Highlanders [15]

Cameron Highlanders [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Scots Guards [5]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

47th Sikhs [2]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

French Red Cross [2]

General List [2]

Indian Army [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Punjabis [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [342]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [494]

Contribution

Military Service [471]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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People [494] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Yea Victoria [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Aberdour, Fife [1] Alloa [1] Anstruther, Fife, Scotland [1] Barony, Glasgow [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Brisbane, Australia [1] Cheshire, England [1] Christchurch Hampshire [1] Cloghy, Down [1] Cowdenbeath.Scotland [1] Cressy Victoria [1] Dumbarton Scotland [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Elmvale, Ontario [1] Exmouth St. Thomas Devon [1] Falkland.Fifeshire.Scotland [1] Fife [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Glasgow,Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Inverkeithing Fife Scotland [1] Kensington Victoria [1] Kincardine On Forin Scotland [1] Kinross, Kinross [1] Lanark, Glasgow [1] Leith [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Newcastle England [1] Newcastle On Tyne England [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] North Piteadie House, Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1] North Pitteadie House,Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Orotava [1] Riddel Victoria [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [209] Gunner [27] Second Lieutenant [20] Serjeant [20] Captain [19] Corporal [18] Driver [17] Sapper [15] Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Corporal [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Assistant Superintendent Woman [1] Bmbr Acting Corporal [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Clerk [1] Corporal Saddler [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Driver Saddler [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanician [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Saddler/Driver [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Second Lieutentant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Telephonist [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [31] Royal Scots [27] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [23] Highland Light Infantry [22] Labour Corps [21] Royal Highlanders [16] Gordon Highlanders [15] Cameron Highlanders [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Scottish Rifles [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Scots Guards [5] Highland Cyclist Battalion [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Scottish Horse [3] 47th Sikhs [2] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] French Red Cross [2] General List [2] Indian Army [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Punjabis [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [342] Canadian Expeditionary Force [55] Australian Imperial Force [31] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [494]

Contribution

Military Service [471] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Robert Roy Drysdale

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153111

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Charles Duncan Drysdale

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170747

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William Napier Drysdale

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183762

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John Drysdale

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 37462 New Zealand Engineers

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Thomas John Hirst Drysdale

Born 1884

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/95A New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4195A New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Arthur Carmichael Drysdale

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63253

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63253 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John Drysdale

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301102

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301102 Bombardier Canadian Field Artillery

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Thomas Drysdale

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 829715

Canadian Expeditionary Force 829715 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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Hugh Drysdale

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278747

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George Herbert Drysdale

Australian Imperial Force 478

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Roger Gillespie Drysdale

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutentant Royal Warwick Regiment 4th Battalion

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William John Drysdale

Australian Imperial Force 2348

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William John Drysdale

Australian Imperial Force 4708

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Bruce Montagu Drysdale

Australian Imperial Force 5896

Australian Imperial Force 6298

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Herbert Spencer Drysdale

Australian Imperial Force 1032

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William Drysdale

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241992

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Adam Drysdale

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3/6075 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James Drysdale

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 169216 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Drysdale

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1394 Private Royal Scots

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James Drysdale

Died 1918

British Army 3356 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7110 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 307965 Corporal West Riding Regiment

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