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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [14]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [13]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12]

South Shields, Durham, England [12]

Sydney New South Wales [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Belfast, Antrim [9]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Aberdeen Scotland [8]

Brisbane Queensland [8]

Edinburgh Scotland [8]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [7]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [6]

Dundee Forfar [6]

Dundee Scotland [6]

Edinburgh [6]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [6]

Newcastle, Northumberland [6]

Aberdeen [5]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [5]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [5]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [5]

South Melbourne Victoria [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Glasgow [4]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Islington, London [4]

Alstonville New South Wales [3]

Bairnsdale Victoria [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Brunswick New South Wales [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Faversham, Kent [3]

Lithgow New South Wales [3]

London England [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Port Pirie South Australia [3]

Aberdeenshire [2]

Angaston South Australia [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Barrhead, Renfrewshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Blairgowrie, Perthshire [2]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Camperdown Victoria [2]

Cavendish Victoria [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2]

Cupar, Fife [2]

Rank

Private [2171]

Gunner [221]

Serjeant [194]

Corporal [186]

Driver [151]

Sapper [131]

Second Lieutenant [114]

Lieutenant [108]

Lance Corporal [89]

Captain [79]

Acting Corporal [39]

Acting Serjeant [30]

Pioneer [28]

Bombardier [27]

Major [25]

Staff Serjeant [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Sister [13]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Deck Hand [9]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Rifleman [9]

Worker [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Sergeant [6]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [5]

Reverend [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Chaplain [3]

Nurse [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Trimmer [3]

1st Class Master Gunner [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [350]

Royal Field Artillery [254]

Royal Engineers [249]

Labour Corps [235]

Royal Highlanders [230]

Army Service Corps [214]

Royal Scots [181]

Royal Garrison Artillery [152]

Seaforth Highlanders [135]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [133]

Royal Army Medical Corps [133]

Highland Light Infantry [131]

Machine Gun Corps [113]

Scottish Rifles [100]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [93]

Cameron Highlanders [74]

Royal Naval Division [69]

London Regiment [67]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [57]

Canadian Infantry [53]

Royal Army Service Corps [51]

Northumberland Fusiliers [44]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [43]

Royal Fusiliers [41]

Army Ordnance Corps [31]

Durham Light Infantry [31]

British West Indies Regiment [30]

Scots Guards [29]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Royal Irish Rifles [23]

Cheshire Regiment [22]

Tank Corps [22]

Training Reserve Battalion [22]

Scottish Horse [21]

Army Cyclist Corps [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Naval Reserve [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Air Force [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Service

British Army [3420]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [537]

Australian Imperial Force [329]

Royal Navy [305]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [271]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [108]

Other Empire Force [18]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [5139]

G [3]

B [2]

J [2]

S [2]

A [1]

F [1]

H [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4967]

Merchant Navy [140]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [131]

Canada [5]

Australia [1]

Guyana [1]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [14] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [13] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12] South Shields, Durham, England [12] Sydney New South Wales [12] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Belfast, Antrim [9] Melbourne Victoria [9] Aberdeen Scotland [8] Brisbane Queensland [8] Edinburgh Scotland [8] Hull, Yorkshire, England [7] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [6] Dundee Forfar [6] Dundee Scotland [6] Edinburgh [6] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [6] Newcastle, Northumberland [6] Aberdeen [5] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [5] Greenock, Renfrewshire [5] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [5] South Melbourne Victoria [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Glasgow [4] Glasgow Scotland [4] Islington, London [4] Alstonville New South Wales [3] Bairnsdale Victoria [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Brunswick New South Wales [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Faversham, Kent [3] Lithgow New South Wales [3] London England [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Port Pirie South Australia [3] Aberdeenshire [2] Angaston South Australia [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Barrhead, Renfrewshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Blairgowrie, Perthshire [2] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Camperdown Victoria [2] Cavendish Victoria [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2] Cupar, Fife [2]

Rank

Private [2171] Gunner [221] Serjeant [194] Corporal [186] Driver [151] Sapper [131] Second Lieutenant [114] Lieutenant [108] Lance Corporal [89] Captain [79] Acting Corporal [39] Acting Serjeant [30] Pioneer [28] Bombardier [27] Major [25] Staff Serjeant [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Sister [13] Company Serjeant Major [11] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Acting Bombardier [9] Deck Hand [9] Lance Serjeant [9] Rifleman [9] Worker [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Able Seaman [6] Sergeant [6] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [5] Reverend [5] Temporary Captain [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Temporary Major [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Chaplain [3] Nurse [3] Nursing Sister [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Trimmer [3] 1st Class Master Gunner [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [350] Royal Field Artillery [254] Royal Engineers [249] Labour Corps [235] Royal Highlanders [230] Army Service Corps [214] Royal Scots [181] Royal Garrison Artillery [152] Seaforth Highlanders [135] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [133] Royal Army Medical Corps [133] Highland Light Infantry [131] Machine Gun Corps [113] Scottish Rifles [100] Royal Scots Fusiliers [93] Cameron Highlanders [74] Royal Naval Division [69] London Regiment [67] King's Own Scottish Borderers [57] Canadian Infantry [53] Royal Army Service Corps [51] Northumberland Fusiliers [44] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [43] Royal Fusiliers [41] Army Ordnance Corps [31] Durham Light Infantry [31] British West Indies Regiment [30] Scots Guards [29] Liverpool Regiment [27] Royal Irish Rifles [23] Cheshire Regiment [22] Tank Corps [22] Training Reserve Battalion [22] Scottish Horse [21] Army Cyclist Corps [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Naval Reserve [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16] Royal Irish Fusiliers [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Royal Defence Corps [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Royal Air Force [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Service

British Army [3420] Canadian Expeditionary Force [537] Australian Imperial Force [329] Royal Navy [305] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [271] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [108] Other Empire Force [18] Indian Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [5139] G [3] B [2] J [2] S [2] A [1] F [1] H [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4967] Merchant Navy [140] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [131] Canada [5] Australia [1] Guyana [1] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Frank Charles Duncan

Born 1887

Died 1966

Canadian Expeditionary Force 799299 Private 134 Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 799299 Private 134th Battalion, (48th Highlanders)

Canadian Expeditionary Force 799299 Private 12 th Reserve 15th Battalion

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David Cyril Duncan

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 5242 Private London Regiment

British Army 511635 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Thomas Elder Duncan

Born 1887

Died 1969

Royal Navy 3/141 Petty Officer Royal Naval Division Nelson Battalion

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John Duncan

Born 1891

British Army 2076 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2076 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Neil Ferguson Duncan

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6802 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 6802 Corporal Scottish Rifles

British Army Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Arthur James Duncan

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S/31185 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army S/31185 Corporal Army Service Corps

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William Thomas Duncan

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2218 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 2218 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion

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Kenneth William Allan Duncan

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 356823 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment Transport

British Army Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish), attached 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

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John Duncan

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Norman Duncan

Born 1900

Died 1923

Other Empire Force 2701 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 4741 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Horace Clark Duncan

Born 1873

Died 1932

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 157th Bttln

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Alexander Duncan

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army S/7827 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

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William Williamson Kerr Duncan

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Joseph Duncan

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army S/9512 Private Gordon Highlanders 3rd Battalion

British Army S/9512 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Philip Courtney Duncan

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 9720/763721 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alexander Duncan

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 7617 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6076 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 268007 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) "B" Coy. 1st/6th Bn.

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Charles Francis Duncan

Born 1896

Died 1937

Australian Imperial Force 5323

Australian Imperial Force Private

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Stewart Duncan

Born 1898

Died 1967

British Army S/7108 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Robert Duncan

Born 1893

Died 1959

British Army 76716 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Alexander Duncan

Born 1870

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28723 Serjeant Royal Air Force 10th Stores Distribution Park

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