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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]

George Duncan

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55331

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James Crawford Duncan

Died 1917

British Army 2185 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2185 Corporal Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240342 Corporal Scottish Rifles 1st Battalion

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John Duncan

Born 1890

British Army 1171 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Isabella Lucy May Duncan

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Ralph Davidson Duncan

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4415

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Thomas Ernest Duncan

Born 1896

Died 1969

Royal Navy Z/5477 Royal Naval Division

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Arthur Norman Duncan

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427584

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427584 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Alexander Duncan

Born 1886

Died 1918

South African Services 21734 Private 4th Regiment South African Infantry

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William Duncan

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42396

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Robert Shaw Duncan

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267991

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Edward J Duncan

Died 1918

British Army S/13314 Serjeant Royal Highlanders 4/5th (Angus & Dundee) Bn. (Territorial)

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William Donald Duncan

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17525

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Herbert John Duncan

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150500

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Alexander James Charles Duncan

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 200356 Petty Officer HMS Hampshire

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Charles Duncan

Died 1917

British Army 5092 Private British West Indies Regiment attached Royal Engineers 2nd Battalion attached Inland Water Transport

British Army 5092 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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William Duncan

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198463

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David Simpson Duncan

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410134

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Edward Francis Duncan

Born 1885

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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William Stewart Duncan

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262787

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Peter Duncan

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167563

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