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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Dumfries.Scotland [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Maybole, Ayrshire [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Condobolin New South Wales [2]

Dimboola Victoria [2]

Dunedin [2]

Gedling, Nottinghamshire [2]

Harrow Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Islington New South Wales [2]

Kadnook Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Oberon New South Wales [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Wallsend, Northumberland [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Aldoth, Cumberland [1]

Allendale, Durham [1]

Annan, Scotland [1]

Ardrossan Scotland [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Balgownie New South Wales [1]

Ballynahinch, Down [1]

Barry England [1]

Bebington, Cheshire [1]

Bedlington, Northumberland [1]

Bedminster Bristol [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Berwick Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London East [1]

Beulah Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton England [1]

Brackley England [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camperdown Victoria [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [577]

Serjeant [64]

Gunner [57]

Corporal [44]

Driver [42]

Sapper [34]

Lieutenant [30]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lance Corporal [26]

Captain [17]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Major [6]

Bombardier [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Guardsman [3]

Sister [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colonel [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Reverend [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Artificer Engineer (Warrant Officer) [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bellboy [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [75]

Royal Engineers [67]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Army Service Corps [59]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [45]

Royal Scots [45]

Northumberland Fusiliers [40]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Durham Light Infantry [22]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

Royal Highlanders [22]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [21]

Scottish Rifles [20]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Royal Irish Rifles [19]

London Regiment [18]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17]

Gordon Highlanders [16]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Border Regiment [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Scottish Horse [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [907]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [99]

Australian Imperial Force [76]

Royal Navy [70]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [1262]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1237]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Dumfries.Scotland [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Maybole, Ayrshire [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Condobolin New South Wales [2] Dimboola Victoria [2] Dunedin [2] Gedling, Nottinghamshire [2] Harrow Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Islington New South Wales [2] Kadnook Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Moonee Ponds Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Oberon New South Wales [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Wallsend, Northumberland [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Aberdeen [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Aldoth, Cumberland [1] Allendale, Durham [1] Annan, Scotland [1] Ardrossan Scotland [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Balgownie New South Wales [1] Ballynahinch, Down [1] Barry England [1] Bebington, Cheshire [1] Bedlington, Northumberland [1] Bedminster Bristol [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Berwick Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London East [1] Beulah Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton England [1] Brackley England [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [577] Serjeant [64] Gunner [57] Corporal [44] Driver [42] Sapper [34] Lieutenant [30] Second Lieutenant [28] Lance Corporal [26] Captain [17] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Major [6] Bombardier [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Guardsman [3] Sister [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colonel [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Reverend [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Trooper [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Artificer Engineer (Warrant Officer) [1] Assistant Sister [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bellboy [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [75] Royal Engineers [67] Royal Field Artillery [67] Army Service Corps [59] King's Own Scottish Borderers [45] Royal Scots [45] Northumberland Fusiliers [40] Machine Gun Corps [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Durham Light Infantry [22] Liverpool Regiment [22] Royal Highlanders [22] Royal Scots Fusiliers [21] Scottish Rifles [20] Highland Light Infantry [19] Royal Irish Rifles [19] London Regiment [18] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17] Gordon Highlanders [16] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] Border Regiment [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Cameron Highlanders [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Tank Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Scottish Horse [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Scots Guards [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Welsh Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [907] Canadian Expeditionary Force [99] Australian Imperial Force [76] Royal Navy [70] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [1262] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1237] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

John Hammond Edgar

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Fergus Edgar

Died 1918

British Army 7284 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7733 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 267197 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Edwin Edgar

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 737 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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James Edgar

Died 1917

British Army 22758 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 40545 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Bernard Roy Edgar

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Robert Edgar

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 6/5973 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 250982 Private Durham Light Infantry

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C V Edgar

Died 1916

British Army 171 Serjeant Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 171 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Elizabeth Edgar

Died 1918

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

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service H.M.H.S. "Glenart Castle"

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George Edgar

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2129301

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2129301 Private Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment 27th Battalion

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Arthur Edgar

Died 1917

British Army 8482 Sergeant King's Own Scottish Borderers Depot

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James Edgar

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107185

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Robert Francis Edgar

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 1647 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 1647 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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William F Edgar

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army R28630 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert Gerald Edgar

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 1/6th Battalion (Territorial)

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William Edgar

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 206932 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 206932 Royal Field Artillery C Battery,

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Wolverton Edgar

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 535 Private

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Duncan Jeffrey Edgar

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237074

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Horace Clayton Edgar

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113192

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Reginald Edgar

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3617 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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David Edgar

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20641

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