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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Doncaster Victoria [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Rutherglen, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Essendon Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Nairn [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Otaki [2]

Pettinain, Lanarkshire [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Athelstane, Quebec [1]

Auchterderran, Fifeshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackford, Cumberland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Broomhill, Northumberland [1]

Buckhaven, Fife [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland [1]

Dumbarton Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Scotland [1]

Dunfermline, Fife [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dunfermune Scotland [1]

Dunoon,Argyleshire. [1]

Durham [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

East Ham London, Essex [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [351]

Corporal [36]

Serjeant [30]

Gunner [27]

Driver [26]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [5]

Pioneer [5]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Trooper [2]

ALIAS Gunner [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Master [1]

Nurse [1]

Paid Lance Bombardier [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rear-Admiral [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [42]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Royal Scots [39]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Engineers [33]

Labour Corps [31]

Highland Light Infantry [29]

Gordon Highlanders [26]

Seaforth Highlanders [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Cameron Highlanders [20]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16]

Scottish Rifles [14]

London Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Scottish Horse [4]

Young Mens Christian Association [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [521]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [78]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Royal Navy [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

E [794]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [762]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Sydney New South Wales [5] Brisbane Queensland [3] Doncaster Victoria [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Rutherglen, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Edinburgh [2] Essendon Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Nairn [2] Norwood South Australia [2] Otaki [2] Pettinain, Lanarkshire [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] Anstruther, Fifeshire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Athelstane, Quebec [1] Auchterderran, Fifeshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Belfast, Down [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackford, Cumberland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Broomhill, Northumberland [1] Buckhaven, Fife [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carnoustie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland [1] Dumbarton Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Scotland [1] Dunfermline, Fife [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dunfermune Scotland [1] Dunoon,Argyleshire. [1] Durham [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] East Ham London, Essex [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [351] Corporal [36] Serjeant [30] Gunner [27] Driver [26] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [16] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Captain [5] Pioneer [5] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Trooper [2] ALIAS Gunner [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain Major [1] Chauffeur [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Flight Cadet [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Master [1] Nurse [1] Paid Lance Bombardier [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rear-Admiral [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [42] Royal Field Artillery [41] Royal Scots [39] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Engineers [33] Labour Corps [31] Highland Light Infantry [29] Gordon Highlanders [26] Seaforth Highlanders [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Cameron Highlanders [20] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [16] Scottish Rifles [14] London Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Scottish Horse [4] Young Mens Christian Association [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Border Regiment [3] Indian Defence Force [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scots Guards [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [521] Canadian Expeditionary Force [78] Australian Imperial Force [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Royal Navy [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

E [794] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [762] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

David Pearson Elder

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2156 Private London Regiment

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Andrew Laird Elder

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 313 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 201616 Private Scottish Rifles/Cameronians 9th Battalion

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Edward Elder

Died 1918

British Army 7481 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 13482 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 13482 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Elder

Died 1917

British Army 25858 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Elder

Died 1918

British Army 10464 Serjeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 18444 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 12144 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

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James Elder

Died 1916

British Army 12218 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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James Elder

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Scots

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Robert Burnett Elder

Died 1918

British Army S/17170 Private Gordon Highlanders

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W J Elder

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1722 Private Royal Scots

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John Alexander Elder

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army 2480 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 418515 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 7146 Private Royal Engineers

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George Elder

Died 1914

British Army 3/7254 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Hugh Elder

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 17951 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Elder

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8197 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 8197 Acting Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army 8197 Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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James Elder

Died 1916

British Army 4843 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Robert Elder

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 10617 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Elder

Died 1917

British Army 2395 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 280583 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Clifford Elder

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3106823

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3106823 Private Canadian Infantry

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William James Elder

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128199

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Joseph William Elder

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321967

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Alfred John Elder

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43525

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