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Aberdeen [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Eyemouth, Berwick [1]

Goodna Queensland [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1]

Ilfracombe Queensland [1]

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire [1]

Montrose, Forfarshire [1]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newington, Edinburgh [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Wangaratta Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [79]

Gunner [12]

Sapper [12]

Driver [9]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bacteriologist [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Doctor [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

RSM [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [25]

Royal Engineers [16]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Tank Corps [2]

256th Bde. [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Regiment/Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East African Transport Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS LION [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Lovat's Scouts [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [145]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

E [197]

Contribution

Military Service [188]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

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People [197] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aberdeen [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bow, London [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Edinburgh [1] Eyemouth, Berwick [1] Goodna Queensland [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1] Ilfracombe Queensland [1] Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Monk Bretton, Yorkshire [1] Montrose, Forfarshire [1] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newington, Edinburgh [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Wangaratta Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [79] Gunner [12] Sapper [12] Driver [9] Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bacteriologist [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Doctor [1] Lance Bombardier [1] RSM [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [25] Royal Engineers [16] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Highlanders [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Scots [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Scots Guards [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Scottish Horse [2] Tank Corps [2] 256th Bde. [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Regiment/Central Ontario Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East African Transport Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders attached Machine Gun Corps [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS LION [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Lovat's Scouts [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [145] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [10] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

E [197]

Contribution

Military Service [188] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Canada [1] Egypt [1]

Samuel Emslie

Born 1856

Died 1917

South African Services Lieutenant South African Native Labour Corps 5th Battalion

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William Emslie

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 7387 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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John Adamson Emslie

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4654 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 635582 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4654 Gunner 256th Bde. A Battery

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Peter Emslie

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 11625 Company Serjeant Major Scots Guards attached London Regiment

British Army 11625 Regimental Serjeant Major Scots Guards

British Army RSM London Regiment 28 lond Battalion

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Andrew Emslie

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83051

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William C Emslie

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17225

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William Alexander Emslie

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 7462 Private Scots Guards

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George Emslie

Died 1918

British Army 38162 Private Royal Scots

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James Joseph Emslie

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 800046 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 800046 Private London Regiment 30th Battalion

British Army 800046 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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John Emslie

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164629

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Gordon Campbell Emslie

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1545

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William Emslie

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 103870 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 103870 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Emslie

Died 1917

British Army 202008 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Percy James Emslie

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 46722 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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John Glennie Emslie

Born 1887

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1018394

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1018394 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Thomas Emslie

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321216

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Harry Emslie

Australian Imperial Force N90137

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Charles Emslie

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army M2/133437 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/133437 Corporal Army Service Corps

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John Emslie

Died 1918

British Army 50987 Private Royal Scots

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Douglas Emslie

Died 1917

British Army 3229 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 241310 Private Welsh Regiment

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