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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]

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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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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]

David Emslie

Died 1917

British Army 15040 Private Scots Guards

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Alexander Emslie

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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David Emslie

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/12685 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/12685 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Herbert Robertson Emslie

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William M Emslie

Died 1915

British Army 15255 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army 15255 Private Royal Scots

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William Emslie

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 9171 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Peter Emslie

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3132 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290658 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290658 Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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Alec Emslie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113269

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Robert Humphrey Emslie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2953 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 3rd West Lancs Bde.

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James Sangster Emslie

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3641

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James Emslie

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505902

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James Emslie

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23126

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Peter James Emslie

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25768

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James Emslie

Born 1887

British Army 159333 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 159333 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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John Emslie

Australian Imperial Force 4695

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Charles Alexander Emslie

Australian Imperial Force 3298

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Alexander Emslie

Australian Imperial Force 187

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Ernest James Emslie

Australian Imperial Force 2038

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William Alexander Emslie

Australian Imperial Force 5375

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Robert Grey Emslie

Australian Imperial Force 5360

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