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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

Belfast [2]

County Monaghan [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Scotland [2]

8 Grafton Street, Mayfair, London [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberdeen. Scotland [1]

Antrim [1]

Auchterderran, Fife [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Dumferline, Fifeshire [1]

Dumfirmline [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Dysart House Fife Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Glenluce Scotland [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Grahamstown [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Killard, Antrim [1]

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire [1]

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Lancaster [1]

Langholm, Dumfriesshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Mochrum, Wigtownshire [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Paisley, Scotland [1]

Pelaw, Durham [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Rank

Private [177]

Gunner [23]

Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [16]

Driver [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [13]

Major [12]

Sapper [8]

Colonel [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [3]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Admiral [1]

Aircraftman 3rd Class [1]

Armament Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Assistant Lecturer [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commodore, Second Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Founder and Organiser [1]

Head [1]

Honorary Colonel [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary Colonel) [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Local Serjeant Major [1]

Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Highlanders [24]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [19]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Highland Light Infantry [16]

Royal Scots [13]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Gordon Highlanders [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Staff [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Scots Guards [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Dragoons [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Infantry Brigade [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Reserve of Officers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [328]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [58]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [499]

S [2]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [480]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] Belfast [2] County Monaghan [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Scotland [2] 8 Grafton Street, Mayfair, London [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberdeen. Scotland [1] Antrim [1] Auchterderran, Fife [1] Ayrshire [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, Down [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cheltenham England [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dumferline, Fifeshire [1] Dumfirmline [1] Dunfermline [1] Dysart House Fife Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Glenluce Scotland [1] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Grahamstown [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Killard, Antrim [1] Kilsyth, Stirlingshire [1] Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland [1] Lanarkshire [1] Lancaster [1] Langholm, Dumfriesshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London England [1] Manchester England [1] Mochrum, Wigtownshire [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Paisley, Scotland [1] Pelaw, Durham [1] Perth, Perthshire [1]

Rank

Private [177] Gunner [23] Corporal [21] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [16] Driver [15] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [13] Major [12] Sapper [8] Colonel [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Armourer Staff Serjeant [3] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Admiral [1] Aircraftman 3rd Class [1] Armament Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Assistant Lecturer [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Commodore, Second Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Founder and Organiser [1] Head [1] Honorary Colonel [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary Colonel) [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Local Serjeant Major [1] Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25] Royal Highlanders [24] Labour Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [19] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Highland Light Infantry [16] Royal Scots [13] Cameron Highlanders [12] Gordon Highlanders [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Staff [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Scots Guards [5] Tank Corps [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Dragoons [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Infantry Brigade [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Reserve of Officers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [328] Canadian Expeditionary Force [58] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [499] S [2] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [480] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15] India [1]

John Erskine

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 7064 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 7064 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200476 Sergeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5/6th Battalion

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Alexander Erskine

Born 1874

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163320

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163320 Corporal Canadian Railway Troops

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Ralph Erskine

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Martin Erskine

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 27771 Corporal Postal Section Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 27771 Serjeant Royal Engineers Postal Section

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Walter Augustus Erskine

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Second -Lieutenant Suffolk Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery 108th Heavy Battery

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William R Erskine

Died 1916

British Army 47516 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 28284 Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Erskine

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16289

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John Erskine

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34820

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Thomas Harry Erskine

Born 1861

Died 1924

British Army Colonel Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary Colonel ret.) Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Special Appointment Class HH

British Army Second Lieutenant Fifeshire Light Horse 1st (Volunteers)

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William Erskine

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307483

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Jane Holland Gwennydd Erskine

Born 1869

Died 1959

British Army Canteen Worker Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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Ian David Erskine

Born 1898

Died 1973

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

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David Murray Erskine

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43536

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Marguerite Muriel St J Erskine

Born 1879

Died 1918

Other Empire Force South African Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Francis Walter Erskine

Born 1899

Died 1972

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

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Arthur Edward Erskine

Born 1881

Died 1963

British Army Major Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Major Adjutant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Charles Erskine

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1870 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/1870 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Vindictive

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Henry Erskine

Died 1917

British Army 2166 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290419 Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 290419 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Richard Erskine

Died 1917

British Army 72573 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James S Erskine

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 34815 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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