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Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Edinburgh [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Addiewell, Linlithgow [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Campfield, Northumberland [1]

Chelmsford, Essex, England [1]

Chester le Street, Durham, England [1]

Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England [1]

Dromara, Ballinahinch, Co Down [1]

Dundee [1]

Dunedin [1]

Durham [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Inglewood Victoria [1]

Kyo, Durham, England [1]

Lanark Scotland [1]

Lancashire [1]

Langholm, Dumfriesshire [1]

Leith, Scotland [1]

London England [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Minas de San Domingo [1]

Montifieth Forfar [1]

Northcote Victoria [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

St. Andrews, Fife [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

West Calder Edinburgh [1]

Rank

Private [184]

Gunner [20]

Sapper [18]

Lieutenant [16]

Corporal [13]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [13]

Captain [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [4]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2/AM [1]

AM1 [1]

AM2 [1]

AM3 [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal Mechanic [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Fitter [1]

Major [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master And Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master and Hon Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [28]

Royal Scots [24]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Highland Light Infantry [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Highlanders [12]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

London Regiment [9]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

11th Hussars [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

12th Royal Scots [2]

1st Royal Scots [2]

9th Royal Highlanders [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1/16th King George's Own Pioneers Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

1/1st King's African Rifles [1]

111th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1]

11th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

12th Pioneers [1]

14th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

18th Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [294]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [18]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

F [393]

Contribution

Military Service [382]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [393] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Edinburgh [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Addiewell, Linlithgow [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birmingham [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Campfield, Northumberland [1] Chelmsford, Essex, England [1] Chester le Street, Durham, England [1] Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England [1] Dromara, Ballinahinch, Co Down [1] Dundee [1] Dunedin [1] Durham [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Inglewood Victoria [1] Kyo, Durham, England [1] Lanark Scotland [1] Lancashire [1] Langholm, Dumfriesshire [1] Leith, Scotland [1] London England [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Marylebone, London [1] Minas de San Domingo [1] Montifieth Forfar [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Roma Queensland [1] South Shields, Durham [1] St. Andrews, Fife [1] Townsville Queensland [1] West Calder Edinburgh [1]

Rank

Private [184] Gunner [20] Sapper [18] Lieutenant [16] Corporal [13] Driver [13] Serjeant [13] Captain [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [4] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2/AM [1] AM1 [1] AM2 [1] AM3 [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal Mechanic [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Fitter [1] Major [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master And Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master and Hon Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [28] Royal Scots [24] Labour Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Highland Light Infantry [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Highlanders [12] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] London Regiment [9] Gordon Highlanders [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] 11th Hussars [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] 12th Royal Scots [2] 1st Royal Scots [2] 9th Royal Highlanders [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Border Regiment [2] Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1/16th King George's Own Pioneers Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] 1/1st King's African Rifles [1] 111th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars [1] 11th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 12th Pioneers [1] 14th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 18th Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [294] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [18] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

F [393]

Contribution

Military Service [382] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

R Fairley

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant The London Regiment

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R Fairley

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant London Regiment

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J Fairley

British Army 79833 Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant Canadian Infantry

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John Fairley

British Army 16148 Private 11th Hussars

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Archibald Fairley

British Army 347 Private 7th Royal Scots

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Douglas Fairley

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant 1/16th King George's Own Pioneers Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army Captain 1/16th King George's Own Pioneers Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Henry Fairley

British Army 2257 Private 1st Lothian and Border Horse

British Army 273153 Private Royal Scots

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James Fairley

British Army 10210 Private 1st Royal Scots

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William Fairley

British Army 200473 Private 2/1st Ayrshire Yeomanry

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John W Fairley

British Army 350040 Lance Corporal 9th Royal Scots

British Army 842 Private 9th Royal Scots

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H Fairley

British Army 5576 Private 11th Hussars

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William Melvin Fairley

British Army 26747 Private 12th Royal Scots

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John W Fairley

British Army 8882 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army 41808 Lance Serjeant 2nd Dragoons

British Army 41808 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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