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Adelaide South Australia [4]

Maryborough Queensland [4]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Arbroath Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Blairessan, Killearn [1]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Cowpen, Northumberland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Islington South Australia [1]

Jamestown, Dumbartonshire [1]

Jamestown, Dunbartonshire [1]

Killearn [1]

Kincaple, Fife [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lexton Victoria [1]

Mansfield Victoria [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Port Pirie South Australia [1]

Renfrew [1]

Second Valley South Australia [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Gunner [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Sapper [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Commander [1]

Driver [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Orderly [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Armament Artificer [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Scots [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/2nd Rajput Light Infantry Indian Army [1]

1/33rd Sikh Pioneers Indian Army [1]

11th Battalion Royal Scots [1]

16th Royal Scots [1]

20th Border Horse [1]

2nd King's Own Regiment [1]

5/6th Royal Scots [1]

7th Cameron Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps Lahore Divisional Signal Company [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British Supply Division North Russia [1]

British Volunteer Latin America (Army Reserve) [1]

Camel Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Ordnance Corps attached Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Civilian Surgeon [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [125]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Royal Navy [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [179]

Contribution

Military Service [173]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [179] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [4] Maryborough Queensland [4] Bothwell, Lanarkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Arbroath Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Blairessan, Killearn [1] Bowden South Australia [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Cowpen, Northumberland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Islington South Australia [1] Jamestown, Dumbartonshire [1] Jamestown, Dunbartonshire [1] Killearn [1] Kincaple, Fife [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lexton Victoria [1] Mansfield Victoria [1] Moonta South Australia [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Port Pirie South Australia [1] Renfrew [1] Second Valley South Australia [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [82] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Gunner [5] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Sapper [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Chauffeur [1] Commander [1] Driver [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Orderly [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Armament Artificer [1] Signaller [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Royal Highlanders [10] Labour Corps [9] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Scots [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/2nd Rajput Light Infantry Indian Army [1] 1/33rd Sikh Pioneers Indian Army [1] 11th Battalion Royal Scots [1] 16th Royal Scots [1] 20th Border Horse [1] 2nd King's Own Regiment [1] 5/6th Royal Scots [1] 7th Cameron Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps Lahore Divisional Signal Company [1] British Red Cross [1] British Supply Division North Russia [1] British Volunteer Latin America (Army Reserve) [1] Camel Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Ordnance Corps attached Canadian Field Artillery [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Civilian Surgeon [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [125] Australian Imperial Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Royal Navy [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [179]

Contribution

Military Service [173] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Walter Fairlie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S/20865 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Ogilvy Fairlie

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Captain Highland Light Infantry 10/11th battalion highland Battalion

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry

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Andrew Fairlie

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239140

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Charles Frederick Fairlie

Born 1900

Died 1983

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199483

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Robert Ross Fairlie

Born 1899

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238900

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Duncan Fairlie

Died 1916

British Army 26690 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Frank Fairlie

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Norman Edwin Fairlie

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders argyll and Battalion

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William Fairlie

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54106

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Eric Fairlie

Died 1917

British Army 640 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 631403 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Fairlie

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 31023 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Fairlie

Died 1917

British Army 4291 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Edward Fairlie

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Miller Fairlie

Born 1876

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 675968

Canadian Expeditionary Force 675968 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Fairlie

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131675

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William Fairlie

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1865 Private 5/6th Royal Scots

British Army 1865 Private Royal Scots

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John Fairlie

Australian Imperial Force 2143

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John Fairlie

Australian Imperial Force 757

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Thomas Craig Fairlie

Australian Imperial Force 11150

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William Henry Fairlie

British Army 6402 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6402 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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