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Arbroath, Forfarshire [5]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4]

Arbroath [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Crossover Victoria [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [2]

Orford, Suffolk [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Allgate South Australia [1]

Arbroath Scotland [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barking, Essex, England [1]

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bexley New South Wales [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Bressingham Norfolk [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelmsford, Essex, England [1]

Clacton, Essex [1]

Croydon England [1]

Denman New South Wales [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dundee England [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

East Ham, Essex, England [1]

Eye, Suffolk [1]

Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Forgan Scotland [1]

Geldeston Norfolk [1]

Ghaziabad [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Hamilton New South Wales [1]

Haverhill, Suffolk [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Jubbulpore [1]

Kaiapoi, Canterbury [1]

Leith, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [247]

Gunner [35]

Serjeant [31]

Driver [16]

Sapper [15]

Corporal [12]

Lance Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant /Acting Armourer Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Captain Reverend [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander (Retired) [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Company Serjeant Major /Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Quarter Master [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Army Service Corps [28]

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Highlanders [22]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Scots [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

1st Dragoons [2]

1st Royal Scots [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

General List [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [398]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [550]

Contribution

Military Service [526]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [1]

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Arbroath, Forfarshire [5] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4] Arbroath [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Crossover Victoria [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Moonee Ponds Victoria [2] Orford, Suffolk [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Allgate South Australia [1] Arbroath Scotland [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barking, Essex, England [1] Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bexley New South Wales [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Bressingham Norfolk [1] Brixton, London [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelmsford, Essex, England [1] Clacton, Essex [1] Croydon England [1] Denman New South Wales [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dundee England [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] East Ham, Essex, England [1] Eye, Suffolk [1] Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Forgan Scotland [1] Geldeston Norfolk [1] Ghaziabad [1] Hackney, London [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Hamilton New South Wales [1] Haverhill, Suffolk [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Jubbulpore [1] Kaiapoi, Canterbury [1] Leith, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [247] Gunner [35] Serjeant [31] Driver [16] Sapper [15] Corporal [12] Lance Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [10] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Major [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant /Acting Armourer Serjeant Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Captain Reverend [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander (Retired) [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Private Acting Company Serjeant Major /Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Quarter Master [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32] Army Service Corps [28] Labour Corps [28] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Highlanders [22] Suffolk Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] London Regiment [14] Royal Scots [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Canadian Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] 1st Dragoons [2] 1st Royal Scots [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] General List [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [398] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Australian Imperial Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [550]

Contribution

Military Service [526] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [1]

John James Fairweather

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5252 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 267610 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Andrew Fairweather

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 31160 Private Royal Scots

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Leslie John Edgar Cuthbert Fairweather

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1600 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 3rd leicest Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Percy Reeve Fairweather

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1564 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Harry William Fairweather

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 683543 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 245099 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 245099 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Donald Stewart Fairweather

Died 1915

British Army S/8183 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army S/8183 Private Royal Highlanders

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William Fairweather

Died 1917

British Army 21908 Private Royal Scots

British Army 115415 Private Labour Corps

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J Fairweather

Died 1918

British Army 7065 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 7065 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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Ernest William Fairweather

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 268187 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 268187 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Owen Stanley Fairweather

Born 1892

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/1039 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Cyril Montrose Fairweather

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36239

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David G. Fairweather

Died 1916

British Army 5151 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 201478 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 201478 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Fairweather

Died 1918

British Army 2746 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6775 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 292924 Private Royal Highlanders

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Andrew Fairweather

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4605 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 276605 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Norman Blumer Fairweather

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223128

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Arthur William Fairweather

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 527986

Canadian Expeditionary Force 527986 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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George Fairweather

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290089

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Donald Lambert Fairweather

Born 1896

British Army 235739 Acting Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Battalion

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Tom Fenton Fairweather

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2043 Lance Corporal Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 2043 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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David Fairweather

Died 1915

British Army 3025 Private 5/6th Royal Scots

British Army 3025 Private Royal Scots

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