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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]

Andrew L Fairweather

Died 1918

British Army 150578 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 141304 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 141304 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Edward Fairweather

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153942

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Sydney Albert Fairweather

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170534

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Harry Lambert Fairweather

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189815

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James Macgregor Fairweather

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67850

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James Fairweather

Born 1853

Died 1933

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Port Examination Services Tay

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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Walter Richard Fairweather

Born 1899

Died 1969

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 60093 Auckland Regiment

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Alfred Charles Fairweather

Born 1876

British Army 12207 Gunner 7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

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Charles Fairweather

Born 1883

British Army G/73145 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Walter William Fairweather

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J15619 Able Seaman HMS Calliope

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David Fraser Fairweather

Australian Imperial Force

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Malcolm Robert Fairweather

Australian Imperial Force 33021

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Joseph Fairweather

Died 1917

British Army Captain Temporary Major South Wales Borderers

British Army Major South Wales Borderers

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William Fairweather

Died 1917

British Army 994 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 43177 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Edward Fairweather

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 38077 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 38077 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 38077 Battery Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Robert R. Fairweather

Died 1915

British Army 2489 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Wallace R. Fairweather

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 201019 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 235130 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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H H Fairweather

Died 1916

British Army 20962 Sapper Royal Engineers 23rd Company

British Army 20962 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Fairweather

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 10060 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10060 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Henry Charles Fairweather

Died 1915

British Army 62301 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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