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Bundaberg Queensland [4]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Ulmarra New South Wales [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Abergavenny England [1]

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Annan Dumfriesshire [1]

Arbroath Scotland [1]

Aspendale Victoria [1]

Banffshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Bonness Scotland [1]

Brechin, Fofarshire [1]

Calcutta [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Central Otago [1]

Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Dunbar Haddington [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Everton Liverpool [1]

Fordoun,Kincardine [1]

Forty, Aberdeenshire [1]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Gretna, Dumfriesshire [1]

Ingham Queensland [1]

Jetson Tasmania [1]

Kensington South Australia [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Kinsale, Cork [1]

Kirriemuir Forfar [1]

Lasswade, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Longside, Aberdeenshire [1]

Lossiemouth, Elgin [1]

Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

New Kilpatrick, Dumbarton [1]

Rank

Private [233]

Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Sapper [20]

Driver [15]

Gunner [14]

Lance Corporal [14]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Serjeant [11]

Major [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Commander [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineman [1]

Fireman [1]

Honourary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Master [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper /Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [43]

Seaforth Highlanders [32]

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [24]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Highland Light Infantry [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Scots [13]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Canadian Infantry [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Staff [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

12th Royal Scots [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

2nd Scottish Horse [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Postal Section Royal Engineers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [360]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [46]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

F [546]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [527]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Bundaberg Queensland [4] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Ulmarra New South Wales [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Abergavenny England [1] Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Annan Dumfriesshire [1] Arbroath Scotland [1] Aspendale Victoria [1] Banffshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Bonness Scotland [1] Brechin, Fofarshire [1] Calcutta [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Central Otago [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1] Dunbar Haddington [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Everton Liverpool [1] Fordoun,Kincardine [1] Forty, Aberdeenshire [1] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Gretna, Dumfriesshire [1] Ingham Queensland [1] Jetson Tasmania [1] Kensington South Australia [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Kinsale, Cork [1] Kirriemuir Forfar [1] Lasswade, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Longside, Aberdeenshire [1] Lossiemouth, Elgin [1] Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] New Kilpatrick, Dumbarton [1]

Rank

Private [233] Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [21] Sapper [20] Driver [15] Gunner [14] Lance Corporal [14] Captain [12] Lieutenant [12] Serjeant [11] Major [10] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Commander [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Major [2] Worker [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineman [1] Fireman [1] Honourary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Master [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper /Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Skipper [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Acting Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [43] Seaforth Highlanders [32] Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [24] Labour Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [19] Highland Light Infantry [17] Royal Highlanders [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Scots [13] Cameron Highlanders [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Scottish Rifles [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Royal Naval Division [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Canadian Infantry [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Staff [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] 12th Royal Scots [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] 2nd Scottish Horse [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Postal Section Royal Engineers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [360] Canadian Expeditionary Force [46] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

F [546] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [527] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13] New Zealand [1]

Samuel Farquhar

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2516 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290213 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290213 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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George Farquhar

Died 1916

British Army 11708 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army 11708 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army 11708 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Farquhar

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434397

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434397 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Farquhar

Born 1875

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645608

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645608 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Farquhar

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 204820

Canadian Expeditionary Force 204820 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Farquhar

Died 1917

British Army 3147 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 266185 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Robert Dunlop Farquhar

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282312

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Allan Frederick Farquhar

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171454

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John Farquhar

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96261

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William Farquhar

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193822

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David Farquhar

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79061

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Allan Farquhar

Born 1894

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/452 Canterbury Infantry Regiment

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James Harvey Farquhar

Born 1898

Died 1919

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 71031 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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Alastair Charles Nicol Farquhar

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Eden

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James Farquhar

Born 1878

Died 1920

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Norman Campion Bright Farquhar

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11959 Australian Army Medical Corps, 9th Field Ambulance

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James Farquhar

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 16011 Private 12th Royal Scots

British Army 16011 Private Royal Scots

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James Jarrow Farquhar

Australian Imperial Force 677A

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Thomas Farquhar

Died 1919

British Army 73047 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest Charles Farquhar

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 6616 Private Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army 6616 Private Royal Fusiliers

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