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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Albert Park Victoria [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Paddington Queensland [3]

Ballina New South Wales [2]

Blayney New South Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Cork [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Stroud New South Wales [2]

Woodside Victoria [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Albany, Western Australia [1]

Allenford, Ontario [1]

Almurta Victoria [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Beverley Western Australia [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Brighstone, Isle of Wight [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Campbell Town Tasmania [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Clondalkin Dublin [1]

Comber, County Down [1]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cupar Angus, Perthshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Eastham, Cheshire [1]

Ecclesbourne, Sussex [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [423]

Gunner [35]

Corporal [32]

Serjeant [31]

Driver [26]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [24]

Sapper [24]

Captain [21]

Lieutenant [10]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Major [7]

Rifleman [6]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Honorary Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Worker [2]

1st Writer [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Deputy Administrator [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Lance Serjeant [1]

Probationary Nurse [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Rifleman /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [56]

Royal Engineers [54]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Royal Irish Rifles [37]

Royal Scots [32]

Army Service Corps [30]

Highland Light Infantry [29]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Royal Highlanders [20]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Scottish Rifles [15]

Cameron Highlanders [14]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

London Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Dorset Yeomanry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Staff [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

11th Battalion Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [644]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [105]

Australian Imperial Force [79]

Royal Navy [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [30]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [969]

Contribution

Military Service [946]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Albert Park Victoria [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Paddington Queensland [3] Ballina New South Wales [2] Blayney New South Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Cork [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Stroud New South Wales [2] Woodside Victoria [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Albany, Western Australia [1] Allenford, Ontario [1] Almurta Victoria [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Beverley Western Australia [1] Birmingham England [1] Brighstone, Isle of Wight [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Campbell Town Tasmania [1] Cheltenham England [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Clondalkin Dublin [1] Comber, County Down [1] Coonabarabran New South Wales [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cupar Angus, Perthshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Dublin [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Eastham, Cheshire [1] Ecclesbourne, Sussex [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [423] Gunner [35] Corporal [32] Serjeant [31] Driver [26] Second Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [24] Sapper [24] Captain [21] Lieutenant [10] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [7] Major [7] Rifleman [6] Lance Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Honorary Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Worker [2] 1st Writer [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Deputy Administrator [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Lance Serjeant [1] Probationary Nurse [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Rifleman /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [56] Royal Engineers [54] Royal Field Artillery [47] Royal Irish Rifles [37] Royal Scots [32] Army Service Corps [30] Highland Light Infantry [29] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Royal Highlanders [20] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Durham Light Infantry [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Scottish Rifles [15] Cameron Highlanders [14] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] London Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Royal Naval Division [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Gordon Highlanders [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Royal Irish Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Dorset Yeomanry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Staff [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 11th Battalion Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [644] Canadian Expeditionary Force [105] Australian Imperial Force [79] Royal Navy [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [30] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [969]

Contribution

Military Service [946] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Australia [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

R F Finlay

British Army Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel 58th Rifles

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W E Finlay

British Army Private 6th Royal Scots

British Army 3044058 Private Royal Scots Territorial Force

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Frederick Laird Finlay

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Captain 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles

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Thomas Finlay

British Army GS/21678 Private 7th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/16855 Private 7th Dragoon Guards

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Allan Finlay

British Army 4718 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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John Finlay

British Army 3502 Private 3rd Canadian Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Finlay

British Army 275670 Private 5/6th Royal Scots

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George Finlay

British Army 13426 Private Royal Defence Corps 314th Provisional Corps

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George Ernest Finlay-Day

Born 1888

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Acting)

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