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Parramatta New South Wales [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Walhalla Victoria [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brue, Rossshire [2]

Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Ulmarra New South Wales [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aird, Tong [1]

Arbrook Scotland [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Birregurra Victoria [1]

Bothwell, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Bradford Scotland [1]

Bragar, Ross-shire, Scotland [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broadford Skye, Scotland [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Cleminston Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Cumberland England [1]

Dingwall Scotland [1]

Dumbarton Dumbartonshire Scotland [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glendonald Victoria [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton New South Wales [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Hanover, Jamaica [1]

Invercargill [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Krugersdorp [1]

Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [311]

Corporal [38]

Driver [31]

Gunner [29]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Serjeant [21]

Sapper [20]

Captain [16]

Lance Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Seaman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineman [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

L/Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Orderly [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Signaller Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [46]

Royal Scots [41]

Royal Engineers [40]

Highland Light Infantry [35]

Cameron Highlanders [32]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Labour Corps [30]

Army Service Corps [28]

Gordon Highlanders [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [17]

Scottish Rifles [17]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Highlanders [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

London Regiment [9]

Scots Guards [9]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Artillery [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Lovat's Scouts [5]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [3]

1st Royal Scots [3]

2nd Royal Highlanders [3]

8th Royal Scots [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

Indian Medical Service [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

38th Dogras [2]

3rd Royal Highlanders [2]

5th Cameron Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [508]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [91]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [799]

Contribution

Military Service [775]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Parramatta New South Wales [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Walhalla Victoria [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brue, Rossshire [2] Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Ulmarra New South Wales [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aird, Tong [1] Arbrook Scotland [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Birregurra Victoria [1] Bothwell, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Bradford Scotland [1] Bragar, Ross-shire, Scotland [1] Brixton, London [1] Broadford Skye, Scotland [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Cleminston Victoria [1] Cork [1] Cumberland England [1] Dingwall Scotland [1] Dumbarton Dumbartonshire Scotland [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Finsbury, London [1] Gibraltar [1] Glasgow [1] Glendonald Victoria [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton New South Wales [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Hanover, Jamaica [1] Invercargill [1] Kew Victoria [1] Krugersdorp [1] Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [311] Corporal [38] Driver [31] Gunner [29] Second Lieutenant [23] Serjeant [21] Sapper [20] Captain [16] Lance Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [7] Major [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Lieutenant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Seaman [4] Able Seaman [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Commander [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bandsman [1] Bearer [1] Boy [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineman [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Captain [1] L/Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Orderly [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Signaller Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [46] Royal Scots [41] Royal Engineers [40] Highland Light Infantry [35] Cameron Highlanders [32] Royal Field Artillery [31] Labour Corps [30] Army Service Corps [28] Gordon Highlanders [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Scots Fusiliers [17] Scottish Rifles [17] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Highlanders [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Naval Division [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] London Regiment [9] Scots Guards [9] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Artillery [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Border Regiment [5] Lovat's Scouts [5] Auckland Infantry Regiment [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Air Force [4] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [3] 1st Royal Scots [3] 2nd Royal Highlanders [3] 8th Royal Scots [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] Indian Medical Service [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] 38th Dogras [2] 3rd Royal Highlanders [2] 5th Cameron Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [508] Canadian Expeditionary Force [91] Australian Imperial Force [57] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [799]

Contribution

Military Service [775] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [14] South Africa [1]

Thomas Finlayson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169678

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George Finlayson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96931

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William Robert Finlayson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35502

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Peter Finlayson

Died 1915

British Army 2155 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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John Donald Finlayson

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army S/25182 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army TR/14967 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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David Finlayson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 133427 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 133427 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alexander Finlayson

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2344 Private Royal Scots 5th Battalion

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John Finlayson

Died 1915

British Army 1790 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Alexander Finlayson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26458

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William John Finlayson

Born 1897

Died 1961

Royal Navy 17228 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Alexander John Finlayson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165593

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John Finlayson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279001

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George Ernest Finlayson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 44958 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Duncan Finlayson

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268093

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Finlay Finlayson

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy ES 3359 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3359/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Actaeon"

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Harold Musgrave Finlayson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72948

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Richard Finlayson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32083

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William Finlayson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139989

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Donald Finlayson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army S/15660 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Alexander Finlayson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3135 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43256 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43256 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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