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Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Allansford Victoria [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Auchtertool [1]

Belliston, Glasgow [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Coll, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Dunfermline, Fife [1]

East Ham [1]

East Retford Registration District [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Kicnrdine, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Manning River New South Wales [1]

Medindie South Australia [1]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [1]

Orkney Scotland [1]

Sauday Island Scotland [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Warrnambool Victoria [1]

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Private [128]

Gunner [12]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [11]

Driver [11]

Sapper [11]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lancer Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Commander [1]

Fitter Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Mister [1]

Nurse (V.A.D.) [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Volunteer [1]

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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22]

Royal Highlanders [21]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [16]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

Australian Field Artillery [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

2nd Battalion, Scots Guards [1]

2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) [1]

5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Castlecliff Auxiliary Hospital, St Andrews [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General Service Cavalry [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [203]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Royal Navy [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [269]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

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People [270] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alberton South Australia [1] Allansford Victoria [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Auchtertool [1] Belliston, Glasgow [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Coll, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1] Dunfermline [1] Dunfermline, Fife [1] East Ham [1] East Retford Registration District [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Kicnrdine, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Manning River New South Wales [1] Medindie South Australia [1] Moonee Ponds Victoria [1] Orkney Scotland [1] Sauday Island Scotland [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Warrnambool Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [128] Gunner [12] Serjeant [12] Corporal [11] Driver [11] Sapper [11] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lancer Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Commander [1] Fitter Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1] Major [1] Mister [1] Nurse (V.A.D.) [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trooper [1] Volunteer [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22] Royal Highlanders [21] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Engineers [16] Highland Light Infantry [15] Gordon Highlanders [13] Labour Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Seaforth Highlanders [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Scots [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Scots Guards [3] Scottish Horse [3] Australian Field Artillery [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Royal Naval Division [2] 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards [1] 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) [1] 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Castlecliff Auxiliary Hospital, St Andrews [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General Service Cavalry [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Pembroke [1] Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [203] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Royal Navy [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [269] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1]

William Fotheringham

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy K12824 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K12824 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K12824 Stoker 1st Class HMS Monmouth

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William Fotheringham

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army General Service Cavalry Scottish Cavalry Depot

British Army GS/3175 Private 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys)

British Army 3175 Private 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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Joseph Charles Fotheringham

Born 1894

Died 1962

British Army 9329 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 29401 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 9329 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Fotheringham

Born 1892

British Army 635704 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 6354 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2nd Highland Brigade

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James Fotheringham

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army M2/105392 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Fotheringham

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54190

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James Fotheringham

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 12015 Private Scots Guards

British Army 12015 Acting Corporal Scots Guards

British Army 12015 Lance Serjeant 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards

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Alexander Fotheringham

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 187026 Able Seaman HMS Pembroke

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Alexander Fotheringham

Died 1917

British Army S/3354 Private Gordon Highlanders

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David Fotheringham

Died 1917

British Army 9525 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 9525 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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W Fotheringham

British Army 47 Lance Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 47 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 47 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Alexander Fotheringham

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 10749 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Fotheringham

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105633

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Alexander Fotheringham

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405355

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Peter Fotheringham

Died 1917

British Army 30292 Private Royal Scots

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John Fotheringham

Died 1916

British Army 505 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Fotheringham

Died 1915

British Army 114 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 114 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Fotheringham

Died 1915

British Army 14428 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William B. Fotheringham

Died 1915

British Army 2862 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Fotheringham

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 31430 Private Highland Light Infantry

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