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Glasgow [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Londonderry (Derry) [2]

Scotland [2]

Traralgon Victoria [2]

17, Nisbet street, Westmuir, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Belfast [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Donegal, Donegal [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Dundee, Forfar [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Galston, Ayrshire [1]

Glasgow Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Jamestown, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mossend, Lanarkshire [1]

Naracoorte South Australia [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire [1]

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

St Arnaud Victoria [1]

Warrnambool Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [477]

Driver [36]

Gunner [34]

Corporal [29]

Serjeant [21]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [6]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

240155 [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Asst Matron [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Petty Officer Leading Seaman [1]

Pipe Major [1]

Pipe Major (Sgt) [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [74]

Highland Light Infantry [67]

Labour Corps [63]

Royal Field Artillery [48]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [47]

Scottish Rifles [45]

Royal Engineers [37]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [31]

Royal Scots [31]

Army Service Corps [28]

Gordon Highlanders [25]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Highlanders [21]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [17]

Seaforth Highlanders [17]

Cameron Highlanders [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [8]

Scots Guards [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [6]

2nd Royal Scots [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Connaught Rangers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Irish Guards [4]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

1st Garrison Royal Scots [3]

1st Royal Scots [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Anson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [625]

Royal Navy [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Last name first letter

G [715]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [700]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Glasgow [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Londonderry (Derry) [2] Scotland [2] Traralgon Victoria [2] 17, Nisbet street, Westmuir, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Belfast [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Donegal, Donegal [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Galston, Ayrshire [1] Glasgow Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Jamestown, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mossend, Lanarkshire [1] Naracoorte South Australia [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire [1] Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] St Arnaud Victoria [1] Warrnambool Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [477] Driver [36] Gunner [34] Corporal [29] Serjeant [21] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [6] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] 240155 [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Asst Matron [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Petty Officer Leading Seaman [1] Pipe Major [1] Pipe Major (Sgt) [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [74] Highland Light Infantry [67] Labour Corps [63] Royal Field Artillery [48] Royal Scots Fusiliers [47] Scottish Rifles [45] Royal Engineers [37] King's Own Scottish Borderers [31] Royal Scots [31] Army Service Corps [28] Gordon Highlanders [25] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Highlanders [21] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [17] Seaforth Highlanders [17] Cameron Highlanders [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Munster Fusiliers [8] Scots Guards [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [6] 2nd Royal Scots [5] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Connaught Rangers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Irish Regiment [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Irish Guards [4] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] 1st Garrison Royal Scots [3] 1st Royal Scots [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Territorial Force Nursing Service [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Anson Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [625] Royal Navy [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [8]

Last name first letter

G [715] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [700] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

William Gallacher

Born 1886

Died 1965

Canadian Expeditionary Force 700610

Canadian Expeditionary Force 700610

Canadian Expeditionary Force 700610 101st

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Robert Gallacher

Born 1887

Died 1929

Canadian Expeditionary Force 211078

Canadian Expeditionary Force 211078 Pipe Major (Sgt) 26th New Brunswick Battalion

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John Gallacher

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 8606 Private Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

British Army 201012 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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Daniel Gallacher

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 371104 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371104 Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3159 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Gallacher

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402578

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Robert Gallacher

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280285

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Andrew Gallacher

Born 1896

British Army 1897 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 249252 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Thomas Gallacher

Died 1915

British Army 1195 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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Patrick Gallacher

Born 1881

Died 1951

British Army 769806 Lance Corporal London Regiment 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists Rifles)

British Army F/298 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/298 Middlesex Regiment 6th (Entrenching) Battalion

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Patrick Gallacher

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61984

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Alexander Cameron Gallacher

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113452

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John Gallacher

Died 1915

British Army 5066 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 5066 Private Irish Guards

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Lawrence Gallacher

Died 1917

British Army 32380 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Conn Gallacher

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army S/6627 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/6627 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Gallacher

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army S/22583 Private 6th Battallion Cameron Highlanders

British Army S 22583 Private Cameron Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Thomas Gallacher

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 40594 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Gallacher

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 12581 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 12581 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Gallacher

Died 1915

British Army 14294 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Gallacher

Born 1891

Died 1944

British Army 14969 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 11th Battalion

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Francis Gallacher

Born 1886

British Army 39895 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 39th Brigade

British Army 39895 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 39th Brigade

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