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Brisbane Queensland [5]

Buckie, Banffshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Glasgow SCOTLAND [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Warialda New South Wales [3]

Aberdeen SCOTLAND [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Barraba New South Wales [2]

Bishopmill, Elgin, Morayshire [2]

Botany New South Wales [2]

Dalry SCOTLAND [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Liverpool [2]

Moama New South Wales [2]

Parkes New South Wales [2]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2]

Portgordon, Banffshire [2]

Portgordon, Banffshire, Scotland [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Agra [1]

Ardrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Banff SCOTLAND [1]

Barraba N S W New South Wales [1]

Bishopbriggs SCOTLAND [1]

Bombay [1]

Borgue Kirkcudbright [1]

Boulder City Western Australia [1]

Brora, Sutherlandshire [1]

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Caithness, Scotland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambuslang, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cardiff [1]

Castle Douglas Kirkcudbright [1]

Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chicago, Illinois [1]

Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1]

Darlinghurst New South Wales [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [397]

Gunner [42]

Serjeant [33]

Sapper [30]

Corporal [29]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Lance Corporal [24]

Driver [20]

Acting Corporal [11]

Captain [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Pioneer [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Colonel [5]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Bombardier [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Seaman [2]

Second Hand [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Controller [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [67]

Royal Field Artillery [55]

Royal Engineers [54]

Labour Corps [44]

Seaforth Highlanders [42]

Army Service Corps [35]

Royal Scots [34]

Highland Light Infantry [31]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [30]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [21]

Royal Naval Division [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Cameron Highlanders [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Scottish Rifles [16]

London Regiment [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14]

Royal Naval Reserve [14]

Royal Highlanders [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

12th Royal Scots [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

General Headquarters Staff [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Tank Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

13th Royal Scots [2]

2nd Royal Scots [2]

5th Cameron Highlanders [2]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [635]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [101]

Australian Imperial Force [66]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [952]

C [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [918]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Canada [3]

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Brisbane Queensland [5] Buckie, Banffshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Glasgow SCOTLAND [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Warialda New South Wales [3] Aberdeen SCOTLAND [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Barraba New South Wales [2] Bishopmill, Elgin, Morayshire [2] Botany New South Wales [2] Dalry SCOTLAND [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Liverpool [2] Moama New South Wales [2] Parkes New South Wales [2] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2] Portgordon, Banffshire [2] Portgordon, Banffshire, Scotland [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Agra [1] Ardrie, Lanarkshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Banff SCOTLAND [1] Barraba N S W New South Wales [1] Bishopbriggs SCOTLAND [1] Bombay [1] Borgue Kirkcudbright [1] Boulder City Western Australia [1] Brora, Sutherlandshire [1] Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Caithness, Scotland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambuslang, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cardiff [1] Castle Douglas Kirkcudbright [1] Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [1] Cheshire [1] Chicago, Illinois [1] Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1] Darlinghurst New South Wales [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [397] Gunner [42] Serjeant [33] Sapper [30] Corporal [29] Second Lieutenant [27] Lance Corporal [24] Driver [20] Acting Corporal [11] Captain [11] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Pioneer [8] Lieutenant [7] Major [7] Deck Hand [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Colonel [5] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Able Seaman [3] Bombardier [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Seaman [2] Second Hand [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Controller [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [67] Royal Field Artillery [55] Royal Engineers [54] Labour Corps [44] Seaforth Highlanders [42] Army Service Corps [35] Royal Scots [34] Highland Light Infantry [31] Royal Scots Fusiliers [30] King's Own Scottish Borderers [21] Royal Naval Division [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Cameron Highlanders [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Scottish Rifles [16] London Regiment [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14] Royal Naval Reserve [14] Royal Highlanders [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] 12th Royal Scots [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] General Headquarters Staff [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Scots Guards [3] Tank Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] 13th Royal Scots [2] 2nd Royal Scots [2] 5th Cameron Highlanders [2] Australian Light Horse Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [635] Canadian Expeditionary Force [101] Australian Imperial Force [66] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [952] C [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [918] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Canada [3]

George Geddes

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 266466 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Charles Falconer Geddes

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 444 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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John Geddes

Born 1878

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry 79th Regiment, Cameron Highlanders

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Alistair Alexander Francis Geddes

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Regiment Special Reserves

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 3rd Battalion (attached 2nd Battalion)

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Andrew Crighton Geddes

Born 1877

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160065

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160065 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Geddes

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army S/17330 Private Gordon Highlanders 7th Battalion

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William Murray Geddes

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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Guy Westland Geddes

Born 1880

Died 1955

British Army Captain Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army The Royal Munster Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 19th Provisional Infantry Brigade

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Alexander Geddes

Born 1888

British Army 215963 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/20706 Lance-Corporal Royal Engineers

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John Roy Geddes

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4819

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John Albert Geddes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185257

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Eric Campbell Geddes

Born 1875

Died 1937

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Major General Royal Engineers

Royal Navy Temporary Vice Admiral

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William Geddes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280344

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R E J Geddes

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army M1/07253 Private Army Service Corps Battalion Horse Transport

British Army M1/7253 Private Army Service Corps Battalion Horse Transport

British Army M/7253 Private Royal Army Service Corps "A" Siege Park

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Marcus Alexander Geddes

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 19778 Private Royal Scots

British Army 19778 Private Royal Scots (2nd City of Edinburgh) Battalion (McCrae’s Battalion)

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Norman M Geddes

Born 1893

Died 1970

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654823

Canadian Expeditionary Force Company Quartermaster

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James Geddes

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190110

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William Daniel Geddes

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16162

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James Geddes

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267377

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James Geddes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44331

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