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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

South Brisbane Queensland [2]

59 King Street Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Auchinleck, Dumfries [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Balgownie New South Wales [1]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camperdown Victoria [1]

Canterbury Victoria [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Clydebank, Dunbartonshire [1]

Cobden Victoria [1]

Collyhurst, Manchester [1]

Darnconner, Lugar District in the parish of Auchinleck, Ayrshire. [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow SCOTLAND [1]

Hawkes Bay, New Zealand [1]

Helensburgh New South Wales [1]

Irvine, Ayrshire [1]

Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1]

Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [1]

Kilmarnock SCOTLAND [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Kyabram Victoria [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Marborough Victoria [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Merewether New South Wales [1]

Muckamore IRELAND [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newtownards, Down [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Renfrewshire [1]

Rothesay [1]

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Scotch Creek Victoria [1]

Scotstown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [218]

Gunner [26]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Corporal [17]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [13]

Captain [12]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major /Since Commissioned [1]

Cadet Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Matron [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [41]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [26]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Engineers [22]

Army Service Corps [18]

Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Royal Scots [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Cameron Highlanders [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Intelligence Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

1/30th Punjabis [2]

2nd Scottish Horse [2]

4th Rajputs [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Lovat's Scouts [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Tank Corps [2]

1/125th Napiers Rifles [1]

1/1st Royal Horse Artillery Battery [1]

Service

British Army [339]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

G [453]

Contribution

Military Service [440]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Carlton Victoria [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] South Brisbane Queensland [2] 59 King Street Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Auchinleck, Dumfries [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire [1] Balgownie New South Wales [1] Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] Canterbury Victoria [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Clydebank, Dunbartonshire [1] Cobden Victoria [1] Collyhurst, Manchester [1] Darnconner, Lugar District in the parish of Auchinleck, Ayrshire. [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow SCOTLAND [1] Hawkes Bay, New Zealand [1] Helensburgh New South Wales [1] Irvine, Ayrshire [1] Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1] Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [1] Kilmarnock SCOTLAND [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Kyabram Victoria [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Marborough Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Merewether New South Wales [1] Muckamore IRELAND [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newtownards, Down [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Renfrewshire [1] Rothesay [1] Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Scotch Creek Victoria [1] Scotstown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [218] Gunner [26] Second Lieutenant [19] Corporal [17] Driver [13] Serjeant [13] Captain [12] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [3] Major [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major /Since Commissioned [1] Cadet Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Matron [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [41] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35] Royal Scots Fusiliers [26] Labour Corps [25] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Engineers [22] Army Service Corps [18] Seaforth Highlanders [18] Royal Scots [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Scottish Rifles [12] Cameron Highlanders [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Highlanders [10] Gordon Highlanders [7] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Border Regiment [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Intelligence Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] 1/30th Punjabis [2] 2nd Scottish Horse [2] 4th Rajputs [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Lovat's Scouts [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Tank Corps [2] 1/125th Napiers Rifles [1] 1/1st Royal Horse Artillery Battery [1]

Service

British Army [339] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Australian Imperial Force [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

G [453]

Contribution

Military Service [440] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] South Africa [1]

Kenneth Alexander Gemmell

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant 10th The King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Cadet Serjeant Uppingham School Officer Training Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Kings Liverpool ( Liverpool Scottish) 10th Btn. Kings Liverpool

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John Mcdowell Gemmell

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 202355 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alexander Charles Gemmell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294553

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James Gemmell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264162

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David Gemmell

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Captain South African Infantry 4th Regt. D Company

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David P Gemmell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115556

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Stuart Sterling Gemmell

Died 1918

British Army 359326 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 3rd Bn., attd. 7th Bn.

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Thomas Gemmell

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army S/10545 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James Brown Richardson Gemmell

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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James Gemmell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4423 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 251833 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Gemmell

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army S/4564 Private 9th Royal Highlanders

British Army S/4564 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) "B" Coy. 9th Battalion

British Army S/4564 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 9th (Service) Battalion

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Robert Gemmell

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 942 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 942 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Gemmell

Died 1915

British Army 17738 Private Highland Light Infantry 12th highland Battalion

British Army 17738 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Archibald Gemmell

Born 1896

Died 1963

British Army 4468 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 331657 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Gemmell

Died 1918

British Army 16982 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 7th Battalion

British Army 16982 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers 7th Battalion

British Army 16982 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Gemmell

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army S/7012 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Hamilton Gemmell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 23397 Private Royal Scots

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Wallace Alexander Gemmell

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army Captain Army Service Corps Scot Horse Brigade

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

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George Gemmell

Died 1918

British Army S/9159 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 202613 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Stewart Armour Gemmell

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 6th. highland Battalion

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry

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