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Glasgow SCOTLAND [6]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tatura Victoria [2]

Teddington, Middlesex [2]

Tumut New South Wales [2]

Aberdeen SCOTLAND [1]

Aberdeen or Monifieth [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire. [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

Balcombe, Sussex [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Blandford Dorset [1]

Bo'ness Linlithgow [1]

Boness, Linlithgow [1]

Brechin [1]

Breghin SCOTLAND [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brooklands, Lancashire [1]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Burntisland, Fife [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carrieton South Australia [1]

Clarendon [1]

Cleadon, Durham, England [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Cowden, Edenbridge, Kent [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalcross, Inverness-Shire [1]

Drainie Elgin [1]

Dundee SCOTLAND [1]

Dundee, Forfar [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [523]

Gunner [53]

Serjeant [45]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Corporal [35]

Driver [34]

Sapper [34]

Captain [21]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [16]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [9]

Major [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Pioneer [6]

Rifleman [5]

Sister [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Colonel [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Ambulance Driver [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Assistant Quartermaster-General [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain (4th Class) The Reverend [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Class 4 [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [72]

Royal Field Artillery [61]

Royal Engineers [60]

Labour Corps [55]

Royal Highlanders [55]

Gordon Highlanders [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [44]

Highland Light Infantry [41]

Royal Scots [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [32]

London Regiment [29]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [26]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [26]

Seaforth Highlanders [26]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Scottish Rifles [22]

Royal Naval Division [19]

Scots Guards [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [8]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

7th Cameron Highlanders [3]

9th Royal Scots [3]

British Red Cross Society [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Service

British Army [830]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [81]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32]

Last name first letter

G [1153]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1108]

Merchant Navy [34]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Glasgow SCOTLAND [6] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tatura Victoria [2] Teddington, Middlesex [2] Tumut New South Wales [2] Aberdeen SCOTLAND [1] Aberdeen or Monifieth [1] Altrincham, Cheshire. [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Auckland NZ [1] Avoca Victoria [1] Balcombe, Sussex [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Blandford Dorset [1] Bo'ness Linlithgow [1] Boness, Linlithgow [1] Brechin [1] Breghin SCOTLAND [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brooklands, Lancashire [1] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Burntisland, Fife [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carrieton South Australia [1] Clarendon [1] Cleadon, Durham, England [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Cowden, Edenbridge, Kent [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalcross, Inverness-Shire [1] Drainie Elgin [1] Dundee SCOTLAND [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [523] Gunner [53] Serjeant [45] Second Lieutenant [39] Corporal [35] Driver [34] Sapper [34] Captain [21] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [16] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [9] Major [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Pioneer [6] Rifleman [5] Sister [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Colonel [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Ambulance Driver [1] Assistant Matron [1] Assistant Quartermaster-General [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Brigadier General [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain (4th Class) The Reverend [1] Chaplain to the Forces Class 4 [1] Chauffeur [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [72] Royal Field Artillery [61] Royal Engineers [60] Labour Corps [55] Royal Highlanders [55] Gordon Highlanders [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [44] Highland Light Infantry [41] Royal Scots [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [32] London Regiment [29] King's Own Scottish Borderers [26] Royal Scots Fusiliers [26] Seaforth Highlanders [26] Cameron Highlanders [25] Machine Gun Corps [25] Scottish Rifles [22] Royal Naval Division [19] Scots Guards [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [8] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] 7th Cameron Highlanders [3] 9th Royal Scots [3] British Red Cross Society [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Service

British Army [830] Canadian Expeditionary Force [81] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Australian Imperial Force [51] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32]

Last name first letter

G [1153] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1108] Merchant Navy [34] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Evan Gibb

Born 1877

Died 1947

British Army Major Army Service Corps

British Army Major Brevet Colonel Temporary Brigadier General Army Service Corps

British Army Assistant Quartermaster-General British Expeditionary Force General Headquarters

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George William Gibb

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 3361 Private Middlesex Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 393933 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 6951 Private Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

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Alexander Gibb

Born 1872

British Army Temporary Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Colonel Royal Engineers Headquarters

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

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John Aldington Gibb

Born 1869

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Curnow Pacey Gibb

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 780

Australian Imperial Force 780 Private 43rd Battalion

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John Gibb

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 2852 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 200503 Private Royal Highlanders 4/5th Bn

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John Robert Gibb

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 12518 Private Scots Guards

British Army 12518 Lance Corporal Scots Guards 2nd Battalion

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Eric James Gordon Gibb

Born 1895

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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Alec Terris Gibb

Born 1892

Died 1973

British Army

British Army Captain 23rd Motor Ambulance Company, Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alexander Reid Gibb

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Captain 22nd RFA 105th Battery

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Colin Leslie Gordon Gibb

Died 1920

British Army 122012 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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William Gibb

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army Staff Pay Sergeant Major Army pay Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Pay Department

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James Gibb

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 12269 Private Royal Irish Rifles 15th Battalion

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John Watson Gibb

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194385

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William J Gibb

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 1349 Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 350006 Serjeant Royal Scots

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John Gibb

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139979

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Joseph Gibb

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82579

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William Ramsay Gibb

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2736

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Alexander Gibb

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191874

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James Gibb

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279597

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