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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Wishaw, Lanarkshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ballingray, Fifeshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Blackheath [1]

Blythswood,Glagow. [1]

Bowmanville ON [1]

Burnley [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Comrie Perthshire Scotland [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Granville New South Wales [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Kebbourie Scotland [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Londonderry (Derry) [1]

Muirkirk, Ayr. [1]

North Sydney New South Wales [1]

Stalybridge, Cheshire [1]

Templemore, Co Derry [1]

Winlaton, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [91]

Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [5]

Driver [4]

Captain [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant (Equipment Officer, 3rd Class) [1]

Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) [1]

Sister [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18]

Royal Scots [11]

Gordon Highlanders [10]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

11th Royal Scots [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

13th Hussars [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

20th Hussars [1]

4th Liverpool Regiment [1]

8th Mounted Rifles [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Dental Corp [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Kings Liverpool Regiment Liverpool Scottish [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

Military Provost Staff Corps [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Royal Engineers Railway Transports Department [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Service

British Army [124]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [169]

Contribution

Military Service [163]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Ireland [1]

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People [169] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Wishaw, Lanarkshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ballingray, Fifeshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Blackheath [1] Blythswood,Glagow. [1] Bowmanville ON [1] Burnley [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Comrie Perthshire Scotland [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Granville New South Wales [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Kebbourie Scotland [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] London, Middlesex [1] Londonderry (Derry) [1] Muirkirk, Ayr. [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Stalybridge, Cheshire [1] Templemore, Co Derry [1] Winlaton, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [91] Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [5] Driver [4] Captain [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant (Equipment Officer, 3rd Class) [1] Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) [1] Sister [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18] Royal Scots [11] Gordon Highlanders [10] Highland Light Infantry [10] London Regiment [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Labour Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Army Service Corps [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] 11th Royal Scots [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] 13th Hussars [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] 20th Hussars [1] 4th Liverpool Regiment [1] 8th Mounted Rifles [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Dental Corp [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Kings Liverpool Regiment Liverpool Scottish [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] Military Provost Staff Corps [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Royal Engineers Railway Transports Department [1] Royal Flying Corps [1]

Service

British Army [124] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [169]

Contribution

Military Service [163] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Ireland [1]

James Gilfillan

Born 1884

Died 1953

British Army 358133 Private Kings Liverpool Regiment Liverpool Scottish 2nd Battalion

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William Gilfillan

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72996

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Robert Gilfillan

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302014

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Andrew Gilfillan

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 27873 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 27873 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th

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Robert Gilfillan

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88221

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David Simpson Gilfillan

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 29203 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Arthur Wayland Gilfillan

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant (Equipment Officer, 3rd Class) Royal Flying Corps

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Peter Gilfillan

Died 1918

British Army 3914 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 291157 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 291157 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John A Gilfillan

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 2528 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 2528 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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David Gilfillan

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 16232 Private 1st Royal Scots

British Army 16232 Private Royal Scots

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James Gilbert Gilfillan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270571

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Samuel Gilfillan

Died 1918

British Army S/25882 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John James Gilfillan

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 17886 Private Royal Scots

British Army 17886 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Gilbert Cecil Gilfillan

Died 1917

British Army 31199 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Patrick Gilfillan

Died 1919

British Army 35567 Private Royal Scots

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John Gilfillan

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3/2633 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/2633 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Patrick Gilfillan

Died 1918

British Army S-21086 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S-41468 Private Gordon Highlanders

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James Gilfillan

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 7780 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 240672 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Gilfillan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110303

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John Gilfillan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110632

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