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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Ayr [1]

Banff [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [1]

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Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

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Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

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Montreal [1]

Newcastle-On-Tyne England [1]

North Dublin [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Renfrew, Renfrewshire [1]

Renfrewshire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Sligo [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

dundee [1]

Rank

Private [179]

Driver [15]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

ALIAS Engineman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

private [1]

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Highland Light Infantry [26]

Labour Corps [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21]

Gordon Highlanders [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Highlanders [13]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Scots [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Connaught Rangers [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nigeria Regiment [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Scots Guards [2]

12th Royal Scots [1]

2/9th Gurkha Rifles Indian Army [1]

2/9th Gurkhas [1]

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [1]

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

2nd Royal Highlanders [1]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

2nd royal highlanders [1]

5th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Service

British Army [236]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [16]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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G [320]

Contribution

Military Service [309]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [5] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Ayr [1] Banff [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Dundee, Forfar, Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dunedin [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1] Lanarkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Montreal [1] Newcastle-On-Tyne England [1] North Dublin [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Renfrew, Renfrewshire [1] Renfrewshire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Sligo [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] dundee [1]

Rank

Private [179] Driver [15] Gunner [11] Serjeant [11] Sapper [8] Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [3] Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] ALIAS Engineman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1] Lieutenant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] private [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [26] Labour Corps [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21] Gordon Highlanders [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Highlanders [13] Scottish Rifles [12] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Scots [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Army Service Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Connaught Rangers [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Tank Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nigeria Regiment [2] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Scots Guards [2] 12th Royal Scots [1] 2/9th Gurkha Rifles Indian Army [1] 2/9th Gurkhas [1] 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [1] 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 2nd Royal Highlanders [1] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 2nd royal highlanders [1] 5th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Service

British Army [236] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [16] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [320]

Contribution

Military Service [309] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Austin Fergus Joseph Gillan

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army G/7972 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Andrew Richardson Gillan

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198074

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Daniel Gillan

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188929

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Alexander Gillan

Born 1888

Died 1968

British Army 1617 Private 2nd Royal Highlanders

British Army 1617 private 2nd royal highlanders black watch 2nd battalion

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John Gillan

Born 1893

British Army S/10468 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Gillan

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3347 Acting Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 320007 Acting Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 320007 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Gillan

Born 1895

British Army 8421 Acting Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 241059 Acting Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Thomas Gillan

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 7637 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army D/7637 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army D/7637 Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

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John William Gillan

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236324

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James Gillan

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 12827 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 18550 Private Machine Gun Corps

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David Gillan

Born 1898

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 877467

Canadian Expeditionary Force 877467 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alexander Gillan

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198813

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Charles John Gillan

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70359

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John Gillan

Born 1885

British Army 200694 Private Royal Highlanders 4th Bn

British Army 3258 Private Royal Highlanders

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Thomas Gillan

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 920099

Canadian Expeditionary Force 920099 Private Canadian Infantry 199th Battalion

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William Gillan

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 174839

Canadian Expeditionary Force 174839 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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James Mann Gillan

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96791

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John Gillan

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402289

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Francis Anthony Gillan

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181984

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Henry Gillan

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1891 Private Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 1891 Private Essex Regiment

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