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Melbourne Victoria [11]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Goulburn New South Wales [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Warwick Queensland [4]

Dover, Kent [3]

Glasgow [3]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Belfast [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Crookwell New South Wales [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Kirkcaldy [2]

Lefroy Tasmania [2]

Lisburn, Antrim [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Parkville Victoria [2]

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Petersburg South Australia [2]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [2]

Terang Victoria [2]

Acacia Creek New South Wales [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Airth, Stirlingshire [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Antrim [1]

Antrim, Antrim [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Armidale Scotland [1]

Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Bangor Tasmania [1]

Bangor, Down [1]

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire [1]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1]

Box Hill Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [701]

Corporal [57]

Serjeant [56]

Gunner [53]

Second Lieutenant [48]

Driver [47]

Sapper [44]

Captain [28]

Lance Corporal [25]

Major [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Pioneer [8]

Nursing Sister [5]

Sister [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Reverend [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Signaller [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2]

Lieutenant and Captain [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Commissary [1]

Assistant Surgeon Class 1 [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [100]

Royal Engineers [80]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [69]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Army Service Corps [62]

Highland Light Infantry [44]

Gordon Highlanders [43]

Royal Irish Rifles [40]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Royal Scots [30]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [30]

Royal Highlanders [28]

Scottish Rifles [28]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [26]

Canadian Infantry [25]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [24]

Seaforth Highlanders [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [19]

Cameron Highlanders [17]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Border Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1060]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [219]

Australian Imperial Force [108]

Royal Navy [82]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [39]

Last name first letter

G [1630]

L [2]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1589]

Merchant Navy [41]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Australia [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [11] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Belfast, Antrim [4] Goulburn New South Wales [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Warwick Queensland [4] Dover, Kent [3] Glasgow [3] Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Belfast [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Crookwell New South Wales [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Kirkcaldy [2] Lefroy Tasmania [2] Lisburn, Antrim [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Parkville Victoria [2] Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Petersburg South Australia [2] Queanbeyan New South Wales [2] Terang Victoria [2] Acacia Creek New South Wales [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Airth, Stirlingshire [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Antrim [1] Antrim, Antrim [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Armidale Scotland [1] Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Ayrshire [1] Bangor Tasmania [1] Bangor, Down [1] Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire [1] Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1] Box Hill Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [701] Corporal [57] Serjeant [56] Gunner [53] Second Lieutenant [48] Driver [47] Sapper [44] Captain [28] Lance Corporal [25] Major [16] Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Pioneer [8] Nursing Sister [5] Sister [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Temporary Major [5] Able Seaman [4] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Reverend [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Signaller [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2] Lieutenant and Captain [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Commissary [1] Assistant Surgeon Class 1 [1] Brevet Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [100] Royal Engineers [80] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [69] Royal Field Artillery [68] Army Service Corps [62] Highland Light Infantry [44] Gordon Highlanders [43] Royal Irish Rifles [40] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Royal Scots [30] Royal Scots Fusiliers [30] Royal Highlanders [28] Scottish Rifles [28] King's Own Scottish Borderers [26] Canadian Infantry [25] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [24] Seaforth Highlanders [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Liverpool Regiment [19] Royal Irish Fusiliers [19] Cameron Highlanders [17] London Regiment [16] Royal Naval Division [15] Border Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6] Canadian Army Medical Corps [6] Canadian Infantry Battalion [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1060] Canadian Expeditionary Force [219] Australian Imperial Force [108] Royal Navy [82] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [39]

Last name first letter

G [1630] L [2] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1589] Merchant Navy [41] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Australia [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1]

James Paul Gillespie

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305159

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Robert Macgregor Gillespie

Born 1891

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 46 Sergeant Australian Infantry 6th Battalion

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Walter Gillespie

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146397

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Ethelbert Gillespie

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 3234 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Charles Gillespie

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 1/42404 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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John Walter Gillespie

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12626

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Douglas Victor Gillespie

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 02894 Private Army Veterinary Corps Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant General List Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John D. Gillespie

Died 1917

British Army 34535 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Gillespie

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 11905 Private Border Regiment

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Charles Gillespie

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 4th Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion

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Francis Sydney Gillespie

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment

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Rollo Gillespie

Died 1915

British Army 3127 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

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William Gillespie

Died 1914

British Army S/7488 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army S/7488 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Peter Gillespie

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 6331 Private 1st Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/30776 Private 5th Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/30776 Private Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion.

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John Gillespie

Born 1891

British Army 25856 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 450741 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 10556 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Gillespie

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

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Edward Gillespie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243565

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Arthur Ernest Gillespie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409146

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Andrew Gillespie

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 47649 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4th Brigade

British Army 4762914 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4th Brigade

British Army 47649 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Gillespie

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army S/17234 Private Gordon Highlanders

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