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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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Place of birth

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]

Joseph Gillespie

British Army 9020 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 375287 Private 751st Labour Corps

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Andrew Gillespie

British Army 2049 Private 1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry

British Army 260406 Corporal Border Regiment

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Archibald Gillespie

British Army 10254 Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 11th Stationary Hospital

British Army Lieutenant and Quarter Master Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Dunlop Gillespie

British Army 2112 Private 4th Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Royal Scots

British Army Captain 4th Royal Scots

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Nelson Gillespie

British Army 7033 Private 2nd Royal Irish Rifles

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William Gillespie

British Army 797 Serjeant 8th Royal Scots

British Army 3250821 Serjeant 2/4th Reserve Royal Scots

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George Herbert Gillespie

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Annie Dorothy Gillespie

Born 1891

Died 1974

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Kathleen Little Now Gillespie

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Mildred Estella Ward-Gillespie

Royal Navy

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Kathleen Gillespie

British Army Canadian Nursing Service

British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Helen Penney

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Florence Ada Gillespie Now Henderson

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Kathleen Little (now Gillespie)

British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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