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Glasgow Scotland [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]

Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [6]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Guyra New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Winchester [3]

Yarrawonga Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Clear Lake Victoria [2]

Cope Cope Victoria [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Galston Scotland [2]

Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kerang Victoria [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Paisley Scotland [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2]

Wallsend New South Wales [2]

Warialda New South Wales [2]

Winslow Victoria [2]

4 Franklin Terrace, Anderston, Glasgow [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Aramac Queensland [1]

Ardree, Lanarkshire [1]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Auckland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ayreshire Scotland [1]

Bambridge, County Down, Northern Ireland [1]

Baringhup Victoria [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgow [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Broadmeadows Victoria [1]

Buntisland, Fifeshire [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [1]

Cessnock New South Wales [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Cowdenheath, Fifeshire [1]

Rank

Private [476]

Gunner [48]

Corporal [41]

Serjeant [34]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Driver [29]

Sapper [26]

Captain [22]

Lieutenant [17]

Lance Corporal [14]

Acting Corporal [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Canteen Worker [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Reverend [2]

Sister [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Luitenant [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting warrant officer class 1 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Canteener [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Honorary Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Lance Corporal Private [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel /Honorary Captain in Army [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [76]

Labour Corps [61]

Royal Engineers [57]

Royal Field Artillery [57]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [53]

Highland Light Infantry [50]

Gordon Highlanders [34]

Seaforth Highlanders [34]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Scots [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Royal Highlanders [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Scottish Rifles [21]

Cameron Highlanders [19]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

London Regiment [14]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Scots Guards [7]

French Red Cross [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

13th Royal Scots [2]

98th Infantry Brigade [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [725]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [99]

Australian Imperial Force [87]

Royal Navy [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [1087]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1048]

Merchant Navy [34]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Canada [1]

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Glasgow Scotland [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9] Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [6] Melbourne Victoria [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Guyra New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Winchester [3] Yarrawonga Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Clear Lake Victoria [2] Cope Cope Victoria [2] Edinburgh [2] Galston Scotland [2] Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [2] Islington, London [2] Kerang Victoria [2] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Paisley Scotland [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2] Wallsend New South Wales [2] Warialda New South Wales [2] Winslow Victoria [2] 4 Franklin Terrace, Anderston, Glasgow [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Aramac Queensland [1] Ardree, Lanarkshire [1] Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Auckland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ayreshire Scotland [1] Bambridge, County Down, Northern Ireland [1] Baringhup Victoria [1] Bathgate, Linlithgow [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Broadmeadows Victoria [1] Buntisland, Fifeshire [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [1] Cessnock New South Wales [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Cowdenheath, Fifeshire [1]

Rank

Private [476] Gunner [48] Corporal [41] Serjeant [34] Second Lieutenant [31] Driver [29] Sapper [26] Captain [22] Lieutenant [17] Lance Corporal [14] Acting Corporal [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Canteen Worker [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Reverend [2] Sister [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Luitenant [1] ALIAS Private [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting warrant officer class 1 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Canteener [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Honorary Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Lance Corporal Private [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel /Honorary Captain in Army [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [76] Labour Corps [61] Royal Engineers [57] Royal Field Artillery [57] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [53] Highland Light Infantry [50] Gordon Highlanders [34] Seaforth Highlanders [34] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Scots [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Royal Highlanders [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Scottish Rifles [21] Cameron Highlanders [19] King's Own Scottish Borderers [16] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] London Regiment [14] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [8] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Scots Guards [7] French Red Cross [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Ayrshire Yeomanry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] 13th Royal Scots [2] 98th Infantry Brigade [2] Australian Infantry [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [725] Canadian Expeditionary Force [99] Australian Imperial Force [87] Royal Navy [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [1087] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1048] Merchant Navy [34]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Canada [1]

Frank Victor Gilmour

Born 1896

Died 1992

British Army 201116 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 4/3313 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th

British Army 4/3313 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Walter Ernest Gilmour

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4/2924 Private Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force

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William James Gilmour

Born 1884

Died 1972

British Army 66677 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 66677 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 183 Siege Battery

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Archibald Keltie Gilmour

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1050 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Herbert James Graham Gilmour

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Gilmour

Born 1876

Died 1940

British Army Lieutenant Imperial Yeomanry 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Fifeshire Light Horse 1st (Volunteers)

British Army Lieutenant Fifeshire Light Horse 1st (Volunteers)

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John Gilmour

Born 1900

British Army S/42803 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Elphinstone Forrest Gilmour

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 1034 Lance Corporal 4th Royal Scots

British Army 1034 Private 4th Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Allan Gilmour

Born 1890

British Army 2420 Gunner Machine Gun Corps Motor

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Douglas Gilmour

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2087 Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders attached Trench Motor Battery

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George Gilmour

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78204

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William Bill Gilmour

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112239

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Joseph Wilson Gilmour

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117181

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James Alexander Gilmour

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226764

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James Gilmour

Died 1914

British Army 9737 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Robert S. Gilmour

Died 1918

British Army 35368 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 35368 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Matthew Gilmour

Died 1917

British Army 47563 Private Royal Scots

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Alexander Hunter Gilmour

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 938 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James Gilmour

Born 1877

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77589

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77589 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Gilmour

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J30454 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J30454 Able Seaman HMS Benbow

Royal Navy J/30454 Able Seaman Seaman Storming Party - "C" Company (Demolition) embarked aboard HMS Vindictive

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