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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Edinburgh Scotland [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Paisley Scotland [3]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Mackay Queensland [2]

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland [2]

Seacombe, Cheshire, England [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Bathgate Linlithgow [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beckenham, London South East [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brechin, Forfarshire [1]

Bromley, Kent, Middlesex, England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camperdown Victoria [1]

Canonbury, London [1]

Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Cramond, Midlothian [1]

Cranbourne Victoria [1]

Crosshill, Brechin [1]

Dernick, Roxburgh [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1]

Forfar [1]

Forfarshire [1]

Fryerstown Victoria [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Hurstville New South Wales [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Kirkwall, Orkney [1]

Rank

Private [331]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Gunner [25]

Corporal [24]

Sapper [22]

Driver [21]

Captain [18]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Acting Major [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Cooper [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Instructor [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1]

Volunteer [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [41]

Royal Engineers [41]

Labour Corps [39]

Royal Highlanders [32]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Royal Scots [26]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [17]

Scottish Rifles [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Cameron Highlanders [14]

London Regiment [13]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Scots Guards [6]

Border Regiment [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Indian Defence Force [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [3]

2nd Royal Scots [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

118th Machine Gun Corps [2]

12th Royal Scots [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

2nd Dragoons [2]

5/6th Royal Scots [2]

9th Lancers [2]

9th Royal Scots [2]

Australian Field Artillery [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [490]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

G [668]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [646]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Bendigo Victoria [4] Edinburgh Scotland [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Paisley Scotland [3] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire [2] Deal, Kent [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Mackay Queensland [2] Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland [2] Seacombe, Cheshire, England [2] South Shields, Durham [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Southwark, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Bathgate Linlithgow [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beckenham, London South East [1] Bow, London [1] Brechin, Forfarshire [1] Bromley, Kent, Middlesex, England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] Canonbury, London [1] Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Cramond, Midlothian [1] Cranbourne Victoria [1] Crosshill, Brechin [1] Dernick, Roxburgh [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1] Forfar [1] Forfarshire [1] Fryerstown Victoria [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Hurstville New South Wales [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Kirkwall, Orkney [1]

Rank

Private [331] Second Lieutenant [27] Gunner [25] Corporal [24] Sapper [22] Driver [21] Captain [18] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [15] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Acting Major [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Cooper [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Instructor [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1] Volunteer [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [41] Royal Engineers [41] Labour Corps [39] Royal Highlanders [32] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [27] Royal Scots [26] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Seaforth Highlanders [18] Royal Scots Fusiliers [17] Scottish Rifles [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Cameron Highlanders [14] London Regiment [13] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12] Gordon Highlanders [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Scots Guards [6] Border Regiment [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Indian Defence Force [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [3] 2nd Royal Scots [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Highland Cyclist Battalion [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] 118th Machine Gun Corps [2] 12th Royal Scots [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] 2nd Dragoons [2] 5/6th Royal Scots [2] 9th Lancers [2] 9th Royal Scots [2] Australian Field Artillery [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [490] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Australian Imperial Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

G [668] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [646] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

John Glen

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S/11446 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/11446 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion

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James Glen

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army 8765 Private 2nd Dragoons

British Army WR 259836 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Glen

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/92648 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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David Corse Glen

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Archibald Glen

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3254 Private Royal Highlanders 4th/5th Battalion

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Thomas Glen

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282343

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Thomas George Glen

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227277

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George Glen

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206309

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David Glen

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 16611 Private 13th Royal Scots

British Army 16611 Serjeant 13th Royal Scots

British Army 16611 Serjeant Royal Scots

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David Archibald Glen

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29391

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Henry Graham Glen

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263883

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Charles Mckinlay Glen

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7327

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Robert John Rodger Glen

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202159

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John Mcnaughton Glen

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 53562 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 53562 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Russell Glen

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 18393 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Glen

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 15943 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Royal Air Force

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Norman Mcleod Glen

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282928

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James Glen

Died 1918

British Army 51710 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 51710 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Glen

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 30548 Private Royal Scots 1st Battalion

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David Glen

Died 1915

British Army S/4211 Lance Corporal 9th Royal Highlanders

British Army S/4211 Private 9th Royal Highlanders

British Army S/4211 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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