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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]

Andrew Glen

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 428265

Canadian Expeditionary Force 428265 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Glen

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 102560

Canadian Expeditionary Force 102560 Pioneer Canadian Pioneers

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John Frame Glen

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 452563

Canadian Expeditionary Force 452563 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Elmer Glen

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 360259

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Patrick Glen

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266960

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John Howard Glen

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151677

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Charles Glen

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119318

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John Cox Glen

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120076

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John Glen

Born 1887

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13908 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ewen Glen

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 18905 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 18905 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Albert Glen

Died 1918

British Army 17161 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 17161 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Archibald R Glen

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 34978 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Easdon Glen

Died 1917

British Army 30879 Private Royal Scots

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David Glen

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 163063 Driver Royal Engineers

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James Glen

Died 1914

British Army 3/1146 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/1146 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/1146 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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J A Glen

Died 1917

British Army 18/1057 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Glen

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25807

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John Glen

Died 1918

British Army 51562 Private Royal Scots

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Hugh Glen

Died 1918

British Army 21965 Private Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 21965 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Glen

Died 1917

British Army S/14276 Private Gordon Highlanders

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