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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8]

Cellardyke, Fifeshire [7]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

St Andrews, Fife [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Dundee [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airdrie Scotland [1]

Alloa [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Buckhaven Fife [1]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Cottonwood Victoria [1]

Elgin, Morayshire [1]

Fife Scotland [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Glenferrie Victoria [1]

Kilconquhar Fife Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock [1]

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Kirkcaldy [1]

Kirkcaldy Scotland [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Leith Scotland [1]

Maryboro, Victoria [1]

Mount Eba Victoria [1]

New York, United States of America [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Prestwich, Lancashire [1]

Renfrew, Ontario [1]

Renfrewshire [1]

Sinclairtown, Fifeshire [1]

St Bernards, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

St. Andrews, Fifeshire [1]

Stevenston, Ayrshire [1]

Urr, Kirkcudbright [1]

Warwick Queensland [1]

Wishaw, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [203]

Corporal [22]

Gunner [20]

Sapper [15]

Driver [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Serjeant [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Captain [5]

Major [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Second Hand [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Skipper [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cadet (A/S.Q.M.S.) [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Engineman [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Seaman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31]

Highland Light Infantry [28]

Royal Highlanders [25]

Army Service Corps [24]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Scots [21]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16]

Seaforth Highlanders [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Royal Naval Reserve [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

1st Cameron Highlanders [2]

9th Royal Scots [2]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

10th Entrenching Battalion [1]

11th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [322]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Royal Navy [27]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [440]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [414]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [8] Cellardyke, Fifeshire [7] Melbourne Victoria [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] St Andrews, Fife [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Dundee [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow [2] Kirkcaldy, Fife [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airdrie Scotland [1] Alloa [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Buckhaven Fife [1] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Cottonwood Victoria [1] Elgin, Morayshire [1] Fife Scotland [1] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Glenferrie Victoria [1] Kilconquhar Fife Scotland [1] Kilmarnock [1] Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Kirkcaldy [1] Kirkcaldy Scotland [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Leith Scotland [1] Maryboro, Victoria [1] Mount Eba Victoria [1] New York, United States of America [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Prestwich, Lancashire [1] Renfrew, Ontario [1] Renfrewshire [1] Sinclairtown, Fifeshire [1] St Bernards, Midlothian, Scotland [1] St. Andrews, Fifeshire [1] Stevenston, Ayrshire [1] Urr, Kirkcudbright [1] Warwick Queensland [1] Wishaw, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [203] Corporal [22] Gunner [20] Sapper [15] Driver [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Serjeant [12] Acting Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [6] Captain [5] Major [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Second Hand [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Skipper [2] Worker [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cadet (A/S.Q.M.S.) [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Engineman [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Seaman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer Cook [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31] Highland Light Infantry [28] Royal Highlanders [25] Army Service Corps [24] Labour Corps [22] Royal Scots [21] Royal Scots Fusiliers [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16] Seaforth Highlanders [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Scottish Rifles [12] Cameron Highlanders [11] Royal Naval Reserve [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] 1st Cameron Highlanders [2] 9th Royal Scots [2] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [2] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Scottish Horse [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] 10th Entrenching Battalion [1] 11th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [322] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Royal Navy [27] Australian Imperial Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [440] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [414] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

John G S Gourlay

British Army T/4/214851 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army S/26278 Driver Seaforth Highlanders

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James Gourlay

British Army 126785 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Daniel Gourlay

British Army 196034 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Charles Gourlay

British Army S/8123 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 10314 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Alexander Hill Gourlay

British Army 110493 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Samuel Gourlay

British Army 35672 Private Scottish Rifles

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John Gourlay

British Army S/25012 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1/15007 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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David Gourlay

British Army 382575 EX 13987 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers labour corps 75th labour corps ex 3rd Battalion

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John Gourlay

British Army S/17364 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/41190 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Gourlay

British Army 242796 10th Entrenching Battalion

British Army 42233 Private Royal Scots

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D W Gourlay

British Army 351225 Private 2/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion

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Alex Gourlay

British Army 292295 Private Royal Highlanders 7th Battalion

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William Gourlay

British Army 14847 Private 12th Royal Scots

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Thomas Gourlay

British Army 31587 Gunner 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

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Alexander Gourlay

British Army 14390 Private 13th Royal Scots

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D H Gourlay

British Army Company Quarter Master Serjeant 11th Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Alexander Gourlay

British Army 6817 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 6817 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 2nd Royal Scots

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John R Gourlay

British Army 350109 Lance Corporal 9th Royal Scots

British Army 1329 Acting Serjeant 9th Royal Scots

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Frederick James Gourlay

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A C Gibson

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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