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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]

Alexander Gourlay

Born 1891

British Army 6817 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 6817 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Scots

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Jasper F Gourlay

British Army 1639 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345049 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Charles Leslie [joseph Charles Leslie] Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 221

Australian Imperial Force 1541

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William Johnstone Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 389

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William John Bistal Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force

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John Thomas Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 3326

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Albert William Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 1325

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Alfred Henry Jess Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 1390

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Edward Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 57852

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David Downs Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 2672A

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Frederick Allan Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 22071

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John Gourlay

Born 1883

Royal Navy 12468 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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George Wilson Gourlay

Born 1869

Died 1920

Royal Navy SA 1866 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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David Gourlay

Born 1889

Died 1963

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Jessie Thorburn Gourlay

Royal Navy G3645

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James Gourlay

British Army 1681 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 1/1st Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 345066 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John Mckinley Gourlay

British Army 6488 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6488 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200146 Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John F Gourlay

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317944

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Alan John Elliston Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 4458

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John Cecil Gourlay

Australian Imperial Force 12459

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