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Sydney New South Wales [10]

Newcastle New South Wales [6]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Windsor New South Wales [3]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [2]

Dundee [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Obley New South Wales [2]

Paddington New South Wales [2]

Wapping, London [2]

12 Queen’s Crescent, Cathcart, Glasgow [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alameda, California [1]

Ardoch Perthshire [1]

Armidiale New South Wales [1]

Auckland [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

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Brisbane Queensland [1]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

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Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

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Fife [1]

Fochabers Scotland [1]

Forgendenny, Perthshire [1]

Forteviot, Perthshire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glenthompson Victoria [1]

Harrietville Victoria [1]

Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1]

Kiama New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [261]

Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Serjeant [20]

Gunner [17]

Driver [13]

Sapper [11]

Captain [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Pioneer [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Major [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Drummer [2]

Engineman [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter Smith Gunner [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant/ Private [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [33]

Royal Engineers [28]

Army Service Corps [26]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25]

Seaforth Highlanders [24]

Labour Corps [23]

Gordon Highlanders [21]

Highland Light Infantry [21]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Cameron Highlanders [15]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [15]

London Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Lovat's Scouts [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

1st Royal Scots [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

2nd Royal Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Canadian General List [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [391]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Royal Navy [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [593]

B [3]

Contribution

Military Service [579]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Panama [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [10] Newcastle New South Wales [6] Glasgow Scotland [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Windsor New South Wales [3] Anstruther, Fifeshire [2] Dundee [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Obley New South Wales [2] Paddington New South Wales [2] Wapping, London [2] 12 Queen’s Crescent, Cathcart, Glasgow [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alameda, California [1] Ardoch Perthshire [1] Armidiale New South Wales [1] Auckland [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Bray, County Wicklow [1] Bright Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Comrie, Perthshire [1] Cornwall [1] Darnum Victoria [1] Dumbarton [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Dunedin [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edingurgh Scotland [1] Elgin Scotland [1] Fife [1] Fochabers Scotland [1] Forgendenny, Perthshire [1] Forteviot, Perthshire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Glasgow [1] Glenthompson Victoria [1] Harrietville Victoria [1] Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1] Kiama New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [261] Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [20] Serjeant [20] Gunner [17] Driver [13] Sapper [11] Captain [10] Lance Corporal [9] Pioneer [7] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Major [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Bombardier [2] Drummer [2] Engineman [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter Smith Gunner [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant/ Private [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [33] Royal Engineers [28] Army Service Corps [26] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25] Seaforth Highlanders [24] Labour Corps [23] Gordon Highlanders [21] Highland Light Infantry [21] Royal Field Artillery [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Cameron Highlanders [15] Royal Scots Fusiliers [15] London Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9] Royal Scots [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Lovat's Scouts [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] 1st Royal Scots [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] 2nd Royal Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Canadian General List [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [391] Australian Imperial Force [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Royal Navy [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [593] B [3]

Contribution

Military Service [579] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Panama [1] South Africa [1]

William Gow

Died 1917

British Army 34564 Private Royal Scots

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David Gow

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army S/10342 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/10342 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Rodger Gow

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 40440 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Donald A Gow

Died 1916

British Army 14679 Corporal Highland Light Infantry 16th highland Battalion

British Army 14679 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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John Eckford Gow

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1057234

Canadian Expeditionary Force Second Lieutenant Canadian Field Artillery

Royal Navy Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service 204 Squadron (Pilot)

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Alexander Robert David Gow

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266322

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James Gow

Died 1916

British Army S/10250 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Halley Gow

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army G/1860 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Gow

Died 1916

British Army 16218 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alexander Gow

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3/1599 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/1599 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Angus Mc N Gow

Died 1918

British Army 54455 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Kenneth Gow

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army S/2086 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Alexander Gow

Died 1915

British Army S/2918 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion.

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James Gow

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4577 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 306982 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 306982 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Gow

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 2958 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 200556 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 200556 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William L Gow

Died 1915

British Army 3230 Private Essex Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 3230 Private Essex Regiment

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Peter Gow

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army S/2461 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion.

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John Gow

Died 1915

British Army 18031 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 18031 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Henry Gow

Died 1918

British Army 5037 Acting Corporal Gordon Highlanders

British Army 1/14516 Acting Corporal Irish Reserves

British Army 204968 Acting Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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John Gow

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3577 Private Highland Light Infantry 7th highland Battalion

British Army 281255 Private Highland Light Infantry 7th highland Battalion

British Army 281255 Private Highland Light Infantry

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