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Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Tayport, Fifeshire, Scotland [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [2]

Dalkeith, Midlothian [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Gravesend [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

MacArthur Victoria [2]

Murrumbateman New South Wales [2]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

West Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Willowie South Australia [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adlington, Cheshire [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Assam [1]

At Sea (Indian Ocean) [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bigg's Flat South Australia [1]

Brewarrina New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Canongate, Edinburgh [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chester, Pennsylvania [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Cowdenbeath, Fife [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Dartford [1]

Drumlithie Scotland [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Dumfries Scotland [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Rank

Private [503]

Gunner [60]

Corporal [45]

Serjeant [40]

Sapper [36]

Lieutenant [35]

Driver [32]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [27]

Captain [21]

Acting Corporal [13]

Major [12]

Pioneer [12]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Worker [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Commander [3]

Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Assistant Administrator [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Piper [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Special Military Probationer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant/ Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Drummer [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [80]

Royal Engineers [75]

Royal Field Artillery [64]

Royal Highlanders [49]

Labour Corps [48]

Highland Light Infantry [44]

Royal Scots [41]

Army Service Corps [40]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Seaforth Highlanders [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [28]

London Regiment [27]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [26]

Scottish Rifles [24]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Cameron Highlanders [22]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [22]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [13]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Scottish Horse [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Tank Corps [5]

5/6th Royal Scots [4]

8th Royal Scots [4]

French Red Cross [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

12th Royal Scots [3]

4th Royal Scots [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [856]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [96]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66]

Australian Imperial Force [64]

Royal Navy [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

G [1214]

Contribution

Military Service [1175]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Aberdeen [4] Tayport, Fifeshire, Scotland [4] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [2] Dalkeith, Midlothian [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Gravesend [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] MacArthur Victoria [2] Murrumbateman New South Wales [2] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] West Hartlepool, Durham [2] Willowie South Australia [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adlington, Cheshire [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Assam [1] At Sea (Indian Ocean) [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bigg's Flat South Australia [1] Brewarrina New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canongate, Edinburgh [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chester, Pennsylvania [1] Clapham, London [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Cowdenbeath, Fife [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Dartford [1] Drumlithie Scotland [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Dumfries Scotland [1] Dundee Forfar [1]

Rank

Private [503] Gunner [60] Corporal [45] Serjeant [40] Sapper [36] Lieutenant [35] Driver [32] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [27] Captain [21] Acting Corporal [13] Major [12] Pioneer [12] Bombardier [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Worker [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Commander [3] Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Assistant Administrator [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Piper [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Special Military Probationer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant/ Acting Serjeant Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] Drummer [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [80] Royal Engineers [75] Royal Field Artillery [64] Royal Highlanders [49] Labour Corps [48] Highland Light Infantry [44] Royal Scots [41] Army Service Corps [40] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Seaforth Highlanders [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Royal Scots Fusiliers [28] London Regiment [27] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [26] Scottish Rifles [24] Machine Gun Corps [23] Cameron Highlanders [22] King's Own Scottish Borderers [22] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [13] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Scottish Horse [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Naval Division [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Tank Corps [5] 5/6th Royal Scots [4] 8th Royal Scots [4] French Red Cross [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] 12th Royal Scots [3] 4th Royal Scots [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [856] Canadian Expeditionary Force [96] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66] Australian Imperial Force [64] Royal Navy [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

G [1214]

Contribution

Military Service [1175] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Canada [1] India [1]

Thomas Greig

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304899

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James Greig

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 6486 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ronald Henry Greig

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Henry Greig

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33729

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Baxter Greig

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233553

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John Foreman Greig

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241797

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Alfred George Greig

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244170

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Gilbert Greig

Died 1916

British Army 15596 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

British Army 15596 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

British Army 15596 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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William Thomson Greig

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2507 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345342 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Alexander Greig

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S-23296 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S-41600 Private Gordon Highlanders

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James Gordon Hamilton Greig

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1938

British Army Lieutenant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6 Battalion

British Army Lieutenant (Temporary) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Oscar Greig

Born 1889

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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James Greig

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 18146 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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John Greig

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 11483 Private Scots Guards

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Ernest Walter Greig

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826197

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826197 Private Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 24th (Reserve) Battalion

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William Ewing Greig

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army Captain King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

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Percy Greig

Born 1880

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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William A Greig

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107580

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Francis Greig

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160053

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Alexander Greig

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 12967 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 7th Battalion

British Army 12967 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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