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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]

Charles William Greig

Died 1917

British Army 6128 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Highlanders

British Army 6706 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Highlanders

British Army 292861 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Highlanders

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William Greig

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 6652 Private Acting Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6652 Acting Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 6652 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Greig

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 88143 Filter Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 88143 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 88143 Fitter Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Peter G K Greig

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 25230 Private Royal Scots

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Robert Greig

Died 1917

British Army S/12892 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 202606 Private Gordon Highlanders

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George Greig

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy CZ/7395 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hawke Battalion

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Archibald Greig

Died 1915

British Army 3456 Private 12th Royal Scots

British Army 3456 Private Royal Scots

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John Greig

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 57429 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 57429 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd/7th Bn.

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Charles Edward Greig

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 271433

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Robert Greig

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23463

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Lauchlin George Greig

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285856

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John Rennie Greig

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000594

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000594 Private Canadian Infantry

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George William Greig

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 336905

Canadian Expeditionary Force 336905 Gunner Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery

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George C Greig

Born 1880

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 152432

Canadian Expeditionary Force 152432 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Greig

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1048529

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1048529 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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Archibald Campbell Greig

Born 1875

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410289

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410289 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Greig

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21082

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Thomas Greig

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268755

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Melville Macgillivray Greig

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272277

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Charles C Greig

Died 1917

British Army 327136 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 235294 Private Gordon Highlanders

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