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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]

Alexander Greig

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3624 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Melville Logan Greig

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 25116 Pioneer Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers

British Army 25116 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Herbert Edward Greig

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 368084 Private London Regiment

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John Greig

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 5770 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 292256 Private Gordon Highlanders

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David Greig

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2165 Private Highland Light Infantry 1/6th highland Battalion

British Army 2165 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Greig

Died 1918

British Army 28981 Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 42608 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Greig

Died 1915

British Army 57 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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David Greig

Died 1915

British Army 3/3607 Company Serjeant Major Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/3607 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Highlanders

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Edward Greig

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 9582 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 76251 Corporal Tank Corps

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D Greig

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 367 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Greig

Died 1917

British Army S/4107 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Greig

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 1644 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 1644 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Robert Chambers Greig

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280186

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Albert Cromack Greig

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307854

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Alexander Forbes Greig

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112803

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Victor Edward Greig

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319753

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John Alexander Greig

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156385

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James Greig

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168882

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David D'acy Alexander Greig

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117949

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John Greig

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198763

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