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Melbourne Victoria [6]

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Edinburgh Scotland [4]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Kirkaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian [2]

Londonderry [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

St Andrews, Fife [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

16 Hamilton Road, Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1]

Abbotshall, Fife [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

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Berbice [1]

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Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brookstead Queensland [1]

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DENNISTOUN, GLASGOW [1]

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Dunedin [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Dunoon, Argyle [1]

Dunure, Ayrshire [1]

Dysart Fife Scotland [1]

East Wemyss, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Esk Queensland [1]

Ettrick Bridge End, Selkirk [1]

Rank

Private [362]

Corporal [39]

Gunner [38]

Driver [29]

Sapper [24]

Serjeant [24]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [20]

Captain [17]

Acting Corporal [7]

Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Commander [4]

Pioneer [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

First Engineer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Royal Highlanders [37]

Labour Corps [35]

Army Service Corps [33]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [32]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Gordon Highlanders [29]

Royal Scots [28]

Highland Light Infantry [25]

Cameron Highlanders [22]

Seaforth Highlanders [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [18]

London Regiment [15]

Scottish Rifles [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Scots Guards [12]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

5/6th Royal Scots [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Army Printing and Stationery Services [3]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Lothian and Border Horse [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

6th Cameron Highlanders [2]

8th Royal Scots [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [608]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Australian Imperial Force [60]

Royal Navy [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [859]

M [10]

Contribution

Military Service [853]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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Melbourne Victoria [6] Brighton Victoria [4] Edinburgh Scotland [4] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Dundee Scotland [2] Edinburgh [2] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Kirkaldy, Fifeshire [2] Leith, Midlothian [2] Londonderry [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] St Andrews, Fife [2] Warwick Queensland [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] 16 Hamilton Road, Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1] Abbotshall, Fife [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot England [1] Berbice [1] Berry New South Wales [1] Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brookstead Queensland [1] Callander Scotland [1] Canonbie Scotland [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Cobbinshaw [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Crieff, Perthshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Croydon,Surrey. [1] Cupar, Fife [1] DENNISTOUN, GLASGOW [1] Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dunedin [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Dunoon, Argyle [1] Dunure, Ayrshire [1] Dysart Fife Scotland [1] East Wemyss, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Esk Queensland [1] Ettrick Bridge End, Selkirk [1]

Rank

Private [362] Corporal [39] Gunner [38] Driver [29] Sapper [24] Serjeant [24] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [20] Captain [17] Acting Corporal [7] Major [7] Lance Serjeant [5] Worker [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Commander [4] Pioneer [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Honorary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Nurse [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bugler [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Boy [1] Engineer Commander [1] First Engineer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46] Royal Field Artillery [38] Royal Highlanders [37] Labour Corps [35] Army Service Corps [33] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [32] King's Own Scottish Borderers [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Gordon Highlanders [29] Royal Scots [28] Highland Light Infantry [25] Cameron Highlanders [22] Seaforth Highlanders [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Scots Fusiliers [18] London Regiment [15] Scottish Rifles [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Scots Guards [12] Canadian Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] 5/6th Royal Scots [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Army Printing and Stationery Services [3] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Lothian and Border Horse [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] 6th Cameron Highlanders [2] 8th Royal Scots [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [608] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Australian Imperial Force [60] Royal Navy [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [859] M [10]

Contribution

Military Service [853] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Adam Grieve

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 47603 Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 71st Div. Ammunition Col.

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David Grieve

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 163353 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Grieve

Died 1918

British Army S/19750 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 8015 Private Labour Corps

British Army S/43490 Private Royal Highlanders

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William Percival Grieve

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Valentine Grieve

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200263

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David Finlay Grieve

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95011

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James S Grieve

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 6532 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery, 'a' battery, 67th Brigade

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James Grieve

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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James Grieve

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/13056 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/13056 Corporal Cameron Highlanders

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John Grieve

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army S/23322 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/41125 Private Royal Highlanders

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James Grieve

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144172

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Archibald Morgan Grieve

Australian Imperial Force 2911

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Robert Cuthbert Grieve

Born 1889

Died 1957

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 37th Australian Infantry Battalion

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John Frederick Grieve

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144401

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William Robertson Grieve

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Captain 63rd Divisional Cyclist Company

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Alexander Thomson Grieve

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263161

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Andrew Grieve

Died 1918

British Army S/1800 Corporal Gordon Highlanders 8th gordon highland Battalion

British Army 202642 Lance Serjeant Gordon Highlanders 8th gordon highland Battalion

British Army 202642 Lance Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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William Grieve

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 13583 Private Scots Guards

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John Donaldson Grieve

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 19490 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion.

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William Grieve

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 7407 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 7407 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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