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Leeds, West Yorkshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wedderburn Victoria [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Christchurch NZ [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Leeds [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Port Macquarie New South Wales [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

2 Commerce Street, Elgin, Morayshire [1]

7 Francis Place, Elgin, Morayshire [1]

98High Street, Elgin, Morayshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alexandra Victoria [1]

Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Baillieston, Glasgow [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

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Bhangalpur [1]

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Birkenhead England [1]

Boolarra Victoria [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Campbelltown New South Wales [1]

Castlefin [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Chelmsford, Essex, England [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cobbinshaw, Lanarkshire [1]

Commondyke, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Crail Fire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [353]

Gunner [35]

Serjeant [31]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lieutenant [27]

Sapper [27]

Driver [24]

Corporal [22]

Captain [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Major [6]

Bombardier [4]

Sergeant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Reverend [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant-Colonel [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Battery Staff Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Corporal [1]

Dispatch Rider [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Highlanders [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Gordon Highlanders [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Scots [19]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [19]

Highland Light Infantry [17]

Scottish Rifles [16]

Seaforth Highlanders [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Cameron Highlanders [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [10]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Young Mens Christian Association [4]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [3]

13th Royal Scots [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Indian Army [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Scots Guards [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

11th Battalion Royal Scots [2]

14th Royal Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [576]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [75]

Australian Imperial Force [68]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [48]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [871]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [848]

Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Malaysia [1]

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Leeds, West Yorkshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wedderburn Victoria [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Christchurch NZ [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Leeds [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Port Macquarie New South Wales [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] 2 Commerce Street, Elgin, Morayshire [1] 7 Francis Place, Elgin, Morayshire [1] 98High Street, Elgin, Morayshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alexandra Victoria [1] Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Baillieston, Glasgow [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bendock Victoria [1] Bhangalpur [1] Birkenhead [1] Birkenhead England [1] Boolarra Victoria [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Campbelltown New South Wales [1] Castlefin [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Chelmsford, Essex, England [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Cobbinshaw, Lanarkshire [1] Commondyke, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Crail Fire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [353] Gunner [35] Serjeant [31] Second Lieutenant [28] Lieutenant [27] Sapper [27] Driver [24] Corporal [22] Captain [17] Lance Corporal [15] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Major [6] Bombardier [4] Sergeant [4] Pioneer [3] Reverend [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant-Colonel [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Matron [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Assistant Sister [1] Band Corporal [1] Battery Staff Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bugler [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissary [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Corporal [1] Dispatch Rider [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [34] Royal Highlanders [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22] King's Own Scottish Borderers [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Gordon Highlanders [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Scots [19] Royal Scots Fusiliers [19] Highland Light Infantry [17] Scottish Rifles [16] Seaforth Highlanders [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Cameron Highlanders [13] Royal Naval Division [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [10] Royal Fusiliers [8] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Young Mens Christian Association [4] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [3] 13th Royal Scots [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Indian Army [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Scots Guards [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] 11th Battalion Royal Scots [2] 14th Royal Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [576] Canadian Expeditionary Force [75] Australian Imperial Force [68] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [48] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [871] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [848] Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Malaysia [1]

Malcolm Guthrie

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 15887 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 15887 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 15887 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment

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Hay Guthrie

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 1705 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1705 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 1/6th Battalion

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Harold Noel Darling Guthrie

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army GS/2363 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

British Army GS/2363 Sergeant Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Harry R. Guthrie

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1567 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/6th Battalion

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Andrew Guthrie

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6448 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Battalion

British Army 6418 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Andrew Guthrie

Born 1893

British Army 337896 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army

British Army 337896 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Durham

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Robert Guthrie

Born 1894

British Army 5594 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army 201954 Sergeant Middlesex Regiment attached British West Indies Regiment attached 8th Battalion

British Army 201954 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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John Blair Guthrie

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70241

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Thomas Mack Guthrie

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army S/17606 Private Cameron Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Alexander Guthrie

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 2352 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290540 Private Royal Highlanders

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Hector Maclennan Guthrie

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1046 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders 4th gordon highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 3rd Battalion attached to the 1st Battalion

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Ernest Arthur Guthrie

Born 1885

Died 1960

British Army 21496 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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James B Guthrie

Born 1891

British Army 1754 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265439 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/6th Battalion

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Alexander R Guthrie

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 290540 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 2352 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 290540 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Thomas Guthrie

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army S/15753 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Frederick William Guthrie

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 165009 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Anti-Aircraft Depot

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Beuce Arthur Guthrie

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200151

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Samuel Guthrie

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 21762 Dragoon Guards

British Army 39817 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 420084 Private Labour Corps

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Fred Guthrie

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 17176 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17176 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Neil Guthrie

Died 1915

British Army Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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