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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]

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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]

Alexander Guthrie

Born 1864

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Defence Corps 35th Protection Coy.

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Alexander Richard Guthrie

Australian Imperial Force 949

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Samuel James Guthrie

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2355

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David Guthrie

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143091

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Forster Guthrie

Died 1916

British Army 11947 Private Durham Light Infantry

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David Guthrie

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army S/43078 Lance Corporal Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 9th Bn

British Army 3536 Private Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders )

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William Guthrie

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 530 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 530 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 530 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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George Gilbert Guthrie

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 17/65 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 17th Battalion

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Kenneth Malcolm Guthrie

Born 1891

British Army Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant/ Acting Captain Durham Light Infantry/ Royal Engineers

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John Mcdonald Guthrie

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244432

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James Harbison Ogilvie Guthrie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305860

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Norman Guthrie

Born 1883

Died 1914

Other Empire Force Trooper Legion of Frontiersmen 3rd Regiment of Lancers, Belgian Army

British Army 3/7286 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Thomas Wilson Guthrie

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2130486

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2130486 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Guthrie

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 690513

Canadian Expeditionary Force 690513 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Guthrie

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22791

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Arthur Calderwood Guthrie

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant attached Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Edward Lancelot Guthrie

Born 1879

Died 1961

British Army 1469 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 669449 Private Labour Corps

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John Guthrie

Died 1918

British Army 46206 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Archibald Guthrie

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 7358 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 7358 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Adam Guthrie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 152461 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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