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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [35]

Melbourne Victoria [35]

Sydney New South Wales [34]

Glasgow Scotland [18]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [15]

Newcastle, Northumberland [15]

Edinburgh [14]

Sunderland, Durham [14]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [13]

London England [13]

Adelaide South Australia [12]

London, Middlesex, England [12]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [11]

Gateshead, Durham [10]

Dundee Scotland [9]

Edinburgh Scotland [9]

Newcastle New South Wales [9]

Ballarat Victoria [8]

Brisbane Queensland [8]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [8]

Shetland, Scotland [8]

South Shields, Durham, England [8]

Warrnambool Victoria [8]

Blyth, Northumberland [6]

Cellardyke, Fifeshire [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [5]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Durham [5]

Glasgow [5]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5]

Ipswich Queensland [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Aberdeen Scotland [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Kensington Victoria [4]

Londonderry [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [4]

Perthshire [4]

Arcadia Victoria [3]

Dundee, Scotland [3]

Echuca Victoria [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Glen Innes New South Wales [3]

Grafton New South Wales [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Rank

Private [3343]

Gunner [365]

Corporal [307]

Serjeant [279]

Driver [244]

Sapper [215]

Lieutenant [184]

Second Lieutenant [171]

Lance Corporal [148]

Captain [136]

Major [71]

Acting Corporal [57]

Pioneer [47]

Acting Serjeant [42]

Bombardier [31]

Company Serjeant Major [30]

Lieutenant Colonel [26]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [20]

Lance Serjeant [19]

Worker [18]

Sister [17]

Staff Serjeant [16]

Able Seaman [15]

Rifleman [15]

Staff Nurse [14]

Trooper [13]

Temporary Captain [12]

Acting Bombardier [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Temporary Lieutenant [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Deck Hand [8]

Sergeant [8]

Commander [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Nurse [7]

Lance Bombardier [6]

Nursing Sister [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

Reverend [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [455]

Labour Corps [388]

Royal Field Artillery [370]

Army Service Corps [326]

Royal Scots [289]

Royal Garrison Artillery [260]

Northumberland Fusiliers [246]

Royal Highlanders [218]

Highland Light Infantry [207]

Royal Army Medical Corps [195]

Gordon Highlanders [179]

Machine Gun Corps [177]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [173]

Durham Light Infantry [171]

Seaforth Highlanders [150]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [139]

Scottish Rifles [137]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [128]

Cameron Highlanders [116]

London Regiment [104]

Royal Naval Division [93]

Canadian Infantry [85]

Royal Army Service Corps [65]

Liverpool Regiment [62]

Royal Fusiliers [57]

West Yorkshire Regiment [56]

Royal Irish Rifles [51]

Yorkshire Regiment [51]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [49]

Border Regiment [48]

Rifle Brigade [44]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [42]

Manchester Regiment [39]

Royal Defence Corps [39]

Lancashire Fusiliers [38]

Scots Guards [38]

East Yorkshire Regiment [37]

Army Ordnance Corps [34]

Royal Air Force [32]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [30]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Royal Flying Corps [29]

Cheshire Regiment [27]

Tank Corps [26]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [24]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [24]

West Riding Regiment [24]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

North Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Service

British Army [5413]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [858]

Australian Imperial Force [517]

Royal Navy [483]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [412]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [211]

Other Empire Force [16]

Indian Army [4]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [8157]

M [6]

B [3]

G [3]

S [2]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7888]

Merchant Navy [206]

Conscientious Objector [30]

Country

United Kingdom [181]

Australia [2]

New Zealand [2]

Canada [1]

France [1]

South Africa [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [35] Melbourne Victoria [35] Sydney New South Wales [34] Glasgow Scotland [18] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [15] Newcastle, Northumberland [15] Edinburgh [14] Sunderland, Durham [14] Edinburgh, Midlothian [13] London England [13] Adelaide South Australia [12] London, Middlesex, England [12] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [11] Gateshead, Durham [10] Dundee Scotland [9] Edinburgh Scotland [9] Newcastle New South Wales [9] Ballarat Victoria [8] Brisbane Queensland [8] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [8] Shetland, Scotland [8] South Shields, Durham, England [8] Warrnambool Victoria [8] Blyth, Northumberland [6] Cellardyke, Fifeshire [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [5] Bendigo Victoria [5] Durham [5] Glasgow [5] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5] Ipswich Queensland [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Aberdeen Scotland [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Dundee, Forfarshire [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Kensington Victoria [4] Londonderry [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] North Shields, Northumberland, England [4] Perthshire [4] Arcadia Victoria [3] Dundee, Scotland [3] Echuca Victoria [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Glen Innes New South Wales [3] Grafton New South Wales [3] London, Middlesex [3]

Rank

Private [3343] Gunner [365] Corporal [307] Serjeant [279] Driver [244] Sapper [215] Lieutenant [184] Second Lieutenant [171] Lance Corporal [148] Captain [136] Major [71] Acting Corporal [57] Pioneer [47] Acting Serjeant [42] Bombardier [31] Company Serjeant Major [30] Lieutenant Colonel [26] Warrant Officer Class 2 [20] Lance Serjeant [19] Worker [18] Sister [17] Staff Serjeant [16] Able Seaman [15] Rifleman [15] Staff Nurse [14] Trooper [13] Temporary Captain [12] Acting Bombardier [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Temporary Lieutenant [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Deck Hand [8] Sergeant [8] Commander [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Commander [7] Nurse [7] Lance Bombardier [6] Nursing Sister [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] Reverend [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Acting Captain [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [455] Labour Corps [388] Royal Field Artillery [370] Army Service Corps [326] Royal Scots [289] Royal Garrison Artillery [260] Northumberland Fusiliers [246] Royal Highlanders [218] Highland Light Infantry [207] Royal Army Medical Corps [195] Gordon Highlanders [179] Machine Gun Corps [177] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [173] Durham Light Infantry [171] Seaforth Highlanders [150] King's Own Scottish Borderers [139] Scottish Rifles [137] Royal Scots Fusiliers [128] Cameron Highlanders [116] London Regiment [104] Royal Naval Division [93] Canadian Infantry [85] Royal Army Service Corps [65] Liverpool Regiment [62] Royal Fusiliers [57] West Yorkshire Regiment [56] Royal Irish Rifles [51] Yorkshire Regiment [51] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [49] Border Regiment [48] Rifle Brigade [44] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [42] Manchester Regiment [39] Royal Defence Corps [39] Lancashire Fusiliers [38] Scots Guards [38] East Yorkshire Regiment [37] Army Ordnance Corps [34] Royal Air Force [32] King's Royal Rifle Corps [30] Middlesex Regiment [29] Royal Flying Corps [29] Cheshire Regiment [27] Tank Corps [26] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [24] Royal Irish Fusiliers [24] West Riding Regiment [24] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] North Staffordshire Regiment [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Service

British Army [5413] Canadian Expeditionary Force [858] Australian Imperial Force [517] Royal Navy [483] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [412] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [211] Other Empire Force [16] Indian Army [4] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [8157] M [6] B [3] G [3] S [2] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7888] Merchant Navy [206] Conscientious Objector [30]

Country

United Kingdom [181] Australia [2] New Zealand [2] Canada [1] France [1] South Africa [1]

George Stuart Henderson

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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Andrew Henderson

Born 1887

British Army 2112 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 290390 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2112 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Henderson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 22178 Private 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

British Army 40544 Private The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 17th Battalion

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Duncan Henderson

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 67012

Canadian Expeditionary Force 67012 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Douglas Henderson

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316262 Flight Cadet Royal Air Force

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Andrew Henderson

Born 1865

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Skipper Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Skipper Fishing Fleet, Fishing Boat "Jane" (Berwick)

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Ian Henry David Henderson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force 1 Fighting School

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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George Henderson

Born 1877

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1319 Lance Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Albert Glendinning Henderson

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 12281 Private Durham Light Infantry

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David Henderson, K.

Born 1862

Died 1921

British Army Lieutenant General Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant General General Staff: Military Aeronaturics

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James Westwood-Henderson

Born 1884

Died 1953

British Army Major Royal Fusiliers

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Isaac Henderson

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269772

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Edward Elers Delavel Henderson

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel North Staffordshire Regiment/ Infantry/ Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Prince of Wales North Staffordshire Regiment att. 7 Battalion

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James W Henderson

Died 1915

British Army 1450 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion (Territorials)

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Alec Stewart Henderson

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Royal Engineers

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Henderson

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant/Acting Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Donald Henderson

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Henry Henderson

Died 1916

British Army 7099 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Battalion

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John James Henderson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 43359 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William James Henderson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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