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Pittenweem, Fife [7]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Pittenweem, Fifeshire [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland [2]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Gateshead [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Leith, Midlothian [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Midlothian [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England [1]

Pittenweem Scotland [1]

Pittenween, Fifeshire [1]

Rishton, Lancashire [1]

Sorell Tas Tasmania [1]

South Yarra Victoria [1]

Swanpool Victoria [1]

Westbank, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [10]

Driver [8]

Skipper [6]

Sapper [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Engineman [2]

Second Hand [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Seaman [1]

Signaller /Lance Bombardier [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

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Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Scots [13]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Naval Reserve [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Labour Corps [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cameron Highlanders attached King's African Rifles [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

General List Attached Cameron Highlanders [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Service

British Army [132]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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H [199]

Contribution

Military Service [180]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [199] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Pittenweem, Fife [7] Melbourne Victoria [6] Pittenweem, Fifeshire [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland [2] Benalla Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Gateshead [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Leith, Midlothian [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Midlothian [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Ormskirk, Lancashire, England [1] Pittenweem Scotland [1] Pittenween, Fifeshire [1] Rishton, Lancashire [1] Sorell Tas Tasmania [1] South Yarra Victoria [1] Swanpool Victoria [1] Westbank, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [82] Gunner [13] Corporal [10] Driver [8] Skipper [6] Sapper [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Engineman [2] Second Hand [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Seaman [1] Signaller /Lance Bombardier [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [14] Royal Scots [13] Highland Light Infantry [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Naval Reserve [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Highlanders [10] Scottish Rifles [10] Labour Corps [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Cyclist Battalion [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2] Scottish Horse [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1] British Red Cross [1] Cameron Highlanders attached King's African Rifles [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] County of London Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] General List Attached Cameron Highlanders [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Service

British Army [132] Australian Imperial Force [18] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [199]

Contribution

Military Service [180] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

David James Horsburgh

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12238

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James Horsburgh

Died 1915

British Army 2090 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Henry Horsburgh

Died 1914

British Army 1883 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Horsburgh

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404392

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Adam Horsburgh

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106145

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Alexander Brown Horsburgh

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261005

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Thomas Horsburgh

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186441

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David Bremner Horsburgh

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93518

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Robert Horsburgh

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5090 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 201929 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Robert Horsburgh

Died 1914

British Army 9564 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 9564 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John Horsburgh

Died 1915

British Army 2378 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 2378 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Andrew Horsburgh

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army S/9227 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/9227 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Horsburgh

Died 1915

British Army 2318 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Horsburgh

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4959 Royal Scots

British Army 40991 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Brown Horsburgh

Australian Imperial Force 785

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Frank Horsburgh

Australian Imperial Force 1759

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James Steele Horsburgh

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17998

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Alexander Horsburgh

Died 1917

British Army 1549 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1549 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial).

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George Horsburgh

Died 1914

British Army 9211 Private Highland Light Infantry

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David Horsburgh

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 17755 Private Highland Light Infantry

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