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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13]

Melbourne Victoria [13]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Launceston Tas Tasmania [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Goroke Victoria [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales [3]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Cape Colony, South Africa [2]

Dublin [2]

Dundee , Angus, Scotland [2]

Eidsvold Queensland [2]

Glasgow [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

St. Andrews, Fife [2]

Wallsend New South Wales [2]

Westport NZ [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aleake, Ross-shire [1]

Allenton South Australia [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Armagh [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Augusta [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast Northern Ireland [1]

Belfast Northern Ireland [1]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bittern, Hampshire [1]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Bowhill, Dumbarton [1]

Braybrook Junction Victoria [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim [1]

Castle Hill, County Louth [1]

Claremont Queensland [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Cressy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [543]

Gunner [50]

Serjeant [49]

Corporal [46]

Driver [31]

Sapper [28]

Lance Corporal [26]

Lieutenant [26]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Captain [21]

Acting Corporal [11]

Major [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Bombardier [5]

Rifleman [4]

Sister [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Davadar [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Filter Gunner [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [68]

Highland Light Infantry [59]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Army Service Corps [50]

Royal Scots [48]

Royal Irish Rifles [47]

Scottish Rifles [44]

Royal Engineers [43]

Royal Highlanders [42]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [26]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Gordon Highlanders [23]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23]

Seaforth Highlanders [22]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [20]

Cameron Highlanders [16]

London Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Irish Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Hussars [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Young Mens Christian Association [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Service

British Army [835]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [120]

Australian Imperial Force [91]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59]

Royal Navy [51]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [1243]

B [2]

D [2]

I [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1195]

Merchant Navy [46]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13] Melbourne Victoria [13] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Launceston Tas Tasmania [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Glasgow Scotland [4] Goroke Victoria [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Belfast, Antrim [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales [3] Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Cape Colony, South Africa [2] Dublin [2] Dundee , Angus, Scotland [2] Eidsvold Queensland [2] Glasgow [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] St. Andrews, Fife [2] Wallsend New South Wales [2] Westport NZ [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aleake, Ross-shire [1] Allenton South Australia [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Armagh [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Augusta [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Belfast [1] Belfast Northern Ireland [1] Belfast Northern Ireland [1] Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bittern, Hampshire [1] Bowden South Australia [1] Bowhill, Dumbarton [1] Braybrook Junction Victoria [1] Canning Town, London [1] Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim [1] Castle Hill, County Louth [1] Claremont Queensland [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Cressy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [543] Gunner [50] Serjeant [49] Corporal [46] Driver [31] Sapper [28] Lance Corporal [26] Lieutenant [26] Second Lieutenant [24] Captain [21] Acting Corporal [11] Major [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Lance Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Bombardier [5] Rifleman [4] Sister [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bearer [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Davadar [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Filter Gunner [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [68] Highland Light Infantry [59] Royal Field Artillery [59] Army Service Corps [50] Royal Scots [48] Royal Irish Rifles [47] Scottish Rifles [44] Royal Engineers [43] Royal Highlanders [42] Royal Scots Fusiliers [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Royal Irish Fusiliers [26] Machine Gun Corps [24] Gordon Highlanders [23] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23] Seaforth Highlanders [22] King's Own Scottish Borderers [20] Cameron Highlanders [16] London Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Irish Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Border Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Hussars [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Tank Corps [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Young Mens Christian Association [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Service

British Army [835] Canadian Expeditionary Force [120] Australian Imperial Force [91] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59] Royal Navy [51] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [1243] B [2] D [2] I [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1195] Merchant Navy [46] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Charles Newlands Houston

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 82289 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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George Houston

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 12140 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Houston

Died 1915

British Army 6967 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Black Houston

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 3442 Border Regiment

British Army 27931 Private Border Regiment

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Robert Houston

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army F/47 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army F/47 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Thomas Houston

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 4716 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Sydney James Houston

Died 1917

British Army 3006 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 15641 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 3006 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Houston

Died 1918

British Army 37319 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 37319 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Thomas Cameron Houston

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Scottish Rifles

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Bamford Houston

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 70667 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 70667 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Nathaniel Houston

Died 1916

British Army 4654 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Isaac Houston

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 4/7698 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Houston

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 28467 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Houston

Died 1916

British Army S/7447 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Houston

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4208 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4208 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Alexander Houston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 126727 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 126727 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Cuthbertson Houston

Died 1917

British Army 38481 Private Royal Scots

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James Houston

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 4367 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 302597 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 302597 Lance Serjeant London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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William Houston

Died 1918

British Army 37393 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Samuel Houston

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 22154 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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