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Cellardyke, Fifeshire [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Hobart Tasmania [5]

Edinburgh [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

Avoch, Ross-shire, Scotland [2]

Avoch, Rossshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Christchurch [2]

Crieff, Perthshire [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Glasgow [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Arbroath, Forfar [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Armadale Linlithgow [1]

Avenel Victoria [1]

Avoch [1]

Avoch, Ross [1]

Balmerino, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Baradine New South Wales [1]

Beaulieu, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Beith [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bothkennar, Stirlingshire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire [1]

Brunswick England New South Wales [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Caithness [1]

Caithness, Scotland [1]

Canongate Edinburgh [1]

Canongate, Edinburgh [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cassilis New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [604]

Gunner [65]

Corporal [55]

Serjeant [54]

Second Lieutenant [47]

Sapper [45]

Driver [43]

Lieutenant [39]

Captain [23]

Lance Corporal [23]

Acting Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Major [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Seaman [4]

Acting Major [3]

Bombardier [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Engineman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master and Captain [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting 2nd Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Administrator [1]

Armourer Serjeant Major [1]

Artificer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [88]

Royal Scots [76]

Labour Corps [67]

Royal Field Artillery [66]

Seaforth Highlanders [57]

Army Service Corps [55]

Highland Light Infantry [52]

Royal Highlanders [52]

Scottish Rifles [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Royal Army Medical Corps [40]

Gordon Highlanders [39]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [36]

Cameron Highlanders [34]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [26]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [20]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Reserve [11]

Scots Guards [11]

British West Indies Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [9]

South African Native Labour Corps [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [986]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [120]

Royal Navy [82]

Australian Imperial Force [69]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [1401]

B [7]

H [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Q [1]

R [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1349]

Merchant Navy [51]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [1414] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cellardyke, Fifeshire [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Hobart Tasmania [5] Edinburgh [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] Avoch, Ross-shire, Scotland [2] Avoch, Rossshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Christchurch [2] Crieff, Perthshire [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Glasgow [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Arbroath, Forfar [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Armadale Linlithgow [1] Avenel Victoria [1] Avoch [1] Avoch, Ross [1] Balmerino, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Baradine New South Wales [1] Beaulieu, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Beith [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bothkennar, Stirlingshire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire [1] Brunswick England New South Wales [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Caithness [1] Caithness, Scotland [1] Canongate Edinburgh [1] Canongate, Edinburgh [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cassilis New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [604] Gunner [65] Corporal [55] Serjeant [54] Second Lieutenant [47] Sapper [45] Driver [43] Lieutenant [39] Captain [23] Lance Corporal [23] Acting Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Major [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Seaman [4] Acting Major [3] Bombardier [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Deck Hand [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Engineman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nursing Sister [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Quarter Master and Captain [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting 2nd Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Administrator [1] Armourer Serjeant Major [1] Artificer [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [88] Royal Scots [76] Labour Corps [67] Royal Field Artillery [66] Seaforth Highlanders [57] Army Service Corps [55] Highland Light Infantry [52] Royal Highlanders [52] Scottish Rifles [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Royal Army Medical Corps [40] Gordon Highlanders [39] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [36] Cameron Highlanders [34] Machine Gun Corps [32] Royal Scots Fusiliers [26] King's Own Scottish Borderers [20] London Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Naval Reserve [11] Scots Guards [11] British West Indies Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [9] South African Native Labour Corps [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Canadian Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Tank Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [986] Canadian Expeditionary Force [120] Royal Navy [82] Australian Imperial Force [69] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [1401] B [7] H [1] N [1] P [1] Q [1] R [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1349] Merchant Navy [51] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

Jack Ratasi

British Army South African Native Labour Corps

British Army 8480 Private South African Native Labour Corps

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Jack Owerri

British Army Nigeria Regiment

British Army 7031 Private Nigeria Regiment

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Jack Ramatshi

British Army South African Native Labour Corps

British Army 8483 Private South African Native Labour Corps

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Jack Masalela

British Army South African Native Labour Corps

British Army 8532 Private South African Native Labour Corps

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John Francis Quicke

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS3114

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Jack Victor Bradley

Born 1891

Royal Navy J338

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Squire Jack Hardy Presley

Born 1889

Royal Navy K4764

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Henry James Barter

Born 1888

Royal Navy K57395

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Henry James Barter

Born 1888

Royal Navy SS111898

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Jack Paul Newman

Born 1900

Royal Navy F43215

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Jack Hayton Known As Jack Edge

Born 1891

Royal Navy F33166

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Bekheit El Jack

British Army Camel Transport Company

British Army 473 Corporal Camel Transport Company

British Army 473 Corporal Egyptian Labour Corps

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Jack Gini-Gini

British Army Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army 198 Corporal Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Jack The Ripper

British Army Nigerian Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers

British Army NM52 Corporal Nigerian Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers

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