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Sydney New South Wales [42]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33]

Melbourne Victoria [25]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [23]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [22]

Belfast, Antrim [21]

Edinburgh [15]

Brisbane Queensland [14]

Glasgow Scotland [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire [14]

Brunswick New South Wales [13]

Shetland, Scotland [11]

Hobart Tasmania [10]

Carlton Victoria [9]

Ballarat Victoria [8]

Belfast [8]

Carlisle, Cumberland [8]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [7]

Aberdeen Scotland [6]

Glasgow [6]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [6]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [6]

VIC Victoria [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [5]

Euroa Victoria [5]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [5]

London England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Richmond Victoria [5]

Townsville Queensland [5]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Bunbury Western Australia [4]

Buninyong Victoria [4]

Edinburgh Scotland [4]

Gateshead, Durham [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Newcastle, Northumberland [4]

Scotland [4]

Walcha New South Wales [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Belfast, Down [3]

Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire [3]

Rank

Private [3080]

Serjeant [262]

Gunner [256]

Corporal [218]

Driver [193]

Sapper [186]

Second Lieutenant [164]

Lieutenant [144]

Lance Corporal [140]

Captain [113]

Acting Corporal [54]

Major [45]

Pioneer [37]

Acting Serjeant [33]

Lieutenant Colonel [29]

Bombardier [26]

Rifleman [22]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [21]

Staff Serjeant [20]

Company Serjeant Major [16]

Sister [15]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Worker [13]

Able Seaman [12]

Temporary Captain [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Colonel [9]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Sergeant [9]

Staff Nurse [9]

Nursing Sister [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Reverend [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [358]

Labour Corps [301]

Royal Field Artillery [285]

Royal Scots [273]

Army Service Corps [272]

Royal Irish Rifles [248]

Highland Light Infantry [197]

Royal Garrison Artillery [186]

Royal Army Medical Corps [177]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [159]

Gordon Highlanders [155]

Royal Highlanders [152]

Scottish Rifles [146]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [137]

Machine Gun Corps [136]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [122]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [119]

Canadian Infantry [110]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [110]

Seaforth Highlanders [108]

Border Regiment [97]

Northumberland Fusiliers [92]

Cameron Highlanders [79]

London Regiment [72]

Royal Fusiliers [69]

Liverpool Regiment [68]

Royal Naval Division [68]

Durham Light Infantry [62]

Royal Army Service Corps [44]

Manchester Regiment [41]

Royal Irish Regiment [37]

Lancashire Fusiliers [36]

Cheshire Regiment [34]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [29]

Scots Guards [29]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [28]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [28]

Rifle Brigade [25]

Royal Defence Corps [23]

Royal Air Force [22]

Tank Corps [21]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [20]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Army Veterinary Corps [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [19]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [19]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [19]

Royal Flying Corps [19]

Service

British Army [4753]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1400]

Australian Imperial Force [642]

Royal Navy [432]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [394]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [235]

Indian Army [6]

Other Empire Force [6]

South African Services [2]

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K [6]

W [5]

C [4]

S [4]

L [2]

R [2]

A [1]

B [1]

D [1]

H [1]

M [1]

O [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7892]

Merchant Navy [224]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [124]

Canada [7]

New Zealand [3]

Ireland [2]

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Sydney New South Wales [42] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33] Melbourne Victoria [25] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [23] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [22] Belfast, Antrim [21] Edinburgh [15] Brisbane Queensland [14] Glasgow Scotland [14] Liverpool, Lancashire [14] Brunswick New South Wales [13] Shetland, Scotland [11] Hobart Tasmania [10] Carlton Victoria [9] Ballarat Victoria [8] Belfast [8] Carlisle, Cumberland [8] Edinburgh, Midlothian [7] Aberdeen Scotland [6] Glasgow [6] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [6] North Shields, Northumberland, England [6] VIC Victoria [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [5] Euroa Victoria [5] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [5] London England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Richmond Victoria [5] Townsville Queensland [5] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Bunbury Western Australia [4] Buninyong Victoria [4] Edinburgh Scotland [4] Gateshead, Durham [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Newcastle, Northumberland [4] Scotland [4] Walcha New South Wales [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Belfast, Down [3] Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Dundee, Forfarshire [3]

Rank

Private [3080] Serjeant [262] Gunner [256] Corporal [218] Driver [193] Sapper [186] Second Lieutenant [164] Lieutenant [144] Lance Corporal [140] Captain [113] Acting Corporal [54] Major [45] Pioneer [37] Acting Serjeant [33] Lieutenant Colonel [29] Bombardier [26] Rifleman [22] Warrant Officer Class 2 [21] Staff Serjeant [20] Company Serjeant Major [16] Sister [15] Lance Serjeant [13] Worker [13] Able Seaman [12] Temporary Captain [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Colonel [9] Corporal 2nd [9] Sergeant [9] Staff Nurse [9] Nursing Sister [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Reverend [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [5] Deck Hand [5] Private Acting Lance Corporal [5] Trooper [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [4] Serjeant Major [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [358] Labour Corps [301] Royal Field Artillery [285] Royal Scots [273] Army Service Corps [272] Royal Irish Rifles [248] Highland Light Infantry [197] Royal Garrison Artillery [186] Royal Army Medical Corps [177] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [159] Gordon Highlanders [155] Royal Highlanders [152] Scottish Rifles [146] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [137] Machine Gun Corps [136] Royal Irish Fusiliers [122] King's Own Scottish Borderers [119] Canadian Infantry [110] Royal Scots Fusiliers [110] Seaforth Highlanders [108] Border Regiment [97] Northumberland Fusiliers [92] Cameron Highlanders [79] London Regiment [72] Royal Fusiliers [69] Liverpool Regiment [68] Royal Naval Division [68] Durham Light Infantry [62] Royal Army Service Corps [44] Manchester Regiment [41] Royal Irish Regiment [37] Lancashire Fusiliers [36] Cheshire Regiment [34] Middlesex Regiment [31] Royal Lancaster Regiment [29] Scots Guards [29] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [28] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [28] Rifle Brigade [25] Royal Defence Corps [23] Royal Air Force [22] Tank Corps [21] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [20] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Army Veterinary Corps [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [19] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [19] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [19] Royal Flying Corps [19]

Service

British Army [4753] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1400] Australian Imperial Force [642] Royal Navy [432] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [394] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [235] Indian Army [6] Other Empire Force [6] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

J [8123] K [6] W [5] C [4] S [4] L [2] R [2] A [1] B [1] D [1] H [1] M [1] O [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7892] Merchant Navy [224] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [124] Canada [7] New Zealand [3] Ireland [2]

John George Johnston

Born 1888

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4270 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Cyril Frederick Johnston

Born 1884

Died 1950

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army 1685 Private Royal Fusiliers 18th Battalion (1st Public Schools)

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Richard Johnston

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 14013 Private Border Regiment

British Army 455231 Private Labour Corps

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John Barre Johnston

Born 1893

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93769 Serjeant Mechanic 16 Wing

British Army 3750 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Isaac Johnston

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army S/43203 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Peter James Johnston

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 49267 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 49267 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Albert George Johnston

Born 1894

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 32674 Corporal Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alexander Colin Johnston

Born 1884

Died 1952

British Army Lt Col Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Lt Col Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant 7th brigade staff Brigade signal officer

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Frederick William Johnston

Born 1871

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 920 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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William Johnston

Born 1882

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40965 Private Otago Infantry Regiment Ist Battalion, 10th Company

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John Johnston

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 20th Tyneside Scottish

British Army 20/192 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Peter Hunter Johnston

Died 1917

British Army S-41089 Private Gordon Highlanders 8th/10th Battalion

British Army S-16488 Private Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion

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Charles Bell Johnston

Born 1893

Died 1966

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2393340

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 48th Highlanders Service Battalion

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John Lyonel Lukin Johnston

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 77401 Private Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army Joined 7th Battalion sailed with 30th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment

British Army Captain 2nd Leinster Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Blennerhassett Johnston

Born 1888

Died 1954

Royal Navy Paymaster Captain

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant Commander

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Hon. Flight Lieutenant

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James Sydney Johnston

Born 1885

Died 1951

Australian Imperial Force 6278 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Thomas Ernest Johnston

Born 1897

Died 1957

British Army Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 5th and 7th

Lieutenant

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Cyril Donald Johnston

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4315A Private Australian Infantry 54th Battalion

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Daniel Johnston

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12/17965 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 12/17965 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 12th Service Battalion

British Army 12/17965 108th Brigade 108th Trench Mortar battery

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William John Johnston

Died 1914

British Army 5798 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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