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Sydney New South Wales [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [11]

Laang Victoria [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Footscray Victoria [5]

Glasgow [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4]

Terang Victoria [4]

Belfast [3]

Christchurch [3]

Colac Victoria [3]

Deloraine Tasmania [3]

Inglewood Queensland [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Warrnambool Victoria [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Armidale Victoria [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Darlington New South Wales [2]

Dongarra Western Australia [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Dumfries Scotland [2]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Gloucester [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Hereford England [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2]

Lanark [2]

Lynton, Devon [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nottingham [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Rank

Private [1725]

Gunner [144]

Serjeant [136]

Corporal [123]

Driver [113]

Sapper [106]

Lance Corporal [83]

Captain [70]

Lieutenant [69]

Second Lieutenant [64]

Acting Corporal [32]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Major [22]

Pioneer [22]

Bombardier [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [13]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Nurse [7]

Sister [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Commander [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Worker [6]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Signaller [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain /Acting Major [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [200]

Labour Corps [181]

Royal Field Artillery [170]

Army Service Corps [161]

Highland Light Infantry [152]

Royal Scots [152]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [139]

Royal Highlanders [131]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [124]

Scottish Rifles [98]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [96]

Seaforth Highlanders [87]

Gordon Highlanders [86]

Royal Army Medical Corps [85]

Cameron Highlanders [83]

Royal Garrison Artillery [83]

Machine Gun Corps [72]

Northumberland Fusiliers [55]

London Regiment [48]

Liverpool Regiment [43]

Royal Naval Division [36]

Royal Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

Border Regiment [22]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Canadian Infantry [20]

Scots Guards [20]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Tank Corps [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Hussars [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Corps of Hussars [14]

Royal Horse Artillery [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Flying Corps [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Service

British Army [2685]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [241]

Australian Imperial Force [207]

Royal Navy [188]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [156]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [84]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

J [3621]

H [18]

S [4]

B [2]

C [1]

D [1]

L [1]

M [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3558]

Merchant Navy [75]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [66]

Trinidad and Tobago [2]

China [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [11] Laang Victoria [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Footscray Victoria [5] Glasgow [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4] Terang Victoria [4] Belfast [3] Christchurch [3] Colac Victoria [3] Deloraine Tasmania [3] Inglewood Queensland [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Warrnambool Victoria [3] Aberdeen [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Armidale Victoria [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Blandford, Dorset [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Clapham, London [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Darlington New South Wales [2] Dongarra Western Australia [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Dumfries Scotland [2] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Gloucester [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Hereford England [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2] Lanark [2] Lynton, Devon [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nottingham [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Rank

Private [1725] Gunner [144] Serjeant [136] Corporal [123] Driver [113] Sapper [106] Lance Corporal [83] Captain [70] Lieutenant [69] Second Lieutenant [64] Acting Corporal [32] Acting Serjeant [22] Major [22] Pioneer [22] Bombardier [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Lieutenant Colonel [13] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Nurse [7] Sister [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Commander [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Temporary Captain [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Worker [6] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [5] Staff Nurse [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Brigadier General [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Signaller [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Bandsman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain /Acting Major [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [200] Labour Corps [181] Royal Field Artillery [170] Army Service Corps [161] Highland Light Infantry [152] Royal Scots [152] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [139] Royal Highlanders [131] King's Own Scottish Borderers [124] Scottish Rifles [98] Royal Scots Fusiliers [96] Seaforth Highlanders [87] Gordon Highlanders [86] Royal Army Medical Corps [85] Cameron Highlanders [83] Royal Garrison Artillery [83] Machine Gun Corps [72] Northumberland Fusiliers [55] London Regiment [48] Liverpool Regiment [43] Royal Naval Division [36] Royal Army Service Corps [34] Royal Fusiliers [31] Manchester Regiment [28] Durham Light Infantry [26] Border Regiment [22] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Canadian Infantry [20] Scots Guards [20] Royal Defence Corps [19] Cheshire Regiment [18] Tank Corps [17] Rifle Brigade [16] Hussars [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Corps of Hussars [14] Royal Horse Artillery [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Flying Corps [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [12] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Voluntary Aid Detachment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Service

British Army [2685] Canadian Expeditionary Force [241] Australian Imperial Force [207] Royal Navy [188] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [156] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [84] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

J [3621] H [18] S [4] B [2] C [1] D [1] L [1] M [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3558] Merchant Navy [75] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [66] Trinidad and Tobago [2] China [1]

William Bruce Johnstone

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 38489 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Edward Johnstone

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2020 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Donald Macdonald Johnstone

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 4835 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 4835 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 4835 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Henry Waller Johnstone

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Allan Johnstone

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299987

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Leonard Tom Johnstone

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164098

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Alexander Johnstone

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97726

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Thomas Johnstone

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309845

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John Johnstone

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 40259 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 40259 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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James Charles Johnstone

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147068

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James Creighton Johnstone

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85393

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William Archibald Johnstone

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189519

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Robert William Johnstone

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194398

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Samuel Johnstone

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101461

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John Johnstone

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123104

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Alexander Johnstone

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190915

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Sidney Albert Johnstone

Died 1916

British Army 61868 Driver Royal Horse Artillery "T" Battery

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Nelson Johnstone

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd South Midland Field Ambulance

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William Greer Johnstone

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150041

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Joseph Johnstone

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54052

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