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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [30]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [27]

Sydney New South Wales [19]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [17]

Brisbane Queensland [12]

Ballarat Victoria [11]

Glasgow Scotland [11]

Belfast, Antrim [9]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Edinburgh [8]

Glasgow [8]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [7]

Newcastle New South Wales [7]

Belfast [6]

Dublin [5]

Edinburgh Scotland [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Camperdown Victoria [4]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [4]

Lochranza, Buteshire, Scotland [4]

Auburn Victoria [3]

Ayr, Ayrshire [3]

Belfast, Down [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Castlemaine Victoria [3]

Dandenong Victoria [3]

Liverpool England [3]

London [3]

Londonderry (Derry) [3]

Moss Vale New South Wales [3]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [2]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2]

Ballymena, Antrim [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Burnmouth, Berwickshire [2]

Burrumbeet Victoria [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Donegal [2]

Dundee [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2032]

Gunner [201]

Serjeant [172]

Corporal [158]

Driver [135]

Lieutenant [116]

Sapper [112]

Second Lieutenant [102]

Lance Corporal [85]

Captain [70]

Acting Corporal [31]

Rifleman [30]

Major [27]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Bombardier [21]

Pioneer [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Company Serjeant Major [14]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Worker [9]

Battery Serjeant Major [7]

Commander [7]

Staff Nurse [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Sergeant [6]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [5]

Reverend [5]

Sister [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Colonel [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Bugler [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Lieutenant and Captain [3]

Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

4th Class Chaplain [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [245]

Royal Engineers [222]

Labour Corps [213]

Highland Light Infantry [205]

Royal Scots [205]

Army Service Corps [186]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [166]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [149]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [141]

Scottish Rifles [129]

Royal Garrison Artillery [126]

Royal Highlanders [103]

Seaforth Highlanders [101]

Machine Gun Corps [94]

Royal Army Medical Corps [81]

Royal Irish Rifles [81]

Gordon Highlanders [75]

Cameron Highlanders [71]

London Regiment [53]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [53]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [43]

Canadian Infantry [42]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Royal Naval Division [39]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

Scots Guards [33]

Royal Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

British West Indies Regiment [24]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Tank Corps [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

Hussars [16]

Border Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [15]

Royal Irish Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Dragoon Guards [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Air Force [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [11]

Corps of Hussars [11]

Scottish Horse [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Service

British Army [3177]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [511]

Australian Imperial Force [357]

Royal Navy [252]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [218]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [94]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [4]

Last name first letter

K [4781]

S [6]

C [2]

D [2]

J [2]

R [2]

B [1]

F [1]

H [1]

I [1]

L [1]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4613]

Merchant Navy [157]

Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [79]

Canada [3]

Australia [2]

Bahamas [1]

Grenada [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

United States [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [30] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [27] Sydney New South Wales [19] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [17] Brisbane Queensland [12] Ballarat Victoria [11] Glasgow Scotland [11] Belfast, Antrim [9] Melbourne Victoria [9] Edinburgh [8] Glasgow [8] Greenock, Renfrewshire [7] Newcastle New South Wales [7] Belfast [6] Dublin [5] Edinburgh Scotland [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Camperdown Victoria [4] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [4] Lochranza, Buteshire, Scotland [4] Auburn Victoria [3] Ayr, Ayrshire [3] Belfast, Down [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Castlemaine Victoria [3] Dandenong Victoria [3] Liverpool England [3] London [3] Londonderry (Derry) [3] Moss Vale New South Wales [3] Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [2] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2] Ballymena, Antrim [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Burnmouth, Berwickshire [2] Burrumbeet Victoria [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Colac Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Donegal [2] Dundee [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Footscray Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2032] Gunner [201] Serjeant [172] Corporal [158] Driver [135] Lieutenant [116] Sapper [112] Second Lieutenant [102] Lance Corporal [85] Captain [70] Acting Corporal [31] Rifleman [30] Major [27] Acting Serjeant [24] Bombardier [21] Pioneer [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Company Serjeant Major [14] Staff Serjeant [10] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Worker [9] Battery Serjeant Major [7] Commander [7] Staff Nurse [7] Acting Lance Corporal [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Corporal 2nd [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Sergeant [6] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [5] Reverend [5] Sister [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Colonel [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Captain [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Bugler [3] Deck Hand [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Lieutenant and Captain [3] Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] 4th Class Chaplain [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [245] Royal Engineers [222] Labour Corps [213] Highland Light Infantry [205] Royal Scots [205] Army Service Corps [186] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [166] Royal Scots Fusiliers [149] King's Own Scottish Borderers [141] Scottish Rifles [129] Royal Garrison Artillery [126] Royal Highlanders [103] Seaforth Highlanders [101] Machine Gun Corps [94] Royal Army Medical Corps [81] Royal Irish Rifles [81] Gordon Highlanders [75] Cameron Highlanders [71] London Regiment [53] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [53] Royal Irish Fusiliers [43] Canadian Infantry [42] Liverpool Regiment [40] Royal Naval Division [39] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] Scots Guards [33] Royal Army Service Corps [32] Royal Fusiliers [25] British West Indies Regiment [24] Rifle Brigade [23] Manchester Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Tank Corps [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Royal Defence Corps [19] Hussars [16] Border Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [15] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [15] Royal Irish Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Dragoon Guards [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Air Force [13] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [11] Corps of Hussars [11] Scottish Horse [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Service

British Army [3177] Canadian Expeditionary Force [511] Australian Imperial Force [357] Royal Navy [252] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [218] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [94] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [4]

Last name first letter

K [4781] S [6] C [2] D [2] J [2] R [2] B [1] F [1] H [1] I [1] L [1] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4613] Merchant Navy [157] Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [79] Canada [3] Australia [2] Bahamas [1] Grenada [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] United States [1]

Robert Thomas Kerr

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 4748 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant V11. Corps 1/4th Hallamshire Battalion

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George Hunter Kerr

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 353064 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th (Service) Battalion (3rd Glasgow).

British Army 11361 Private Royal Scots 8th Battalion

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William Kerr

Born 1878

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 39251 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 39251 Private 1st Battalion

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John Chipman Kerr

Born 1887

Died 1963

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101465 Private

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Harold Kerr

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army W/866 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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David Bryce Kerr

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 7006 Acting Company Serjeant Major Scottish Rifles

British Army 7006 Colour Serjeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry

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Henry Kerr

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2145 Private Royal Scots (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) 1/4th Battalion

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Robert Paisley Kerr

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 6688 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6688 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Battalion

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Frederic Walter Kerr

Born 1867

Died 1914

British Army Colonel Staff

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James Kerr

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Private Calcutta Scottish Volunteers and Singapore Volunteers

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Andrew Kerr

Born 1888

British Army 195619 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 652586 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Kerr

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 686600 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Fraser Kerr

Born 1894

Died 1929

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9570 Private 1st Central Ontario Regiment ( Toronto Regiment ) 3rd Bn

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 1st Central Ontario Regiment 3rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain

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Archibald Kerr

Born 1884

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3696 Private Australian Infantry

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Robert Kerr

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 7123 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 19th Battalion

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Victor Norman Dumay Kerr

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army 58706 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Angus Duncan Kerr

Born 1879

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654389

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654389 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Alberta Regiment 31st Battalion

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James Kerr

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20/1685 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 20th Battalion (Tyneside Scottish)

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Alexander Leopold Kerr

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 27132 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Kerr

Died 1920

British Army 48230 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army T/27468 Driver Army Service Corps 15th Field Ambulance

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