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Dundee, Forfarshire [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Collingwood Victoria [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Aberdeen [3]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Paterson New South Wales [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Durham England [2]

Glasgow [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glenlyon Victoria [2]

Kensington Victoria [2]

Kingston upon Hull [2]

London England [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Warmington, Northants [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

"Coburty", Aberdour, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Bagnalstown, Carlow [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballyhenry, Down [1]

Bamawm Victoria [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Biddestone, Wiltshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bixeughty Scotland [1]

Blackwood Victoria [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [671]

Gunner [83]

Driver [59]

Corporal [57]

Serjeant [50]

Sapper [35]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lieutenant [26]

Captain [22]

Lance Corporal [22]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Pioneer [13]

Rifleman [13]

Major [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Bombardier [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Temporary Captain [9]

Nursing Sister [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Sister [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Davadar [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Major [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [109]

Royal Engineers [87]

Labour Corps [78]

Army Service Corps [73]

Royal Garrison Artillery [51]

Royal Highlanders [51]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Northumberland Fusiliers [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Royal Scots [35]

Gordon Highlanders [28]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Highland Light Infantry [24]

Royal Naval Division [22]

Royal Irish Rifles [21]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [19]

Scottish Rifles [19]

Seaforth Highlanders [19]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

Cameron Highlanders [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Border Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Corps of Hussars [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Service

British Army [1086]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [135]

Royal Navy [101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92]

Australian Imperial Force [80]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

K [1555]

L [3]

G [2]

F [1]

H [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1523]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

United States [1]

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Dundee, Forfarshire [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Collingwood Victoria [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Aberdeen [3] Adelaide South Australia [3] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Paterson New South Wales [3] Poplar, London [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Durham England [2] Glasgow [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glenlyon Victoria [2] Kensington Victoria [2] Kingston upon Hull [2] London England [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Penzance, Cornwall, England [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Warmington, Northants [2] West Ham, Essex [2] "Coburty", Aberdour, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aldgate, London [1] Bagnalstown, Carlow [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballyhenry, Down [1] Bamawm Victoria [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Biddestone, Wiltshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bixeughty Scotland [1] Blackwood Victoria [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [671] Gunner [83] Driver [59] Corporal [57] Serjeant [50] Sapper [35] Second Lieutenant [32] Lieutenant [26] Captain [22] Lance Corporal [22] Acting Serjeant [13] Pioneer [13] Rifleman [13] Major [12] Acting Corporal [11] Bombardier [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Temporary Captain [9] Nursing Sister [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Sister [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Davadar [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Major [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [109] Royal Engineers [87] Labour Corps [78] Army Service Corps [73] Royal Garrison Artillery [51] Royal Highlanders [51] Machine Gun Corps [40] Northumberland Fusiliers [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Royal Scots [35] Gordon Highlanders [28] London Regiment [28] Royal Fusiliers [26] Highland Light Infantry [24] Royal Naval Division [22] Royal Irish Rifles [21] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [19] Scottish Rifles [19] Seaforth Highlanders [19] Royal Scots Fusiliers [18] Canadian Infantry [17] Cameron Highlanders [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Yorkshire Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Norfolk Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Border Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Corps of Hussars [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Service

British Army [1086] Canadian Expeditionary Force [135] Royal Navy [101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92] Australian Imperial Force [80] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

K [1555] L [3] G [2] F [1] H [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1523] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [41] United States [1]

James Kidd

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 50767 Private Royal Defence Corps 13th Observation Coy

British Army 29170 Private Worcester Regiment

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Henry William Kidd

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 59422 Private Welsh Regiment 18th Battalion

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James Kidd

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 793 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 793 Serjeant Border Regiment 1/4 Battalion (attached to Oxford & Bucks L.I.)

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Bertie Frederick Kidd

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 7013 Middlesex Regiment

British Army 44865 Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 33066 Private Border Regiment

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Vernon Monroe Kidd

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152451

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29 Training Depot, Beaulieu, Hampshire, England.

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William George Kidd

Born 1878

Died 1954

British Army 806 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

British Army 806 Lance Serjeant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

British Army 806 Serjeant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

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James Alexander Kidd

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1577 Acting Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army 1577 Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army 1577 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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Leonard Cameron Kidd

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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George Ernest Kidd

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3392 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371263 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Edward John Cecil Kidd

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment Attached Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Thomas Kidd

Died 1916

British Army 6882 Private (Rifleman) Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200379 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200379 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Battalion

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Charles Henry Kidd

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy

Royal Navy J63650

Royal Navy J63650 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke 1, Shore establishment, Chatham

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Alexander Kidd

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93451

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Arthur William Graham Kidd

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147830

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Hugh George Kidd

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 10945 Corporal Essex Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Samuel Kidd

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197973

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Ernest Edward Kidd

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85437

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James Hutchison Kidd

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262249

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Charles George Kidd

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79134

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Neil Cameron Kidd

Died 1917

British Army 1176 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 24536 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 24536 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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