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Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Edinburgh, Scotland [3]

Footscray Victoria [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Kew Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Oneida Township [2]

105 Douglas Street, Blythswood, Glasgow [1]

23 Ayton Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Amphitheatre Victoria [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Auchenquay, Lanarkshire [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bogong Victoria [1]

Bringalbert Victoria [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Chinchilla Queensland [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Dalkeith, Midlothian [1]

Driffield England [1]

Dumfries Scotland [1]

Durham England [1]

East Sheen [1]

East Sussex [1]

Eastnor, Bruce County, Ontario [1]

Edenhope Victoria [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Gelph, Ontario [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1]

Humbie [1]

Humbre, Mid Lothian [1]

Inglewood Victoria [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [278]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [22]

Gunner [21]

Sapper [19]

Driver [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Captain [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Carpenter [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Captain [1]

Lance/Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Piper Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant - Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [56]

Royal Engineers [40]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [30]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22]

Labour Corps [20]

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Highlanders [18]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [17]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

Scottish Rifles [14]

Cameron Highlanders [13]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

London Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Military Mounted Police [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Otago Infantry Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Eastern Ontario Regiment/Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [2]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders Depot [2]

Service

British Army [412]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [82]

Australian Imperial Force [54]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [630]

Contribution

Military Service [618]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Edinburgh, Scotland [3] Footscray Victoria [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Bolton Lancashire [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Kew Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Oneida Township [2] 105 Douglas Street, Blythswood, Glasgow [1] 23 Ayton Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Amphitheatre Victoria [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Auchenquay, Lanarkshire [1] Avoca Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bogong Victoria [1] Bringalbert Victoria [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Chinchilla Queensland [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Dalkeith, Midlothian [1] Driffield England [1] Dumfries Scotland [1] Durham England [1] East Sheen [1] East Sussex [1] Eastnor, Bruce County, Ontario [1] Edenhope Victoria [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Gelph, Ontario [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1] Humbie [1] Humbre, Mid Lothian [1] Inglewood Victoria [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [278] Corporal [25] Serjeant [22] Gunner [21] Sapper [19] Driver [18] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Captain [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Carpenter [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Captain [1] Lance/Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Piper Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant - Acting Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel and Honorary Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [56] Royal Engineers [40] King's Own Scottish Borderers [30] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22] Labour Corps [20] Army Service Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Highlanders [18] Royal Scots Fusiliers [17] Highland Light Infantry [15] Scottish Rifles [14] Cameron Highlanders [13] Gordon Highlanders [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Seaforth Highlanders [9] London Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Dragoon Guards [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Scottish Horse [5] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Canadian Mounted Rifles [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Military Mounted Police [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Scots Guards [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Otago Infantry Regiment [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [2] Border Regiment [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Eastern Ontario Regiment/Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [2] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Highlanders Depot [2]

Service

British Army [412] Canadian Expeditionary Force [82] Australian Imperial Force [54] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [630]

Contribution

Military Service [618] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Canada [1]

Daniel Logan Laidlaw

Born 1875

Died 1950

British Army Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 15851 Acting Corporal King's Own Scottish Borders 7th (Service) Battalion

British Army 15851 King's Own Scottish Borders 7th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Laidlaw

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 3590 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371400 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Percy John Henry Laidlaw

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1331 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1331 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Walker Laidlaw

Died 1915

British Army 7000 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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William John Scott Laidlaw

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 81494 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 5th Battalion

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William Laidlaw

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 40757 Serjeant Royal Scots 12th Battalion

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John William Laidlaw

Born 1889

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 3834 Private

Australian Imperial Force 3834 Private Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery

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Robert Laidlaw

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127193

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James Laidlaw

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 6285 Private London Regiment

British Army 512464 Private London Regiment

British Army 512464 Lance Corporal London Regiment (London Scottish)

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David Laidlaw

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39430

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David Myles Laidlaw

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army S/16531 Private Royal Highlanders

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James Wilson Laidlaw

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85571

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William M Laidlaw

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76296

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William Laidlaw

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104903

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Robert James Laidlaw

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71946

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William Laidlaw

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236634

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James Pendrick Laidlaw

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 639697

Canadian Expeditionary Force 639697 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Samuel Laidlaw

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 23177 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Cheetham Laidlaw

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 7039 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 243043 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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James Laidlaw

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army S/16483 Private Cameron Highlanders

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