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Adelaide South Australia [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Gloucester New South Wales [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Walcha New South Wales [3]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Durham England [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Rushworth Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Antrim [1]

Areuel Victoria [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Bargate Linlithgow [1]

Beith Scotland [1]

Bourke Victoria [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Christchurch [1]

Comet Downs Queensland [1]

Comet Queensland [1]

Coylton, Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Diamond Creek Victoria [1]

Dingo Queensland [1]

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Dundee [1]

Dunning, Perthshire. [1]

Edinburgh, [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire [1]

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Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Greenock, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Kirkcudbright, Dumfries, Scotland [1]

Laurieton New South Wales [1]

Leith [1]

Rank

Private [216]

Serjeant [25]

Corporal [22]

Captain [20]

Driver [20]

Gunner [20]

Lieutenant [18]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Sapper [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Temporary Captain [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serje [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Captain and Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Forewoman [1]

Joiner 4th Class [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain/ Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29]

Seaforth Highlanders [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Scots [23]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Labour Corps [21]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [19]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Scottish Rifles [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [15]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Gordon Highlanders [11]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Lothian and Border Horse [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

King's Liverpool Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Dragoons/ Staff [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Otago Infantry Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [390]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [62]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Royal Navy [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [606]

D [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [591]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Gloucester New South Wales [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Walcha New South Wales [3] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Durham England [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Rushworth Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Antrim [1] Areuel Victoria [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Bargate Linlithgow [1] Beith Scotland [1] Bourke Victoria [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Christchurch [1] Comet Downs Queensland [1] Comet Queensland [1] Coylton, Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Diamond Creek Victoria [1] Dingo Queensland [1] Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Dundee [1] Dunning, Perthshire. [1] Edinburgh, [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire [1] Gateshead [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Grays, Essex [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Greenock, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hamilton ON [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Kirkcudbright, Dumfries, Scotland [1] Laurieton New South Wales [1] Leith [1]

Rank

Private [216] Serjeant [25] Corporal [22] Captain [20] Driver [20] Gunner [20] Lieutenant [18] Second Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Sapper [12] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Temporary Captain [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serje [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain and Brevet Major [1] Captain and Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Forewoman [1] Joiner 4th Class [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain/ Adjutant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Nursing Staff [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29] Seaforth Highlanders [24] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Scots [23] Royal Field Artillery [22] Labour Corps [21] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [19] London Regiment [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Scottish Rifles [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [15] Cameron Highlanders [12] Gordon Highlanders [11] Highland Light Infantry [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Canadian Infantry [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Lothian and Border Horse [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Scottish Horse [5] King's Liverpool Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Field Artillery [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Dragoons/ Staff [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Otago Infantry Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [390] Canadian Expeditionary Force [62] Australian Imperial Force [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Royal Navy [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [606] D [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [591] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Gordon Laurie

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 17319 Private Training Reserve 61st Battalion

British Army 30053 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 1st

British Army 30053 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Eric Unwin Laurie

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Laurie

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 24613 Cameron Highlanders of Canada

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Robert Laurie

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 7227 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Henry William Laurie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133142

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Alfred William Laurie

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 25313 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Laurie

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36337

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George Laurie

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37811

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James Laurie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199088

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Frederick James Ernest Laurie

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46380

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Bernard Laurie

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30455

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James Gordon Laurie

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry,Alberta Rgmt, 19th Bttln

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David Laurie

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301976

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Alexander Laurie

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16622 Corporal

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George Laurie

Died 1916

British Army 23/1486 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 46029 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Donald Saunders Laurie

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Percy Laurie

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104442

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Kenneth Somerville Laurie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99738

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Earl Howard Laurie

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151020

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James Randolph Laurie

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 841833

Canadian Expeditionary Force 841833 Private Canadian Infantry

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