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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]

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]

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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]

John Mcfadzen Laurie

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2356417

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2356417 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sophia Pitt Laurie

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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John Alfred Laurie

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6238

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6238 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Wyndham Laurie

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466252

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466252 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frank Hamilton Stobo Laurie

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/3668 Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Paton Laurie

Born 1897

Died 1980

British Army 7244 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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John Lee Laurie

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272012

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Frederick Laurie

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127841

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William Laurie

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 19275 Private Suffolk Regiment

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James Laurie

Died 1916

British Army S/20392 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Thomas Laurie

Died 1918

British Army 36726 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 36726 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Wilfred Walter Laurie

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Temporary Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Stanley Victor Chapman Laurie

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 38827 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward J Laurie

Died 1918

British Army 29208 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Bruce L Laurie

Died 1916

British Army 10568 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Wallace Laurie

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1447 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 240331 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 240331 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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John Gordon Laurie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 6753 Private London Regiment

British Army 512823 Private London Regiment

British Army 512823 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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George Laurie

Died 1917

British Army S/40222 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Albert Ernest Laurie

Born 1866

Died 1937

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplain's Department

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Walter John Laurie

Australian Imperial Force 194

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