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Edinburgh, Midlothian [7]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [5]

Edinburgh [4]

Croydon Queensland [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Charlton, Kent [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ayr [1]

Ballachulish [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley [1]

Cader,Lanarkshire.Scotland. [1]

Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Christchurch [1]

Clarence Town New South Wales [1]

Crammond, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Cupar, Fifeshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dumbarton [1]

Dumfriesshire [1]

Dundee [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Duns Road Coldstream County of Berwick [1]

Duns, Berwick [1]

Duns, Berwickshire [1]

Durban, Natal, South Africa [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Fulham, South West London [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

Govan [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Halton Burn Scotland [1]

Harrow Victoria [1]

Kilmarnock Scotland [1]

Kingsbarns, Fife [1]

Kingston South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [361]

Serjeant [39]

Gunner [38]

Corporal [33]

Lieutenant [24]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Sapper [18]

Driver [15]

Lance Corporal [14]

Captain [12]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Worker [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major General [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

A/Cpl [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Bridging Master [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Assistant Surgeon 3rd [1]

Captain Honorary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [69]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [46]

Highland Light Infantry [40]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Royal Engineers [39]

Gordon Highlanders [28]

Royal Highlanders [28]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [27]

Labour Corps [26]

Seaforth Highlanders [26]

Scottish Rifles [24]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Cameron Highlanders [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Naval Division [11]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Lothian and Border Horse [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Scottish Horse [6]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Hussars [3]

Indian Medical Department [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Queen's Own Regiment of Glasgow Yeomanry [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Dragoons [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [571]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55]

Royal Navy [43]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [772]

Contribution

Military Service [742]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Edinburgh, Midlothian [7] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [5] Edinburgh [4] Croydon Queensland [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Aberdeen [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Charlton, Kent [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ayr [1] Ballachulish [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley [1] Cader,Lanarkshire.Scotland. [1] Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Christchurch [1] Clarence Town New South Wales [1] Crammond, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Cupar, Fifeshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dumbarton [1] Dumfriesshire [1] Dundee [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Duns Road Coldstream County of Berwick [1] Duns, Berwick [1] Duns, Berwickshire [1] Durban, Natal, South Africa [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Fulham, South West London [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Govan [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Halton Burn Scotland [1] Harrow Victoria [1] Kilmarnock Scotland [1] Kingsbarns, Fife [1] Kingston South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [361] Serjeant [39] Gunner [38] Corporal [33] Lieutenant [24] Second Lieutenant [24] Sapper [18] Driver [15] Lance Corporal [14] Captain [12] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colonel /Temporary Major General [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Worker [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major General [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1] A/Cpl [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Bridging Master [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Assistant Surgeon 3rd [1] Captain Honorary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [69] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [46] Highland Light Infantry [40] Royal Field Artillery [40] Royal Engineers [39] Gordon Highlanders [28] Royal Highlanders [28] King's Own Scottish Borderers [27] Labour Corps [26] Seaforth Highlanders [26] Scottish Rifles [24] Royal Scots Fusiliers [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Cameron Highlanders [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Naval Division [11] London Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Lothian and Border Horse [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Scottish Horse [6] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Scots Guards [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Hussars [3] Indian Medical Department [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Queen's Own Regiment of Glasgow Yeomanry [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Dragoons [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [571] Canadian Expeditionary Force [55] Royal Navy [43] Australian Imperial Force [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [772]

Contribution

Military Service [742] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Andrew Baird Lawrie

Born 1896

Died 1989

British Army 4391 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 200255 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army A/Cpl Kings Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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William Lawrie

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 290311 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 1976 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 290311 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Frank Bruce Annandale Lawrie

Born 1877

Died 1964

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Major Royal Marine Light Infantry

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James William Lawrie

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 372919 Private London Regiment

British Army 372919 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5839 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Lawrie

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 265 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Lawrie

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 10731 Lance Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 10731 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Brown Lawrie

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 8229 Private Scottish Rifles 2nd Battalion.

British Army 8229 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Andrew White Lawrie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199838

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James Nelson Lawrie

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281366

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William Lawrie

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295565

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John Lawrie

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104747

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William Lawrie

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24807

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John Lawrie

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 487513

Canadian Expeditionary Force 487513 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Gordon Allan Lawrie

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army S/16387 Private Cameron Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Norman Ernest Lawrie

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2065 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Norman Herbert Lawrie

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1689 Signaller Australian Infantry 48th Battalion

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Alexander John Lawrie

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119392

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James Black Lawrie

Born 1870

Died 1914

Royal Navy 268155 Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class HMS Cressy

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James Lawrie

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65676

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Andrew Lawrie

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402472

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