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Shetland, Scotland [17]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [4]

South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Ellon, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Boddam, Aberdeenshire [1]

Breesay, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Forres [1]

Forres, Morayshire [1]

Gardiesting, Zetland [1]

Kyabram Victoria [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Leongatha Victoria [1]

Lerwick, Shetland [1]

Lerwick, Shetland Islands [1]

Linton Victoria [1]

Manly New South Wales [1]

Mid Yell, Shetland [1]

Newington, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey, England [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Rokewood Victoria [1]

Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Scotland [1]

South Yell, Shetlands [1]

Southland [1]

Weisdale, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [8]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Engineman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Seaman [2]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Royal Scots [6]

London Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders/ Staff [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Base Camp Details Attached Welsh Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Unit/Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Egyptian Army [1]

Forth Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General and Special List [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [123]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [234]

Contribution

Military Service [197]

Merchant Navy [37]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Shetland, Scotland [17] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [4] South Shields, Durham, England [3] Ellon, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Aberdeen [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Boddam, Aberdeenshire [1] Breesay, Shetland, Scotland [1] Dunfermline [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Forres [1] Forres, Morayshire [1] Gardiesting, Zetland [1] Kyabram Victoria [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Leongatha Victoria [1] Lerwick, Shetland [1] Lerwick, Shetland Islands [1] Linton Victoria [1] Manly New South Wales [1] Mid Yell, Shetland [1] Newington, London [1] Peckham, Surrey, England [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Rokewood Victoria [1] Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland [1] Scotland [1] South Yell, Shetlands [1] Southland [1] Weisdale, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [74] Gunner [11] Serjeant [9] Corporal [8] Captain [5] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Corporal [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Engineman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Seaman [2] Bombardier [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Squadron Leader [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Seaforth Highlanders [9] Labour Corps [8] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Royal Scots [6] London Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Army Service Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders/ Staff [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Base Camp Details Attached Welsh Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Unit/Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Egyptian Army [1] Forth Royal Garrison Artillery [1] French Red Cross [1] General and Special List [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Household Battalion [1] Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Machine Gun Corps [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [123] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [234]

Contribution

Military Service [197] Merchant Navy [37]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

James W Leask

British Army 32292 Private Royal Scots

British Army 896 Private Labour Corps

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J B Leask

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Robert W Leask

British Army S/23056 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Alfred Leask

British Army 40169 Acting Corporal Scottish Rifles

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Andrew M S Leask

British Army 70238 Private Royal Defence Corps

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James Leask

British Army 785 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240059 Private Gordon Highlanders

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James R S Leask

British Army 87164 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert Leask

British Army 65789 Private Machine Gun Corps

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James Leask

British Army 44778 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Patrick Alexander Orgilvie Leask

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Squadron Leader Royal Air Force

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John E C Leask

British Army S/17887 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/28555 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Richard Leask

British Army 2735 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 202481 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Peter Leask

British Army 182853 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Kenneth Leask

British Army 47105 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Andrew Leask

British Army 66731 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 91480 Private Durham Light Infantry

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