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Glasgow Scotland [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Rosewater South Australia [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Berwick England [1]

Blackhall Queensland [1]

Blantyre, Lanarkshire [1]

Bo'ness Scotland [1]

Chathman, New Brunswick [1]

Chelsea England [1]

Crossby Victoria [1]

Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Falkirk [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [1]

Kilsyth Scotland [1]

Kirkstall Victoria [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Trafalgar Victoria [1]

West Calder, Midlothian [1]

Rank

Private [114]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [13]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Major General [1]

Colonel/ Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Nursing Sister, Matron [1]

Orderly [1]

Reverend [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [18]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Indian Defence Force [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Canadian Artillery [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Medical Service [1]

Army Medical Service/ Headquarters Staff [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Assam Bengal Railway Unit Indian Army [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Unit [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers attached Royal Engineers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [178]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [251]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Glasgow Scotland [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Rosewater South Australia [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Berwick England [1] Blackhall Queensland [1] Blantyre, Lanarkshire [1] Bo'ness Scotland [1] Chathman, New Brunswick [1] Chelsea England [1] Crossby Victoria [1] Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Falkirk [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [1] Kilsyth Scotland [1] Kirkstall Victoria [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Trafalgar Victoria [1] West Calder, Midlothian [1]

Rank

Private [114] Gunner [16] Corporal [13] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Major General [1] Colonel/ Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Nursing Sister, Matron [1] Orderly [1] Reverend [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [18] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Labour Corps [12] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Royal Highlanders [10] Highland Light Infantry [9] Scottish Rifles [8] Royal Engineers [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] Indian Defence Force [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Scots Guards [3] Canadian Artillery [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Military Foot Police [2] Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Medical Service [1] Army Medical Service/ Headquarters Staff [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Assam Bengal Railway Unit Indian Army [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Unit [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers attached Royal Engineers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [178] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Australian Imperial Force [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [251] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

William Leishman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191750

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Alexander Leishman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303832

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Robert Leishman

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 5209 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 332233 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Hugh Leishman

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 5th Battalion (Territorial)

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Daniel Leishman

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406755

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406755 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edwin James Leishman

Born 1891

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2001043

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2001043 Private Canadian Field Artillery

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Alexander Leishman

Australian Imperial Force 7782

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Thomas M Leishman

Died 1918

British Army 33234 Private Royal Scots

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Robert Leishman

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 5020 Private Royal Scots

British Army 201640 Private Royal Scots

British Army 201640 Corporal Royal Scots

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Thomas Leishman

Died 1917

British Army 300476 Private Royal Scots

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Alexander Leishman

Died 1918

British Army S/32027 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John Leishman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army S/13836 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Richard Leishman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6175 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Archibald Leishman

Died 1915

British Army 9960 Private Scots Guards

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William Leishman

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 20831 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 352211 Private Royal Scots

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Ernest Leishman

Australian Imperial Force 3431

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Samuel George Leishman

Australian Imperial Force 3766

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James Leishman

Australian Imperial Force

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John Robinson Leishman

Australian Imperial Force 16087

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William Millan Leishman

Died 1918

British Army 33099 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

British Army 33099 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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