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Malvern Victoria [3]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Scotland [2]

Totnes, Devon [2]

38India St, Edimburgh [1]

Abroath Scotland [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmattum Victoria [1]

Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Doagh, County Antrim [1]

Drymen Scotland [1]

Dunolly Victoria [1]

Eccles, Berwickshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lovely Valley South Australia [1]

Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Monifieth Forfar [1]

North Carlton Victoria [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Perth [1]

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Preston [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Rosharty Scotland [1]

Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Stockbridge, Midlothian [1]

Sunderland England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire [1]

Rank

Private [168]

Corporal [16]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [14]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Driver [7]

Major [6]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Fusilier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26]

Gordon Highlanders [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [19]

Royal Scots [18]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Highland Light Infantry [12]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Scots Guards [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

196th Battalion [1]

28th Brigade Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

37th Lancers [1]

37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) [1]

3rd Skinner's Horse [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Life Guards/ Dragoons [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

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

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Manitoba Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [269]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [388]

Contribution

Military Service [378]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Malvern Victoria [3] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3] Melbourne Victoria [2] Scotland [2] Totnes, Devon [2] 38India St, Edimburgh [1] Abroath Scotland [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmattum Victoria [1] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Colac Victoria [1] Doagh, County Antrim [1] Drymen Scotland [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] Eccles, Berwickshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Highbury, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lovely Valley South Australia [1] Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Midlothian, Scotland [1] Monifieth Forfar [1] North Carlton Victoria [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Perth [1] Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Preston [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Rosharty Scotland [1] Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Stockbridge, Midlothian [1] Sunderland England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thornhill, Dumfriesshire [1]

Rank

Private [168] Corporal [16] Gunner [14] Serjeant [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [11] Captain [9] Lance Corporal [8] Driver [7] Major [6] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Fusilier [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Surgeon Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26] Gordon Highlanders [22] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Scots Fusiliers [19] Royal Scots [18] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Highland Light Infantry [12] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] London Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Scots Guards [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 196th Battalion [1] 28th Brigade Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] 37th Lancers [1] 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) [1] 3rd Skinner's Horse [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Life Guards/ Dragoons [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Manitoba Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [269] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Australian Imperial Force [28] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [388]

Contribution

Military Service [378] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Alfred Lorimer

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 240 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force 2nd Field Ambulance of East Lancashire Division

British Army 240 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Alexander Lorimer

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 7077 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Hugh William Lorimer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135790

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John Scott Lorimer

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1300 Private London Regiment

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment

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James Lorimer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148470

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John Adamson Lorimer

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 51913 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 23764 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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Oliver Albert Victor Lorimer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24771

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Alexander Lorimer

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 8477 Private Scots Guards 1st. Battalion

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Selby Norman Alexander Lorimer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155810

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John Harry Logan Lorimer

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69809

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William Hendry Lorimer

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136849

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Charles Anderson Lorimer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266157

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Elizabeth Hilda Lockhart Lorimer

Born 1873

Died 1954

Other Empire Force Orderly French Red Cross

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Andrew Lorimer

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 11699 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 11699 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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James Peddie Lorimer

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 33039 Private Royal Scots

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David Lorimer

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 16732 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Frank Lorimer

Died 1915

British Army 3837 Private London Regiment

British Army 3837 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Thomas Lorimer

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4651 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 241270 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Adam Lorimer

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army S/10869 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Frank Lorimer

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 346000 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 346000 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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