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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Arbroath Scotland [2]

Carloway, Ross [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Grimshader, Rossshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Victoria [2]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Ballycarry, Antrim [1]

Bamau, Ross-shire [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Braesclete, Carloway [1]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Catherwokeel, Caithness [1]

Clyth, Caithness, Scotland [1]

Contin, Ross-shire. [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Dumfries Scotland [1]

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Emmaville New South Wales [1]

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia [1]

Glace bay NS [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Gleyshill, Rossshire [1]

Grimsay [1]

Harris, Inverness [1]

Harwood Island New South Wales [1]

Kelbourne Glasgow [1]

Kings Cross, London [1]

Kirkibost [1]

Kirkibost, Berneia, Rossshire [1]

Kirkibost, Rossshire [1]

Latheron, Caithness [1]

Lee England [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Limavady, Londonderry [1]

Linden New South Wales [1]

Littlehampton England [1]

Rank

Private [154]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [15]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Driver [8]

Sapper [6]

Seaman [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

2nd Class Constable [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Major /Adjutant [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Commander [1]

Constable [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Seaman (Acting Deck Hand) [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21]

Seaforth Highlanders [21]

Army Service Corps [17]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Cameron Highlanders [14]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Royal Scots [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

London Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lovat's Scouts [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

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

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [263]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [83]

Royal Navy [43]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [488]

Contribution

Military Service [449]

Merchant Navy [26]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Arbroath Scotland [2] Carloway, Ross [2] Edinburgh [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Grimshader, Rossshire [2] Liverpool England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Victoria [2] Ayrshire Scotland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Ballycarry, Antrim [1] Bamau, Ross-shire [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Braesclete, Carloway [1] Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Catherwokeel, Caithness [1] Clyth, Caithness, Scotland [1] Contin, Ross-shire. [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dumfries Scotland [1] Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Emmaville New South Wales [1] Glace Bay, Nova Scotia [1] Glace bay NS [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Gleyshill, Rossshire [1] Grimsay [1] Harris, Inverness [1] Harwood Island New South Wales [1] Kelbourne Glasgow [1] Kings Cross, London [1] Kirkibost [1] Kirkibost, Berneia, Rossshire [1] Kirkibost, Rossshire [1] Latheron, Caithness [1] Lee England [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Limavady, Londonderry [1] Linden New South Wales [1] Littlehampton England [1]

Rank

Private [154] Second Lieutenant [19] Gunner [18] Corporal [17] Serjeant [15] Captain [14] Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [11] Driver [8] Sapper [6] Seaman [5] Acting Corporal [4] Deck Hand [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] 2nd Class Constable [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain /Temporary Major /Adjutant [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Captain and Brevet Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Commander [1] Constable [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Seaman (Acting Deck Hand) [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain 4th Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21] Seaforth Highlanders [21] Army Service Corps [17] Labour Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [15] Cameron Highlanders [14] Royal Highlanders [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Highland Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Royal Scots [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] London Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Scottish Rifles [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Scots Guards [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] King's African Rifles [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lovat's Scouts [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [263] Canadian Expeditionary Force [83] Royal Navy [43] Australian Imperial Force [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [488]

Contribution

Military Service [449] Merchant Navy [26] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

John Macaulay

Born 1872

Died 1919

Royal Navy 1567/C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Imperieuse

Royal Navy C 1567 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1567.C. (CH) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Imperiuse

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David Mason Macaulay

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 14952 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry Gray Macaulay

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1239 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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George Douglas Macaulay

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1392 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Thomas Babington Macaulay

Born 1885

Royal Navy 324 Corporal Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Richard Macaulay

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298816

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Bruce Wallace Macaulay

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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John Macaulay

Born 1880

Died 1919

Royal Navy 198280

Royal Navy 198280 Leading Boatman H.M. Coastguard - Butt of Lewis Signal Station

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Donald Macaulay

Born 1886

Died 1919

Royal Navy A 2576 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2576.A.(CH) Seaman (Acting Deck Hand) Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Gunner

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Donald Macaulay

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy SD 2658 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2658.S.D. (CH) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler Max Pemberton

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John Macaulay

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 57872 Private Hampshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George H Macaulay

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301129

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301129 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Alexander Macaulay

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 2561 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Battalion.

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Murdo Macaulay

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy SD 4004 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4004 SD (CH) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HM Drifter Violet II

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George Macaulay

Died 1916

British Army 3/5437 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army 3/5437 Private Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion

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George Macaulay

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69050

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Horace Macaulay

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2311 Lance Serjeant Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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Donald Macaulay

Died 1915

British Army 3/5943 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Donald Macaulay

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 12461 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 12461 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

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George Macaulay

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army S/2648 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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