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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [15]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

St Arnaud Victoria [4]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Roma Queensland [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Argyll Scotland [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Charleville Queensland [2]

Dublin [2]

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Gateshead, Durham, England [2]

Glasgow [2]

Glenmaggie Victoria [2]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Port Ellen, Islay, Argyllshire [2]

Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Arthurs Creek Victoria [1]

Ayre Scotland [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Ballycastle, Antrim [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire [1]

Brunswick, Lancashire, England [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Byron Bay New South Wales [1]

Cape Town [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Cayuga ON [1]

Cowes, Hampshire, England [1]

Don Tasmania [1]

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Dunbarton Scotland [1]

Dunbartonshire [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [325]

Gunner [48]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Lieutenant [45]

Corporal [32]

Captain [31]

Serjeant [24]

Sapper [22]

Acting Corporal [15]

Driver [15]

Lance Corporal [14]

Major [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Staff Nurse [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Nurse [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (3rd Class) The Reverend [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [48]

Royal Field Artillery [45]

Royal Engineers [40]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [37]

Army Service Corps [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Royal Highlanders [32]

Royal Scots [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Seaforth Highlanders [25]

Labour Corps [23]

Cameron Highlanders [22]

Gordon Highlanders [20]

London Regiment [19]

Scottish Rifles [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Canadian Infantry [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Hussars [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Lovat's Scouts [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Red Cross Society [2]

Service

British Army [623]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [117]

Australian Imperial Force [76]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

Royal Navy [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [1015]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [960]

Merchant Navy [48]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [15] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14] Melbourne Victoria [6] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] St Arnaud Victoria [4] Glasgow Scotland [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Roma Queensland [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Argyll Scotland [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Charleville Queensland [2] Dublin [2] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Gateshead, Durham, England [2] Glasgow [2] Glenmaggie Victoria [2] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] London, Middlesex [2] Port Ellen, Islay, Argyllshire [2] Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Arthurs Creek Victoria [1] Ayre Scotland [1] Ayrshire [1] Ballycastle, Antrim [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bridgeton, Lanarkshire [1] Brunswick, Lancashire, England [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Byron Bay New South Wales [1] Cape Town [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Cayuga ON [1] Cowes, Hampshire, England [1] Don Tasmania [1] Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dunbarton Scotland [1] Dunbartonshire [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [325] Gunner [48] Second Lieutenant [46] Lieutenant [45] Corporal [32] Captain [31] Serjeant [24] Sapper [22] Acting Corporal [15] Driver [15] Lance Corporal [14] Major [12] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Staff Nurse [5] Temporary Major [5] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [3] Nurse [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (3rd Class) The Reverend [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [48] Royal Field Artillery [45] Royal Engineers [40] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [37] Army Service Corps [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Royal Highlanders [32] Royal Scots [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Seaforth Highlanders [25] Labour Corps [23] Cameron Highlanders [22] Gordon Highlanders [20] London Regiment [19] Scottish Rifles [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Canadian Infantry [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Hussars [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Scots Guards [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] French Red Cross [3] Lovat's Scouts [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Chaplain's Department [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Red Cross Society [2]

Service

British Army [623] Canadian Expeditionary Force [117] Australian Imperial Force [76] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] Royal Navy [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [1015] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [960] Merchant Navy [48]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

John Macfarlane

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 4388 Company Serjeant Major Royal Scots

British Army 4388 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Scots

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Thomas Macfarlane

Died 1915

British Army 921 Private Highland Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Clement Clarence Macfarlane

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4435 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Macfarlane

Died 1916

British Army 9680 Private Scots Guards 3rd Reserve Battalion

British Army 9680 Private Scots Guards 1st Battalion

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John Macfarlane

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1239 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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John Niel Macfarlane

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109018

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William Mair Macfarlane

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders

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Thomas Donald Macfarlane

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2874

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John Macfarlane

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401488

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Alexander Macfarlane

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26682

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George Paterson Macfarlane

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286382

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James Edward Macfarlane

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284711

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Robert George Macfarlane

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2125

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 177 Tunnelling Company

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Lachlan Macfarlane

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J64660 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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William Smith Macfarlane

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 1442 Private Lothians & Border Horse

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John Macfarlane

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 859948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 859948 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alex Macfarlane

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29471 Lance Cpl Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Rgmt)

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James Macfarlane

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132790 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 15th Balloon Base

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Victor Bartholemew Macfarlane

Born 1892

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Civilian Air Raid Victim, Edinburgh

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Alexander Ferguson Macfarlane

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17955

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