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POE Sydney New South Wales [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

POE Brisbane Queensland [3]

POE Melbourne Victoria [3]

POE Nowra New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Beith, Lincolnshire [2]

Branxholme Victoria [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Fordoun, Kincardineshire [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Hopeman Morayshire [2]

Inverness [2]

Inverness, Inverness-shire [2]

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Manchester England [2]

POE Annan Scotland [2]

POE Ballarat Victoria [2]

POE Inverness Scotland [2]

POE Portree Scotland [2]

POE Rockhampton Queensland [2]

St James Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberfeldy [1]

Aberfeldy, Perthshire [1]

Annan Scotland [1]

Appin, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Ayr [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Berridale New South Wales [1]

Brandon, Manitoba [1]

Brewarrina, New South Wales [1]

Cambuslang, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Carshalton, Surrey, England [1]

Condobolin New South Wales [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Cork, Cork [1]

Cullen, Banffshire [1]

Dufftown, Banffshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [317]

Lieutenant [46]

Second Lieutenant [43]

Captain [39]

Gunner [31]

Corporal [28]

Serjeant [28]

Sapper [27]

Driver [22]

Major [20]

Lance Corporal [15]

Acting Corporal [5]

Surgeon General [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Quarter Master and Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Major [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Second Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Surgeon [2]

Surgeon General/ Surgeon General [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

/Acting Company Serjeant Major Serjeant [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cameron Highlanders [68]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Engineers [38]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [37]

Seaforth Highlanders [36]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Scots [31]

Gordon Highlanders [28]

Highland Light Infantry [28]

Royal Highlanders [27]

Scottish Rifles [22]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

London Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Lovat's Scouts [10]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Scottish Horse [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Scots Guards [8]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Indian Army [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Dragoons [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Young Mens Christian Association [4]

Canadian Field Artillery [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Intelligence Corps [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Staff [3]

40th Pathans [2]

Anglo Indian Battery [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Medical Service [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Gold Coast Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [609]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [160]

Australian Imperial Force [114]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73]

Royal Navy [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Indian Army [5]

Last name first letter

M [1085]

P [2]

B [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1034]

Merchant Navy [46]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Australia [3]

Gibraltar [1]

Malaysia [1]

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POE Sydney New South Wales [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Melbourne Victoria [4] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] POE Brisbane Queensland [3] POE Melbourne Victoria [3] POE Nowra New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Beith, Lincolnshire [2] Branxholme Victoria [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Fordoun, Kincardineshire [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Hopeman Morayshire [2] Inverness [2] Inverness, Inverness-shire [2] Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Manchester England [2] POE Annan Scotland [2] POE Ballarat Victoria [2] POE Inverness Scotland [2] POE Portree Scotland [2] POE Rockhampton Queensland [2] St James Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberfeldy [1] Aberfeldy, Perthshire [1] Annan Scotland [1] Appin, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Ayr [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Berridale New South Wales [1] Brandon, Manitoba [1] Brewarrina, New South Wales [1] Cambuslang, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Cardiff [1] Carshalton, Surrey, England [1] Condobolin New South Wales [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Cork, Cork [1] Cullen, Banffshire [1] Dufftown, Banffshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [317] Lieutenant [46] Second Lieutenant [43] Captain [39] Gunner [31] Corporal [28] Serjeant [28] Sapper [27] Driver [22] Major [20] Lance Corporal [15] Acting Corporal [5] Surgeon General [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Quarter Master and Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Major [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Major [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Bombardier [2] Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class [2] Colonel [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Second Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Surgeon [2] Surgeon General/ Surgeon General [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] /Acting Company Serjeant Major Serjeant [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cameron Highlanders [68] Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Engineers [38] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [37] Seaforth Highlanders [36] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Scots [31] Gordon Highlanders [28] Highland Light Infantry [28] Royal Highlanders [27] Scottish Rifles [22] Labour Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] London Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Lovat's Scouts [10] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Scottish Horse [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Scots Guards [8] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Indian Army [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Dragoons [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Young Mens Christian Association [4] Canadian Field Artillery [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Intelligence Corps [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Staff [3] 40th Pathans [2] Anglo Indian Battery [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Medical Service [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] General List [2] Gold Coast Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [609] Canadian Expeditionary Force [160] Australian Imperial Force [114] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73] Royal Navy [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Indian Army [5]

Last name first letter

M [1085] P [2] B [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1034] Merchant Navy [46]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Australia [3] Gibraltar [1] Malaysia [1]

John Alexander Clark Macpherson

Born 1882

Died 1964

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa

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John Morrison Simpson Macpherson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137427

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Agnes Macpherson

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps 3rd Stationary Hospital

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John Macpherson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Robin Hood (Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Ross Macpherson

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 411064

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Martin Macpherson

Died 1921

Australian Imperial Force 1730

Australian Imperial Force Private 31st battalion

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Robert David Macpherson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 8th Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant The Queen's Own (Cameron Highlanders)

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George Tom Macpherson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14656

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Kenneth Clark Macpherson

Born 1887

Died 1961

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John Mackay Macpherson

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1794/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Breadwinner."

Royal Navy ES 1794 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

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John Macpherson

Died 1916

British Army DM2/165254 Private Army Service Corps 2nd Reserve M.T. Coy

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Lewis Macpherson

Died 1916

British Army 65115 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 10th Coy

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Duncan Macpherson

Died 1916

British Army 8764 Private Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

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Neil Macpherson

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1470 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 5th Battalion

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Murdo Macpherson

Born 1885

Died 1960

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 72638

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 72638 Private B39

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Malcolm Macpherson

Born 1875

Australian Imperial Force 4580A Private 8th Brigade 30th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 86135 Private Army Medical Corps No. 10 Sea Transport Section

Australian Imperial Force 4580 Private 8th Brigade 30th Battalion

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Neil Macpherson

Died 1979

Australian Imperial Force 3173

Australian Imperial Force 3173 Private

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Henry James Macpherson

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3055812 6th (Reserve) Battalion

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John Donald Macpherson

Born 1883

Died 1960

British Army Captain Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 1/4th Bn

British Army Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 1/4th Bn

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William Macpherson

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186871

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