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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Hopeman Morayshire [5]

Hopeman, Morayshire [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Aberdeen Scotland [3]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Burghead Morayshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burghead, Morayshire [2]

Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland [2]

Dunbar, Haddington [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hopeman [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Myrniong Victoria [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland [2]

2 Dalziel Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeen [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Beni New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancs [1]

Bloxwich, Walsall [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Burghead Moryshire [1]

Burghead Scotland [1]

Burghead, Elgin [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chatham England [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Colinton, Midlothian [1]

Rank

Private [466]

Corporal [41]

Gunner [38]

Serjeant [37]

Driver [33]

Sapper [28]

Lance Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Acting Corporal [13]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Pioneer [6]

Major [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Engineer Captain [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Seaman [3]

Second Hand [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Engineer Commander [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant [1]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Honorary Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineer Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Engineman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [65]

Labour Corps [57]

Royal Field Artillery [52]

Army Service Corps [47]

Seaforth Highlanders [47]

Highland Light Infantry [40]

Royal Scots [40]

Gordon Highlanders [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Scottish Rifles [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Royal Highlanders [24]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Naval Division [23]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [19]

London Regiment [18]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Scots Guards [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [713]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [102]

Royal Navy [93]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1048]

D [1]

G [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [998]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Hopeman Morayshire [5] Hopeman, Morayshire [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Aberdeen Scotland [3] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Burghead Morayshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burghead, Morayshire [2] Burghead, Morayshire, Scotland [2] Dunbar, Haddington [2] Edinburgh [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hopeman [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Myrniong Victoria [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] South Shields, Durham [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland [2] 2 Dalziel Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeen [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Beni New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackpool, Lancs [1] Bloxwich, Walsall [1] Brixton, London [1] Burghead Moryshire [1] Burghead Scotland [1] Burghead, Elgin [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chatham England [1] Chiswick, London [1] Colinton, Midlothian [1]

Rank

Private [466] Corporal [41] Gunner [38] Serjeant [37] Driver [33] Sapper [28] Lance Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [22] Acting Corporal [13] Acting Serjeant [13] Captain [9] Lieutenant [9] Pioneer [6] Major [5] Deck Hand [4] Engineer Captain [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Seaman [3] Second Hand [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Engineer Commander [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant [1] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Honorary Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineer Lieutenant-Commander [1] Engineman [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [65] Labour Corps [57] Royal Field Artillery [52] Army Service Corps [47] Seaforth Highlanders [47] Highland Light Infantry [40] Royal Scots [40] Gordon Highlanders [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Scottish Rifles [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Royal Highlanders [24] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Naval Division [23] Royal Scots Fusiliers [19] London Regiment [18] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17] Cameron Highlanders [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Border Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Leicestershire Yeomanry [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Scots Guards [4] South Wales Borderers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Canadian Field Artillery [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [713] Canadian Expeditionary Force [102] Royal Navy [93] Australian Imperial Force [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1048] D [1] G [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [998] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Alexander Main

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 54157 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2670 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/6th Battalion

British Army 54157 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Lewis Mclean Main

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 764 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 16160 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 16160 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Main

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2391 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 23724 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 23724 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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David Main

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 203806 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 235149 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Btn

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Daniel Main

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2348 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 2348 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Richard Dick Main

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 929 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 929 Private 1st Battalion

British Army Seaforth Highlanders

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George Ernest Main

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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Joseph J Main

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 76465 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 76465 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Bn.

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William Main

Died 1915

British Army 11150 Private Royal Scots 1st Battalion

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John Lawson Main

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2354 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265779 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 6th Btn

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William Main

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 927 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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William Main

Born 1886

Other Empire Force Private South African Infantry Regiment 4th Battalion (South African Scottish)

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William Main

Born 1888

Royal Navy A 2327 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Po/2327.A Seaman Royal Naval Division Collingwood Battalion

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Charles Thomson Main

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2219 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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David Main

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 2368 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265790 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Daniel Main

Born 1868

Died 1916

Royal Navy 4006/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 4006 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HM Drifter St. Aethens

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William Elliott Main

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6057 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Matthew Wyatt Main

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289770

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Henry Main

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145323

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Joseph Mcintosh Main

Born 1898

British Army 203302 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 657648 Private Labour Corps

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