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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire [2]

Stornoway Scotland [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alloway, Ayrshire [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Banff, Scotland [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Buckie Scotland [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Canterbury Victoria [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Cronberry, Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Dumbarton [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Elgin, Scotland [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fife [1]

Gasswater, parish of Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lancashire [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Gundagai New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kelvin Grove Queensland [1]

Kilmarnock Scotland [1]

Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Landsborough Victoria [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

New Cumnock [1]

New South Wales [1]

Newmills, Ayrshire [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Rank

Private [254]

Gunner [27]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Captain [14]

Driver [12]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Sister [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Bearer [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Director for Bacon Distribution [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Canteener [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Second Hand [1]

Skipper [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [38]

Highland Light Infantry [36]

Royal Engineers [29]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [29]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Scots [20]

Scottish Rifles [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16]

Cameron Highlanders [15]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

London Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [6]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

General Hospital [3]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Lovat's Scouts [2]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [411]

Royal Navy [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [578]

B [1]

S [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [564]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Malaysia [1]

United States [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland [3] Aberdeen [2] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] London, Middlesex [2] Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire [2] Stornoway Scotland [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alloway, Ayrshire [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Banff, Scotland [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Buckie Scotland [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Canterbury Victoria [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Cronberry, Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Dumbarton [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1] East Ham, London [1] Elgin, Scotland [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fife [1] Gasswater, parish of Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lancashire [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Gundagai New South Wales [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Kelvin Grove Queensland [1] Kilmarnock Scotland [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Landsborough Victoria [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] New Cumnock [1] New South Wales [1] Newmills, Ayrshire [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Rank

Private [254] Gunner [27] Serjeant [23] Corporal [21] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [15] Captain [14] Driver [12] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [11] Sister [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Staff Nurse [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Bearer [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Director for Bacon Distribution [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Canteener [1] Colonel [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant /Acting Major [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Second Hand [1] Skipper [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [38] Highland Light Infantry [36] Royal Engineers [29] Royal Scots Fusiliers [29] Royal Field Artillery [27] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Labour Corps [22] Royal Scots [20] Scottish Rifles [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16] Cameron Highlanders [15] Royal Highlanders [14] Royal Naval Division [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] London Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Ayrshire Yeomanry [6] British West Indies Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] General Hospital [3] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Lovat's Scouts [2] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Scottish Horse [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [411] Royal Navy [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [578] B [1] S [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [564] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Australia [1] Canada [1] Malaysia [1] United States [1]

David Mair

Died 1918

British Army 1779 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/23945 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/23945 Serjeant Cameron Highlanders

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Harold Sydney Gladstone Mair

Born 1892

Died 1962

British Army Lance Corporal London Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Acting Lieutenant Training Reserve Infantry

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Training Reserve Infantry

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William Harley Mair

Born 1893

British Army 2772 Private London Regiment 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish)

British Army 2772 Corporal London Regiment 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish)

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish)

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Andrew Mair

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150502

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150502 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Joseph James Mair

Born 1886

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 404 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 404 Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

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William Carson Mair

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy J1160 Leading Telegraphist H.M.S. "Amphion."

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Thomas Mair

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136535

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William Mair

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95348

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James Mair

Born 1875

Died 1924

British Army 121916 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 121916 Corporal Royal Engineers

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George Mair

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54523

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Archibald Mair

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401319

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John Mair

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 37552 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Ummond Mair

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246672

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William Watson Mair

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1565DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 1565 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Sarah Alice."

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Andrew Mair

Born 1869

Died 1919

British Army 1686 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 276686 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 25th Anti-Aircraft Company

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William Mair

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41529

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William Albert George Mair

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 780 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 318158 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery London Heavy Brigade

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Adam Mair

Born 1892

British Army 2322 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265762 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Ronald G Mair

Born 1898

Died 1937

British Army 74758 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Walter Berti Cecil Mair

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35039

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