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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [2]

St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

114 Mid Street, Lochee, Forfarshire [1]

29 Paris Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Aberdour, Fife [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Alva, Clackmannanshire [1]

Anderson's Buildings, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bathgate Scotland [1]

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Biggar, Lanarkshire [1]

Billesden, Tugby, Leicestershire [1]

Bothwell, Lanark [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Dalkieth, Midlothian [1]

Dalmeny, Linlithgow [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dunbar, East Lothian [1]

Dundee [1]

Dunedin [1]

Dunfermline, Fife [1]

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Edinborough Scotland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hanson Place, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Lambeth, Brixton, Surrey [1]

Laurieston, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Leven, Fife [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Longrigg, New Monkland, Lanarkshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mid Street, Lochee, Dundee [1]

Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Quebec [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Saint Peters Port Guernsey [1]

St Peter, Dundee, Angus, Scotland [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [7]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Fireman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Second Mate [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Highland Light Infantry [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Mercantile Marine [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Black Watch [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

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

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion attached Australian Divisional Troops Contingent [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

General Hospital [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Highland Light Infantry/ Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [141]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [200]

Contribution

Military Service [195]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Burntisland, Fifeshire [2] St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] 114 Mid Street, Lochee, Forfarshire [1] 29 Paris Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Aberdour, Fife [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Alva, Clackmannanshire [1] Anderson's Buildings, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Bathgate Scotland [1] Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland [1] Biggar, Lanarkshire [1] Billesden, Tugby, Leicestershire [1] Bothwell, Lanark [1] Brixton, London [1] Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Dalkieth, Midlothian [1] Dalmeny, Linlithgow [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dunbar, East Lothian [1] Dundee [1] Dunedin [1] Dunfermline, Fife [1] Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Edinborough Scotland [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hanson Place, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Lambeth, Brixton, Surrey [1] Laurieston, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Leven, Fife [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Longrigg, New Monkland, Lanarkshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mid Street, Lochee, Dundee [1] Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Quebec [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Saint Peters Port Guernsey [1] St Peter, Dundee, Angus, Scotland [1] Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [82] Gunner [14] Serjeant [11] Corporal [9] Sapper [7] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Fireman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Royal Marine Gunner [1] Second Mate [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/ Serjeant [1] Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Highland Light Infantry [14] Royal Engineers [14] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Highlanders [10] Labour Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Naval Division [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Mercantile Marine [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Black Watch [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion attached Australian Divisional Troops Contingent [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] General Hospital [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] Highland Light Infantry/ Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [141] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [200]

Contribution

Military Service [195] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Forbes Masterton

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/654 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Clyde Z/654 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 189th Brigade Machine Gun Company

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William Alexander Masterton

Born 1893

Died 1966

British Army 151892 Sapper Royal Engineers Signal Depot (Fenny Stratford Buckinghamshire)

British Army 151892 Sapper Royal Engineers Base Signal Depot (Rouen France)

British Army 151892 Sapper Royal Engineers 36th Signal Company

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William Nimmo Masterton

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 45924 Private Royal Scots

British Army 45924 Private Royal Scots 4th Battalion

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George Masterton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1254 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Gilbert Newnes Masterton

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2583 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th

British Army 2583 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th

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James Frederick Masterton

Born 1881

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Second Mate Mercantile Marine

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James Masterton

Born 1873

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460347

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460347 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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George Masterton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4271 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Murray Masterton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 200721 Private Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 6th Battalion (Territorial)

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John Douglas Masterton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army S/11489 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Hill Masterton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2573 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 275607 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 275607 Corporal Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) 1/7th Battalion

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George Masterton

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army S/15341 Private Cameron Highlanders 7th Battalion

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William Hunter Masterton

Born 1888

Died 1967

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279037

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Adam Louden Masterton

Born 1900

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261211

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John Lochtie Masterton

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 10970 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 33447 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Glasgow)

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Thomas Masterton

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285378

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Michael Masterton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284395

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Andrew Masterton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281190

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Allan George Masterton

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 177875

Canadian Expeditionary Force 177875 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Masterton

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 42676 Private Royal Scots

British Army 42676 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

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