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Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [8]

Millicent South Australia [5]

Wycheproof Victoria [5]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Clachtoll, Sutherland, Scotland [3]

Daylesford Victoria [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Nabiac New South Wales [3]

Nagambie Victoria [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [2]

Cowra New South Wales [2]

Dunedin [2]

Elgin [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hastings River New South Wales [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Kyneton Victoria [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

Trentham Victoria [2]

Wangaratta Victoria [2]

Waverley New South Wales [2]

15 Gravir (Grabhair) Loch, Isle of Lewis [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aeriste, Sutherland [1]

Ardclach / County of Nairn/ Scotland [1]

Argyle Scotland [1]

Auckland [1]

Ayr, Scotland [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Balmacarra Scotland [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barvas, Lewis, Rossshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Blangburie, Perthshire [1]

Blockton Scotland [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Brandon, Manitoba [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brue, Barvas [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [280]

Serjeant [44]

Gunner [40]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Corporal [30]

Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [21]

Captain [17]

Driver [16]

Sapper [16]

Major [9]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Pioneer [4]

Sergeant [4]

Sister [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Bombardier [3]

Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Captain Major [1]

Acting ERA 4th class [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [81]

Cameron Highlanders [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Royal Engineers [34]

Canadian Infantry [31]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Gordon Highlanders [28]

Labour Corps [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21]

Army Service Corps [21]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Royal Scots [18]

Lovat's Scouts [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Highlanders [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Coldstream Guards/ Staff [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Otago Infantry Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

Lovats Scouts [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Young Mens Christian Association [3]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Indian Army [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Lovat Scouts [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [518]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [279]

Australian Imperial Force [134]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [61]

Royal Navy [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [1069]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [8] Millicent South Australia [5] Wycheproof Victoria [5] Sydney New South Wales [4] Clachtoll, Sutherland, Scotland [3] Daylesford Victoria [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Nabiac New South Wales [3] Nagambie Victoria [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Coonabarabran New South Wales [2] Cowra New South Wales [2] Dunedin [2] Elgin [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hastings River New South Wales [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Kyneton Victoria [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] Trentham Victoria [2] Wangaratta Victoria [2] Waverley New South Wales [2] 15 Gravir (Grabhair) Loch, Isle of Lewis [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aeriste, Sutherland [1] Ardclach / County of Nairn/ Scotland [1] Argyle Scotland [1] Auckland [1] Ayr, Scotland [1] Ayrshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Balmacarra Scotland [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barvas, Lewis, Rossshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Blangburie, Perthshire [1] Blockton Scotland [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Brandon, Manitoba [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brue, Barvas [1] Cairns Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [280] Serjeant [44] Gunner [40] Second Lieutenant [34] Corporal [30] Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [21] Captain [17] Driver [16] Sapper [16] Major [9] Acting Serjeant [5] Deck Hand [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Acting Corporal [4] Nursing Sister [4] Pioneer [4] Sergeant [4] Sister [4] Able Seaman [3] Bombardier [3] Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Worker [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Captain Major [1] Acting ERA 4th class [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Boy Artificer [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [81] Cameron Highlanders [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Royal Engineers [34] Canadian Infantry [31] Royal Field Artillery [30] Gordon Highlanders [28] Labour Corps [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21] Army Service Corps [21] Highland Light Infantry [19] Royal Scots [18] Lovat's Scouts [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Highlanders [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Scottish Rifles [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] London Regiment [10] Royal Naval Reserve [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Coldstream Guards/ Staff [6] Royal Naval Division [6] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Air Force [5] Tank Corps [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Otago Infantry Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] Lovats Scouts [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Young Mens Christian Association [3] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Engineers [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Indian Army [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Lovat Scouts [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [518] Canadian Expeditionary Force [279] Australian Imperial Force [134] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [61] Royal Navy [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

M [1127]

Contribution

Military Service [1069] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [1] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

T G Matheson

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Coldstream Guards/ Staff

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T G Matheson

British Army Major Coldstream Guards

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T G Matheson

British Army Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Coldstream Guards/ Staff

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W M Matheson

British Army Lieutenant Acting Major Royal Field Artillery

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A Matheson

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Engineers/Special Reserve/ Staff

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B H Matheson

British Army Captain 54th Sikhs

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Hilda Matheson

British Army Intelligence Duties M I 5

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