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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [15]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Charters Towers Queensland [4]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Carrickfergus, Antrim [2]

Finley New South Wales [2]

Hale, Farnham, Surrey [2]

Lanark, Lanarkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Londonderry (Derry) [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Ardrishaig, Argyleshire [1]

Argyllshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Borung Victoria [1]

Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Buchan Victoria [1]

Bushmills, County Antrim [1]

Bute Scotland [1]

Calcutta [1]

Calcutta, India [1]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Carnoustie Scotland [1]

Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland [1]

Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim [1]

Cork [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Forest Hill Queensland [1]

Forrest Hill Queensland [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [597]

Gunner [60]

Serjeant [52]

Corporal [34]

Sapper [30]

Lance Corporal [25]

Driver [23]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Rifleman [7]

Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Major [3]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Engineer [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

ActingSergeant [1]

Adjutant Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private Piper [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Bugler [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [82]

Highland Light Infantry [74]

Royal Engineers [61]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [60]

Royal Field Artillery [60]

Royal Irish Rifles [58]

Scottish Rifles [52]

Army Service Corps [36]

Gordon Highlanders [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Royal Scots [26]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [26]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [24]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [23]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23]

Seaforth Highlanders [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Cameron Highlanders [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Irish Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Leinster Regiment [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Lovat's Scouts [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [859]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [143]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1245]

Contribution

Military Service [1187]

Merchant Navy [52]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [15] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Melbourne Victoria [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Charters Towers Queensland [4] Glasgow Scotland [4] Belfast, Antrim [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Carrickfergus, Antrim [2] Finley New South Wales [2] Hale, Farnham, Surrey [2] Lanark, Lanarkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Londonderry (Derry) [2] Paddington, London [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Ardrishaig, Argyleshire [1] Argyllshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Borung Victoria [1] Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Buchan Victoria [1] Bushmills, County Antrim [1] Bute Scotland [1] Calcutta [1] Calcutta, India [1] Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Carnoustie Scotland [1] Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland [1] Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim [1] Cork [1] Deptford, London [1] Dublin [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Forest Hill Queensland [1] Forrest Hill Queensland [1] Geelong Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [597] Gunner [60] Serjeant [52] Corporal [34] Sapper [30] Lance Corporal [25] Driver [23] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [7] Rifleman [7] Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Major [3] Farrier Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Trooper [2] 1st Engineer [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] ActingSergeant [1] Adjutant Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Drummer [1] Gunner Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private Piper [1] Private/ Private [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Bugler [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [82] Highland Light Infantry [74] Royal Engineers [61] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [60] Royal Field Artillery [60] Royal Irish Rifles [58] Scottish Rifles [52] Army Service Corps [36] Gordon Highlanders [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Royal Scots [26] Royal Scots Fusiliers [26] Machine Gun Corps [25] Royal Irish Fusiliers [24] King's Own Scottish Borderers [23] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23] Seaforth Highlanders [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] Cameron Highlanders [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Royal Highlanders [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] London Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Irish Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Leinster Regiment [5] Scots Guards [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Connaught Rangers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Lovat's Scouts [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [859] Canadian Expeditionary Force [143] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] Australian Imperial Force [52] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1245]

Contribution

Military Service [1187] Merchant Navy [52]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

James Mcallister

Born 1886

Died 1954

British Army 16/622 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 16/622 Acting Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles

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John Mcallister

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1085 Private Australian Infantry 2 Battalion

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Adam Mcallister

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force

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Walter Mcallister

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78807

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Neil Mcallister

Died 1916

British Army 1813 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 1813 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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John Mcallister

Born 1893

British Army 2700 Corporal Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2700 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240491 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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William Mcallister

Born 1891

British Army 2912 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2912 Private Scottish Rifles Depot

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James Mcallister

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187277

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James Mcallister

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3623 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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John Mcallister

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163005

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William John Mcallister

Born 1860

Died 1916

British Army 17/873 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 16/873 Private Royal Irish Rifles 16th Battalion

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Alexander Mcallister

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136589

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Andrew Mcallister

Born 1868

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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John Mcallister

Born 1879

British Army 148684 Private Labour Corps

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Stephen Patrick Mcallister

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 32890 Canadian Army MedicalCorps 1st Field Ambulance

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Robert Mcallister

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2962 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

British Army 320978 Second Lieutenant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Mcallister

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279437

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John Mcallister

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233043

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Joseph Mcallister

Died 1915

British Army 8324 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Alexander Mcallister

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 27160 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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