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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [16]

Melbourne Victoria [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Ararat Victoria [3]

Nowra New South Wales [3]

Alexandria, Dumbartonshire [2]

Alves, Scotland [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Carnarvon Tasmania [2]

Clackmannanshire [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Govan, Lanarkshire [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Lanarkshire [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Sheep Hills Victoria [2]

Wychitella Victoria [2]

Airdries, Lancashire [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire [1]

Avondale, Strathaven, Lanarkshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Balla, Inverness-shire [1]

Barry, Forfarshire [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Birnie, Scotland [1]

Borung Victoria [1]

Bowmore, Isle of Islay [1]

Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire [1]

Brighton, England [1]

Brodick, Buteshire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromley England [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Broome Western Australia [1]

Cardross, Dumbartonshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carloway, Rossshire [1]

Carloway, Uig, Stornoway [1]

Christchurch [1]

Clackmannan [1]

Clackmannon [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [602]

Gunner [62]

Corporal [52]

Serjeant [48]

Sapper [35]

Driver [32]

Lance Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Lieutenant [15]

Captain [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal/Lance Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Piper [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [102]

Highland Light Infantry [70]

Labour Corps [69]

Royal Engineers [62]

Royal Field Artillery [55]

Seaforth Highlanders [53]

Army Service Corps [50]

Royal Scots [49]

Royal Highlanders [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Cameron Highlanders [39]

Gordon Highlanders [38]

Scottish Rifles [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [26]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal Naval Division [15]

London Regiment [13]

Scots Guards [11]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

General List [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Border Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lovat's Scouts [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3]

Service

British Army [888]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [301]

Australian Imperial Force [100]

Royal Navy [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

South African Services [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1520]

Contribution

Military Service [1466]

Merchant Navy [48]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [16] Melbourne Victoria [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10] Adelaide South Australia [6] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5] Glasgow Scotland [4] Paisley, Renfrewshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Ararat Victoria [3] Nowra New South Wales [3] Alexandria, Dumbartonshire [2] Alves, Scotland [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Carnarvon Tasmania [2] Clackmannanshire [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Govan, Lanarkshire [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Lanarkshire [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Sheep Hills Victoria [2] Wychitella Victoria [2] Airdries, Lancashire [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alexandria, Dunbartonshire [1] Avondale, Strathaven, Lanarkshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Balla, Inverness-shire [1] Barry, Forfarshire [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Birnie, Scotland [1] Borung Victoria [1] Bowmore, Isle of Islay [1] Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire [1] Brighton, England [1] Brodick, Buteshire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley England [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Broome Western Australia [1] Cardross, Dumbartonshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carloway, Rossshire [1] Carloway, Uig, Stornoway [1] Christchurch [1] Clackmannan [1] Clackmannon [1] Clunes Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [602] Gunner [62] Corporal [52] Serjeant [48] Sapper [35] Driver [32] Lance Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [19] Lieutenant [15] Captain [12] Acting Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [7] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal/Lance Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Sister [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Piper [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [102] Highland Light Infantry [70] Labour Corps [69] Royal Engineers [62] Royal Field Artillery [55] Seaforth Highlanders [53] Army Service Corps [50] Royal Scots [49] Royal Highlanders [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Cameron Highlanders [39] Gordon Highlanders [38] Scottish Rifles [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] King's Own Scottish Borderers [26] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Scots Fusiliers [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal Naval Division [15] London Regiment [13] Scots Guards [11] Cheshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] General List [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Auckland Infantry Regiment [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Border Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lovat's Scouts [3] Manchester Regiment [3] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3]

Service

British Army [888] Canadian Expeditionary Force [301] Australian Imperial Force [100] Royal Navy [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34] South African Services [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1520]

Contribution

Military Service [1466] Merchant Navy [48] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

William Mcarthur

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 204598 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Duncan Mcarthur

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5159

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William Hicks Mcarthur

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 222652 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 96th Brigade, "C" Battery

British Army 222652 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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George Boyd Mcarthur

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3545 Trooper Acting Corporal Life Guards

British Army 3545 Acting Corporal Life Guards

British Army 3545 1st Life Guards

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Thomas Mcarthur

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105983

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Thomas Herbert Mcarthur

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11371

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Gavin Watson Mcarthur

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army S/30548 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John C Mcarthur

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92889

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George Mcarthur

Died 1916

British Army 13054 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Duncan Mcarthur

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 251130 Private Royal Scots

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William Mcarthur

Born 1888

British Army 10727 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 10727 Acting Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army T/39269 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

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George William Mcarthur

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193423

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Burt George Mcarthur

Born 1883

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 9105

Australian Imperial Force 9105 Sapper RE 9 Field Coy

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Alexander James Mcarthur

Born 1895

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 475 Private Australian Infantry 7th Battalion

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Ralph Dobie Mcarthur

Died 1916

British Army 372071 Private London Regiment

British Army 372071 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4502 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Millar Mcarthur

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47546

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Alec Mcarthur

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264970

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John Laing Mcarthur

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206289

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John Mcarthur

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278528

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Hector Macdonald Mcarthur

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176693 Cadet Royal Air Force

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