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Apsley Victoria [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Pittenweem, Fifeshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bishopsbourne Tasmania [2]

Durham Lead Victoria [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Frankford Tasmania [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Alyth, Perthshire [1]

Ardclach, Nairn, Scotland [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Berringa Victoria [1]

Beveridge Victoria [1]

Bishopbourne Tasmania [1]

Duddingstone Edinburgh [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Fife [1]

Forres, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1]

Keith South Australia [1]

Kinliss [1]

Kinloss, Scotland [1]

Lanark, Glasgow [1]

Longford Tasmania [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Moruya New South Wales [1]

Mount Benson South Australia [1]

Nairn, Nairnshire [1]

Naracoorte South Australia [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire [1]

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire [1]

Selkirk [1]

Stewarts Range South Australia [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Welborough Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [147]

Sapper [18]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Captain [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Pioneer [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Hand [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Mister [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Seaforth Highlanders [17]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

Labour Corps [14]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Scots [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Scottish Rifles [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Scottish Horse [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Schoolmistress [1]

Army Script Reader [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Black Watch [1]

Cameron Highlanders Department [1]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [228]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [58]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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M [371]

Contribution

Military Service [356]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [371] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Apsley Victoria [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Pittenweem, Fifeshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bishopsbourne Tasmania [2] Durham Lead Victoria [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Frankford Tasmania [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Alyth, Perthshire [1] Ardclach, Nairn, Scotland [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Berringa Victoria [1] Beveridge Victoria [1] Bishopbourne Tasmania [1] Duddingstone Edinburgh [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Fife [1] Forres, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1] Keith South Australia [1] Kinliss [1] Kinloss, Scotland [1] Lanark, Glasgow [1] Longford Tasmania [1] Middlesex [1] Mile End, London [1] Moruya New South Wales [1] Mount Benson South Australia [1] Nairn, Nairnshire [1] Naracoorte South Australia [1] Perth, Perthshire [1] Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire [1] Rutherglen, Lanarkshire [1] Selkirk [1] Stewarts Range South Australia [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Welborough Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [147] Sapper [18] Gunner [16] Corporal [14] Serjeant [11] Driver [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [7] Deck Hand [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Captain [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Pioneer [3] Lieutenant [2] Second Hand [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Mister [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25] Royal Highlanders [17] Seaforth Highlanders [17] Royal Field Artillery [16] Gordon Highlanders [14] Labour Corps [14] Highland Light Infantry [13] Cameron Highlanders [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Scots [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Scottish Rifles [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [4] Scottish Horse [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Scots Guards [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Schoolmistress [1] Army Script Reader [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Engineers [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Black Watch [1] Cameron Highlanders Department [1] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [228] Canadian Expeditionary Force [58] Australian Imperial Force [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [371]

Contribution

Military Service [356] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Evan Mcbain

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1438 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 355489 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Charles Stuart George Mcbain

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2536 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1633 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Division Signal Company

British Army 558224 Sapper Royal Engineers 29th Signal Company

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Duncan James Mcbain

Born 1896

Died 1969

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7464

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James Mcbain

Born 1889

British Army 67254 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Alexander Mcbain

Died 1916

British Army 10876 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Robert Mcbain

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146096

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Donald Mcbain

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29730

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Alexander B Mcbain

Born 1898

British Army S/27304 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Andrew Mcbain

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283576

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Donald Mcbain

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27430

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William Mcbain

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 64118 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Stanley Thomas Mcbain

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172128

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John Mcbain

Born 1876

Died 1920

British Army 202192 Private Labour Corps Scottish Command ex Labour Corps

British Army 202192 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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Joseph Alexander Mcbain

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119962

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Alexander Mcbain

Born 1883

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 55774 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Mcbain

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318013

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William Mcbain

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 3402 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 6618 Private Seaforth Highlanders 4th Battalion

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William Inches Mcbain

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304268

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Peter Mcbain

Died 1915

British Army 3122 Private Royal Scots

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William Mcbain

Died 1916

British Army 14592 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 14592 Private Highland Light Infantry

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