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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Beaufort Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Down [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Kaniva Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ayr, Scotland [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Ballymoney, Antrim [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Brussels Ontario [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Castle Dawson, Londonderry [1]

Christchurch [1]

Coleraine, Londonderry [1]

Dearham, Cumberland [1]

Donegal [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanark [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Limehouse, Middlesex, England [1]

Listowel, Kerry [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Londonderry [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlebie, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Middleby, Dumfries [1]

Minmi New South Wales [1]

Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1]

Murchison Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [231]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Corporal [17]

Gunner [15]

Lance Corporal [15]

Driver [14]

Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [9]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [6]

Major General [5]

Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [1]

Second Lieutenant/ Temporary Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Private [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant/ Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [38]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [22]

Highland Light Infantry [21]

Royal Scots [19]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [18]

Scottish Rifles [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [14]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [14]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Staff [6]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Gurkha Rifles [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

Lancers [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [356]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Royal Navy [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Last name first letter

M [539]

Contribution

Military Service [519]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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People [540] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [5] Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Beaufort Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Down [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Kaniva Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ayr, Scotland [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Ballymoney, Antrim [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, Down [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Brussels Ontario [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Castle Dawson, Londonderry [1] Christchurch [1] Coleraine, Londonderry [1] Dearham, Cumberland [1] Donegal [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanark [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Limehouse, Middlesex, England [1] Listowel, Kerry [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Londonderry [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlebie, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Middleby, Dumfries [1] Minmi New South Wales [1] Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1] Murchison Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [231] Second Lieutenant [22] Corporal [17] Gunner [15] Lance Corporal [15] Driver [14] Serjeant [14] Lieutenant [11] Sapper [9] Captain [6] Pioneer [6] Major General [5] Major [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Brigadier General [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Private [1] Deck Hand [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant General [1] Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [1] Second Lieutenant/ Temporary Major [1] Staff Serjeant Private [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant/ Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [38] Labour Corps [25] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [22] Highland Light Infantry [21] Royal Scots [19] Royal Scots Fusiliers [18] Scottish Rifles [16] Army Service Corps [15] King's Own Scottish Borderers [14] Royal Irish Fusiliers [14] Seaforth Highlanders [14] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Staff [6] Gordon Highlanders [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Tank Corps [4] Gurkha Rifles [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King Edward's Horse [2] Lancers [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [356] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] Australian Imperial Force [33] Royal Navy [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Last name first letter

M [539]

Contribution

Military Service [519] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

Angus Murray Mccracken

Born 1895

Died 1943

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 368th Battery, 147th Brigade, 29th Division

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Charles Mccracken

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 6864 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Samuel Mccracken

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 17/1439 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 17/1439 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Robert S Mccracken

Born 1897

Died 1962

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438773

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Andrew Mccracken

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 19772 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 3rd Battalion

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William Mccracken

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47552

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Samuel Mccracken

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75322

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Lyle Gardener Mccracken

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654186

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George Mccracken

Died 1917

British Army 129017 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas James Mccracken

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288756

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Samuel John Mccracken

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121388

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David Mccracken

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228695

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Albert Henry Mccracken

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277836

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Alexander Mccracken

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12468 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Charles Mccracken

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army S/24117 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1/18017 Private Training Reserve

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David B. Mccracken

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1979 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 1979 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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David Mccracken

Died 1915

British Army 9035 Private Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 9035 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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George Mccracken

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 7808 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 7808 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Thomas Mccracken

Died 1918

British Army 73204 Private Welsh Regiment

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Samuel Mccracken

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 10308 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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