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Grafton New South Wales [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Balfron, Stirlingshire [1]

Chatsworth Island New South Wales [1]

Coraki New South Wales [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dumbarton [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Kilchoan, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Lochaber Ouest, Qc [1]

Londonderry, Donegal [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire, England [1]

Over, Cheshire [1]

Over, Cheshire, England [1]

Palmers Island New South Wales [1]

South Grafton New South Wales [1]

Stony Plain, Alberta [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Willesdon, London [1]

Yamba New South Wales [1]

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Private [72]

Driver [11]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [6]

Gunner [3]

A/Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

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Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Royal Scots [11]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Otago Infantry Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

New Zealand Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [104]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [53]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

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Contribution

Military Service [184]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Canada [1]

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People [194] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Grafton New South Wales [2] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Balfron, Stirlingshire [1] Chatsworth Island New South Wales [1] Coraki New South Wales [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dumbarton [1] Edinburgh [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Kilchoan, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Lochaber Ouest, Qc [1] Londonderry, Donegal [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire [1] Oswestry, Shropshire, England [1] Over, Cheshire [1] Over, Cheshire, England [1] Palmers Island New South Wales [1] South Grafton New South Wales [1] Stony Plain, Alberta [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Willesdon, London [1] Yamba New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [72] Driver [11] Sapper [8] Corporal [7] Serjeant [6] Gunner [3] A/Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Highland Light Infantry [11] Royal Scots [11] Scottish Rifles [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Gordon Highlanders [6] Cameron Highlanders [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Otago Infantry Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Manchester Regiment [1] New Zealand Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [104] Canadian Expeditionary Force [53] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Last name first letter

M [194]

Contribution

Military Service [184] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Canada [1]

William Mcdermid

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266011

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Clarence Edwin Mcdermid

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 67788 A/Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 67788 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward Mcdermid

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 11571 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 11571 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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William Mcdermid

Died 1916

British Army 8989 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 8989 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Daniel Mcdermid

Died 1916

British Army 14686 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 14686 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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James Mcdermid

Died 1915

British Army 1592 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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James Mcdermid

Died 1917

British Army 201587 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 285037 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Mcdermid

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 7885 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 240741 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Peter Mcdermid

Died 1917

British Army 4247 Private Royal Scots

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Benjamin Mcdermid

Died 1915

British Army 864 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Malcolm Mcdermid

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 41129 Private Royal Scots

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Hugh Mcdermid

Died 1916

British Army 13286 Private Royal Scots

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Alfred Mcdermid

Born 1893

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29256

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William Duncan Mcdermid

Australian Imperial Force 371

Australian Imperial Force 85721

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Richard Mcdermid

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115585

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Duncan Mcdermid

Born 1882

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 49438 Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Mcdermid

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43775

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Neil Alexander Mcdermid

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3213170

Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Hugh Mcdermid

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army WR/324762 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Mcdermid

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 25021 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion

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