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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Ayr Scotland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ayr [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Crieff, Perthshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Elingamite Victoria [1]

Fortingall, Perthshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Greenock, Dumbartonshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Griswold, Manitoba [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Hay Township - Huron County [1]

Hill End New South Wales [1]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1]

Jedburgh, Roxburgh [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Madeira [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newark, Lincolnshire [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

POE Balantrae Scotland [1]

POE Brisbane Queensland [1]

POE Elliston South Australia [1]

POE Goulburn New South Wales [1]

POE Melbourne Victoria [1]

POE Wellington New South Wales [1]

Pembroke [1]

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Port Pirie South Australia [1]

Prince Edward Island [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [159]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Driver [12]

Captain [11]

Gunner [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Gunner/ Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Highland Light Infantry [12]

Gordon Highlanders [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

London Regiment [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoons [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Intelligence Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Lovat's Scouts [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [255]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [120]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [500]

Contribution

Military Service [480]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Ayr Scotland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ayr [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Cheshire [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Crieff, Perthshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Elingamite Victoria [1] Fortingall, Perthshire [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Greenock, Dumbartonshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Greenwich, London [1] Griswold, Manitoba [1] Haggerston, London [1] Hay Township - Huron County [1] Hill End New South Wales [1] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1] Jedburgh, Roxburgh [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Madeira [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newark, Lincolnshire [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] POE Balantrae Scotland [1] POE Brisbane Queensland [1] POE Elliston South Australia [1] POE Goulburn New South Wales [1] POE Melbourne Victoria [1] POE Wellington New South Wales [1] Pembroke [1] Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Port Pirie South Australia [1] Prince Edward Island [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [159] Corporal [14] Serjeant [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Driver [12] Captain [11] Gunner [11] Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Major [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Clerk [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Commander [1] Gunner/ Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Private Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [17] Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Highland Light Infantry [12] Gordon Highlanders [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Highlanders [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Scots [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] London Regiment [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] Scottish Rifles [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Scots Guards [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Engineers [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoons [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Intelligence Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Lovat's Scouts [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [255] Canadian Expeditionary Force [120] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [500]

Contribution

Military Service [480] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [2]

Adam Mcewen

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3075 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 315404 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 315404 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 13th (Scottish Horse) Battalion

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James Mcewen

Died 1918

British Army 267089 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Mcewen

Died 1916

British Army 9034 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alistair James Mcewen

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 135841 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Mcewen

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 4556 Private Scots Guards

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Thomas Mcewen

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4663 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Duncan Mcewen

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4578 Private Royal Scots

British Army 201368 Private Royal Scots

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Charles James Mcewen

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2154 Highland Light Infantry

British Army 2154 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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William Mcewen

Died 1918

British Army 34898 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Henry Mcewen

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 9990 Private Border Regiment

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Thomas Mcewen

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305178

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Daniel Mcewen

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307976

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John Joseph Mcewen

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136859

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Duncan Mcewen

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49319

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John Ewart Mcewen

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151804

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John Cowper Mcewen

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155341

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Geoffrey George Parrett Mcewen

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156017

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Robert Hensie Mcewen

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174027

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Peter Mcewen

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 120748 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Andrew George Mcewen

Australian Imperial Force 41

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