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Sydney New South Wales [17]

Melbourne Victoria [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [14]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [10]

Glasgow Scotland [7]

POE Sydney New South Wales [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

POE Melbourne Victoria [6]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Aberdeen New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Belfast [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Carisbrook Victoria [2]

Crookwell New South Wales [2]

Dumfries [2]

Dunbartonshire [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Glasgow [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Inverness Scotland [2]

Lanark Scotland [2]

Lanarkshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Molong New South Wales [2]

Naracoorte South Australia [2]

POE Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2]

POE Brisbane Queensland [2]

POE Dunedin [2]

Perth, Perthshire [2]

Renfrew Scotland [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Anglesey [1]

Arbroath Scotland [1]

Ardno Victoria [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1]

Auckland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Ballyclare, Antrim [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Rank

Private [1099]

Gunner [105]

Serjeant [85]

Driver [74]

Corporal [67]

Sapper [58]

Lance Corporal [44]

Lieutenant [21]

Acting Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Captain [15]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Pioneer [11]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Major [6]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Bandsman [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

1st Armourer's Crew [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Band Master Sergeant [1]

Acting C. Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Bmbr Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [137]

Labour Corps [130]

Highland Light Infantry [123]

Royal Engineers [119]

Royal Highlanders [111]

Royal Scots [103]

Royal Field Artillery [102]

Scottish Rifles [90]

Army Service Corps [62]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [62]

Royal Garrison Artillery [61]

Seaforth Highlanders [60]

Gordon Highlanders [57]

Cameron Highlanders [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [36]

British West Indies Regiment [33]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Royal Naval Division [20]

London Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Irish Rifles [15]

Scots Guards [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9]

Border Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Irish Guards [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Scottish Horse [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Army Pay Corps [5]

Service

British Army [1605]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [241]

Australian Imperial Force [174]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90]

Royal Navy [80]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [54]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [2300]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2238]

Merchant Navy [49]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Australia [1]

France [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [17] Melbourne Victoria [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [14] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [10] Glasgow Scotland [7] POE Sydney New South Wales [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] POE Melbourne Victoria [6] London, Middlesex, England [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Aberdeen New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Belfast [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Carisbrook Victoria [2] Crookwell New South Wales [2] Dumfries [2] Dunbartonshire [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Glasgow [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Inverness Scotland [2] Lanark Scotland [2] Lanarkshire [2] Lancashire [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Molong New South Wales [2] Naracoorte South Australia [2] POE Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2] POE Brisbane Queensland [2] POE Dunedin [2] Perth, Perthshire [2] Renfrew Scotland [2] Aberdeen [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Anglesey [1] Arbroath Scotland [1] Ardno Victoria [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1] Auckland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Ballyclare, Antrim [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1]

Rank

Private [1099] Gunner [105] Serjeant [85] Driver [74] Corporal [67] Sapper [58] Lance Corporal [44] Lieutenant [21] Acting Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Captain [15] Acting Serjeant [13] Pioneer [11] Colour Serjeant [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Able Seaman [6] Major [6] Bombardier [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Bandsman [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 1st Armourer's Crew [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Band Master Sergeant [1] Acting C. Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Bmbr Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [137] Labour Corps [130] Highland Light Infantry [123] Royal Engineers [119] Royal Highlanders [111] Royal Scots [103] Royal Field Artillery [102] Scottish Rifles [90] Army Service Corps [62] Royal Scots Fusiliers [62] Royal Garrison Artillery [61] Seaforth Highlanders [60] Gordon Highlanders [57] Cameron Highlanders [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] Machine Gun Corps [38] King's Own Scottish Borderers [36] British West Indies Regiment [33] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] Royal Fusiliers [22] Royal Naval Division [20] London Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal Irish Rifles [15] Scots Guards [13] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9] Border Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Tank Corps [9] Irish Guards [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Scottish Horse [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Army Pay Corps [5]

Service

British Army [1605] Canadian Expeditionary Force [241] Australian Imperial Force [174] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90] Royal Navy [80] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [54] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [2300] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2238] Merchant Navy [49] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Australia [1] France [1]

William Mcfarlane

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 33927 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 11146 Army Cycling Corp

British Army 33927 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Martin Mcfarlane

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 12160 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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Francis Binnie Mcfarlane

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 76261 Private Training Reserve 15th Battalion

British Army 404070 Sapper Royal Engineers Highland Field Coy.

British Army 76261 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 9th Bn.

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Cleavebert Lawrence Mcfarlane

Born 1895

Other Empire Force 1098 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 2973 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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James Nathaniel Mcfarlane

Born 1896

Other Empire Force 3354 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 4439 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Charles Mcfarlane

Born 1892

Died 1973

British Army 11438 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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John Mcfarlane

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 12000 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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David B Mcfarlane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 566

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George Richard Mcfarlane

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38128

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Archibald Mcfarlane

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70660

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William John Mcfarlane

Born 1876

British Army 3392 Sergeant Drummer Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 240255 Acting Band Master Sergeant 1/6th Sherwood Foresters

British Army Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant 1/6th Nottingham And Derbyshire Regiment.

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Henry Mcfarlane

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27082

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Hugh Mcfarlane

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58196

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William Mcfarlane

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111806

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Bernard Mcfarlane

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119751

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Alexander Mcfarlane

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122966

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Duncan Mcfarlane

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111189

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John Mcfarlane

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406308

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William Mcfarlane

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77765

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James Easton Mcfarlane

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J90174

Royal Navy J/90174 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

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