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Sydney New South Wales [23]

Melbourne Victoria [18]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14]

Adelaide South Australia [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10]

St Arnaud Victoria [10]

Bundaberg Queensland [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Glasgow Scotland [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Boonah Queensland [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Edinburgh [4]

Edinburgh Scotland [4]

Glasgow [4]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4]

Kempsey New South Wales [4]

Kerang Victoria [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Aberdeen Scotland [3]

Antrim [3]

Bowraville New South Wales [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Chatsworth Island New South Wales [3]

Chester [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Abbotsford Victoria [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Auckland [2]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [2]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [2]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Bungendore New South Wales [2]

Corindhap Victoria [2]

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Dunedin [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Golspie Scotland [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hurlford, Ayrshire [2]

Rank

Private [1600]

Corporal [128]

Serjeant [123]

Driver [118]

Gunner [107]

Lance Corporal [86]

Sapper [82]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Lieutenant [29]

Acting Corporal [25]

Pioneer [19]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Captain [17]

Bombardier [13]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Seaman [9]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Rifleman [7]

Serjeant Major [7]

Staff Nurse [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Deck Hand [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Nursing Sister [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Drummer [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Piper [3]

Saddler [3]

Sergeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Surgeon [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Cadet [2]

Colour Sergeant [2]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [203]

Labour Corps [198]

Gordon Highlanders [159]

Royal Engineers [158]

Highland Light Infantry [145]

Royal Field Artillery [142]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [136]

Army Service Corps [127]

Royal Scots [127]

Royal Highlanders [111]

Cameron Highlanders [103]

Scottish Rifles [85]

Royal Army Medical Corps [79]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [76]

Royal Garrison Artillery [73]

Machine Gun Corps [62]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [52]

Royal Irish Rifles [43]

Royal Naval Division [40]

London Regiment [33]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Naval Reserve [20]

Lovat's Scouts [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Scots Guards [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [13]

Army Cyclist Corps [12]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [11]

Canadian Infantry [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Border Regiment [8]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [8]

Connaught Rangers [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Military Foot Police [8]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Service

British Army [2341]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [792]

Australian Imperial Force [319]

Royal Navy [179]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [153]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [4065]

F [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3930]

Merchant Navy [106]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [70]

Canada [3]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [23] Melbourne Victoria [18] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14] Adelaide South Australia [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10] St Arnaud Victoria [10] Bundaberg Queensland [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Glasgow Scotland [5] Aberdeen [4] Ballarat Victoria [4] Boonah Queensland [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Edinburgh [4] Edinburgh Scotland [4] Glasgow [4] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4] Kempsey New South Wales [4] Kerang Victoria [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Aberdeen Scotland [3] Antrim [3] Bowraville New South Wales [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Chatsworth Island New South Wales [3] Chester [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Abbotsford Victoria [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Ararat Victoria [2] Auckland [2] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [2] Bicester, Oxfordshire [2] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Bungendore New South Wales [2] Corindhap Victoria [2] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Dunedin [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Golspie Scotland [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hurlford, Ayrshire [2]

Rank

Private [1600] Corporal [128] Serjeant [123] Driver [118] Gunner [107] Lance Corporal [86] Sapper [82] Second Lieutenant [36] Lieutenant [29] Acting Corporal [25] Pioneer [19] Acting Serjeant [18] Captain [17] Bombardier [13] Lance Serjeant [9] Seaman [9] Colour Serjeant [7] Rifleman [7] Serjeant Major [7] Staff Nurse [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Deck Hand [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Nursing Sister [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Company Serjeant Major [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Drummer [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Piper [3] Saddler [3] Sergeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Surgeon [3] Worker [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Cadet [2] Colour Sergeant [2]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [203] Labour Corps [198] Gordon Highlanders [159] Royal Engineers [158] Highland Light Infantry [145] Royal Field Artillery [142] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [136] Army Service Corps [127] Royal Scots [127] Royal Highlanders [111] Cameron Highlanders [103] Scottish Rifles [85] Royal Army Medical Corps [79] Royal Scots Fusiliers [76] Royal Garrison Artillery [73] Machine Gun Corps [62] King's Own Scottish Borderers [52] Royal Irish Rifles [43] Royal Naval Division [40] London Regiment [33] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Liverpool Regiment [26] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [21] Durham Light Infantry [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Royal Naval Reserve [20] Lovat's Scouts [16] Royal Defence Corps [16] Scots Guards [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Irish Fusiliers [13] Army Cyclist Corps [12] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [11] Canadian Infantry [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Border Regiment [8] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [8] Connaught Rangers [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Military Foot Police [8] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [8] Tank Corps [8]

Service

British Army [2341] Canadian Expeditionary Force [792] Australian Imperial Force [319] Royal Navy [179] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [153] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [145] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [4065] F [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3930] Merchant Navy [106] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [70] Canada [3] India [1] Jamaica [1] New Zealand [1]

John Mckay

Born 1861

Died 1915

British Army 2453 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd/8th Bn.

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Hugh Alexander Mckay

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231315

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Alexander Mckay

British Army 6471 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Alfred Edwin Mckay

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Edward Horatio Mckay

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)

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Ernest Mckay

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1547 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Frank Mckay

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Serjeant Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 20839 Private South Midlands Division Cyclist Company

British Army 242657 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Miller Mckay

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army S/9748 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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David Mckay

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 3654 Private Lancers 5th Lancers (Royal Irish).

British Army L/3654 Lance Corporal 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers

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Robert William Mckay

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403209

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John Alexander Mckay

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1551/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 1551 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Ben Herlem."

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Andrew C Mckay

Born 1896

British Army 33777 Private Scottish Rifles 1st Battalion

British Army 7119 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 7118 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Evelyn Verrall Mckay

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps 3rd Canadian General Hospital

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Claude William Mckay

Born 1896

Died 1961

Australian Imperial Force 4481 24th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4481 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 24th Infantry Battalion

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George Mckay

Born 1897

British Army 2679 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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David Mckay

Born 1879

Died 1919

Royal Navy PLY/8618 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 8618 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Lion

Royal Navy PLY/8618 Colour Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Colleen

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Robert Mckay

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225185

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Samuel D Mckay

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88277

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Kenneth Rodrick Mckay

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189621

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William Mckay

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311016

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