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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Edinburgh Scotland [3]

Corindhap Victoria [2]

Irymple Victoria [2]

Auckland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Banana Queensland [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackall Queensland [1]

Blackhill, Consett, Durham [1]

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Calliope Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Creetown Kirkcudbright [1]

Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire [1]

Crystal Palace [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Geachville Victoria [1]

Gladstone Queensland [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kensington Victoria [1]

Linlithgow Scotland [1]

Loanfield Edinburgh [1]

Mount Eccles Victoria [1]

Murrumburrah New South Wales [1]

North Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Penguin Tasmania [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Campbell Victoria [1]

Rokewood Victoria [1]

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Scotstoun Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [1]

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Private [125]

Serjeant [15]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [7]

Driver [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Deputy Commissary [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Nurse [1]

Orderly Member [1]

Piper [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trimmer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [23]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Scots [17]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Africa Pay Corps [2]

Imperial Army [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery Transport [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Forces [1]

Service

British Army [206]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [320]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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People [322] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [5] Brisbane Queensland [3] Edinburgh Scotland [3] Corindhap Victoria [2] Irymple Victoria [2] Auckland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Banana Queensland [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birmingham [1] Blackall Queensland [1] Blackhill, Consett, Durham [1] Bonhill, Dumbartonshire [1] Caboolture Queensland [1] Calliope Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Creetown Kirkcudbright [1] Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire [1] Crystal Palace [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Geachville Victoria [1] Gladstone Queensland [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Govan, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Inverkeithing, Fifeshire [1] Islington, London [1] Kensington Victoria [1] Linlithgow Scotland [1] Loanfield Edinburgh [1] Mount Eccles Victoria [1] Murrumburrah New South Wales [1] North Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Penguin Tasmania [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Campbell Victoria [1] Rokewood Victoria [1] Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Scotstoun Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [125] Serjeant [15] Gunner [14] Corporal [11] Sapper [7] Driver [6] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Deputy Commissary [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Nurse [1] Orderly Member [1] Piper [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trimmer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [23] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Scots [17] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16] Royal Field Artillery [13] Labour Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Scottish Rifles [11] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Gordon Highlanders [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Africa Pay Corps [2] Imperial Army [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery Transport [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Forces [1]

Service

British Army [206] Australian Imperial Force [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [322]

Contribution

Military Service [320] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

Andrew Mckean

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army S/4884 Private Gordon Highlanders 10th Battalion

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George Burdon Mckean

Born 1888

Died 1926

British Army 436568 Serjeant Canadian Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Canadian Forces

British Army Temporary Captain Canadian Forces

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John Alexander Mckean

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 8493 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Gordon Coverdale Mckean

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 739318

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Robert Mckean

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100759

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Roy Henry Walter Mckean

Born 1891

Died 1978

British Army 56172 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery 124th battery

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Frederick Robert Mckean

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2071 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

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Matthew Mckean

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2349 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 240722 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Thomas Mckean

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241155

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Walter Mckean

Died 1918

British Army 252132 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 42068 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Matthew Mckean

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 7470 Private Royal Scots

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Andrew Mckean

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3164 Private County of London Regiment

British Army 270535 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 10705 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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James F Mckean

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/14664 Acting Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/14664 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Robert Mckean

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 7197 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Wilson Mckean

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 9469 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 9469 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Robert Mckean

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 20846 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Francis A Mckean

Died 1918

British Army 12072 Private Royal Scots

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Kenneth Victor Mckean

Born 1887

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 891

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Hussars

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Robert Mckean

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151368

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Robert Mckean

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66274

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