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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Edinburgh Scotland [5]

Broken Hill New South Wales [4]

Edinburgh [4]

Warrnambool Victoria [4]

Ardrossan South Australia [3]

Galashields, Selkirkshire [3]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Hamilton ON [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alva, Clackmannanshire [2]

Baldur, Manitoba [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Dunedin [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Hughenden Queensland [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kilmarnock Scotland [2]

Koorawatha New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Perth, Perthshire [2]

Port Macquarie New South Wales [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

Scotland [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Sprent Tasmania [2]

Stoke Newington, London [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Ulverstone Tasmania [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

Woolsthorpe Victoria [2]

Aberfeldy, Perthshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Antrim [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Argyllshire [1]

Auchterarder Scotland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [850]

Serjeant [89]

Driver [67]

Corporal [63]

Gunner [62]

Sapper [53]

Lance Corporal [42]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Captain [34]

Lieutenant [28]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Bombardier [11]

Major [10]

Pioneer [8]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Nurse [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Drummer [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

1st Armourer's Crew [1]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [129]

Royal Engineers [119]

Labour Corps [110]

Army Service Corps [100]

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Royal Scots [78]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [76]

Highland Light Infantry [75]

Gordon Highlanders [54]

Seaforth Highlanders [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [44]

Scottish Rifles [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Cameron Highlanders [40]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [39]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [35]

London Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [23]

Scots Guards [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Engineers Transport [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Otago Infantry Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

General List [5]

Lovat's Scouts [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Service

British Army [1352]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [231]

Australian Imperial Force [135]

Royal Navy [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [87]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [54]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [2015]

A [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1956]

Merchant Navy [43]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Edinburgh Scotland [5] Broken Hill New South Wales [4] Edinburgh [4] Warrnambool Victoria [4] Ardrossan South Australia [3] Galashields, Selkirkshire [3] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Hamilton ON [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alva, Clackmannanshire [2] Baldur, Manitoba [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Dunedin [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Hughenden Queensland [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kilmarnock Scotland [2] Koorawatha New South Wales [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Perth, Perthshire [2] Port Macquarie New South Wales [2] Sale Victoria [2] Scotland [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Sprent Tasmania [2] Stoke Newington, London [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Ulverstone Tasmania [2] Walworth, London [2] Warwick Queensland [2] Woolsthorpe Victoria [2] Aberfeldy, Perthshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Antrim [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Argyllshire [1] Auchterarder Scotland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [850] Serjeant [89] Driver [67] Corporal [63] Gunner [62] Sapper [53] Lance Corporal [42] Second Lieutenant [41] Captain [34] Lieutenant [28] Acting Serjeant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Bombardier [11] Major [10] Pioneer [8] Corporal 2nd [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Nursing Sister [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Nurse [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Drummer [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 1st Armourer's Crew [1] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [129] Royal Engineers [119] Labour Corps [110] Army Service Corps [100] Royal Field Artillery [88] Royal Scots [78] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [76] Highland Light Infantry [75] Gordon Highlanders [54] Seaforth Highlanders [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [44] Scottish Rifles [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Cameron Highlanders [40] Royal Scots Fusiliers [39] King's Own Scottish Borderers [35] London Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [28] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [23] Scots Guards [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Liverpool Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Engineers Transport [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Otago Infantry Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Canadian Army Medical Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] General List [5] Lovat's Scouts [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Scottish Horse [5] Tank Corps [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Service

British Army [1352] Canadian Expeditionary Force [231] Australian Imperial Force [135] Royal Navy [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [87] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [54] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [2015] A [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1956] Merchant Navy [43] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [38] New Zealand [1]

David Mclaren

Born 1895

Died 1942

British Army 43129 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 43129 Private Highland Light Infantry 16th Battalion

British Army 750 NCO Highland Cyclist Battalion

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Alexander Mclaren

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27566 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27566 Private

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Archibald King Mclaren

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army M2/193914 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Wilkinson Mclaren

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 6286 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles

British Army 6286 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6286 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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George Mclaren

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4846 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3/4 Battalion

British Army 6889 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7 Battalion

British Army 6889 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Mclaren

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 32334 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Roy Mclaren

Born 1886

Died 1952

Canadian Expeditionary Force 461476

Canadian Expeditionary Force 461476 Private 61st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 461476 44th Battalion Canadian Infantry

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John Mclaren

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army S/16570 Private Cameron Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Leslie Mclaren

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 122 Corporal Australian Infantry 18th Battalion

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William Mclaren

Born 1892

Died 1976

British Army 59252 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 59252 Private RAMC

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Joseph Mclaren

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Major Canadian Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Maj Major 10th Battalion

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William Mclaren

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 23514 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 30446 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 23514 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion

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William Harley Mclaren

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1673 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Robert Mclaren

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3962 Private London Regiment

British Army 3962 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Robert Mclaren

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163266

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James Mclaren

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119040

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John 'jack' Cullis Mclaren

Born 1892

Royal Navy F18345 Aircraftsman 2nd Class HMS President II

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218345 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Robert Mclaren

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24887

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James Mclaren

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108244

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Peter Mclaren

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69806

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