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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berry New South Wales [1]

Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Crossgates, Fife [1]

Donald Victoria [1]

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Maldon Victoria [1]

Marong Victoria [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Strathem Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [68]

Driver [10]

Corporal [8]

Gunner [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Royal Scots [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Dragoons [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [2]

Royal Canadian Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Entrenching Battalion [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry attached Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

Labour Corps ex Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Lovat's Scouts [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment Depot [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

RAMC [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Engineers attached Indian Army [1]

Royal Field Artillery/ Staff [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [117]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Royal Navy [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [192]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [183]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [193] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berry New South Wales [1] Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire [1] Cardiff [1] Crossgates, Fife [1] Donald Victoria [1] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Lanarkshire [1] Lancashire [1] Maldon Victoria [1] Marong Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Strathem Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [68] Driver [10] Corporal [8] Gunner [7] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Major [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [13] Royal Scots [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Army Service Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Gordon Highlanders [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Dragoons [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [2] Royal Canadian Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Entrenching Battalion [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry attached Royal West Kent Regiment [1] King Edward's Horse [1] Labour Corps ex Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Lovat's Scouts [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment Depot [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] RAMC [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Engineers attached Indian Army [1] Royal Field Artillery/ Staff [1] Royal Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [117] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [11] Royal Navy [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [192] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [183] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

George Mclay

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 19059 Private Royal Scots 16th Battalion

British Army 19059 Corporal Royal Scots 16th Battalion

British Army 19059 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots 16th Battalion

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William John Mclay

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95135

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Cyril E Mclay

Born 1896

Died 1980

British Army 92661 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army RAMC

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Henry Mclay

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306473

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Robert Mclay

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163474

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John Mclay

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42127

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Charles Baillie Mclay

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318840

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Andrew Mclay

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43432

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John Mclay

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122721

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James Mccracken Mclay

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2543 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Raeburn Mclay

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 333270 Entrenching Battalion

British Army 41756 Private Royal Scots

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James Mclay

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 846 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Mclay

Died 1914

British Army 6995 Private Scots Guards

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Joseph Mclay

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2143 Private Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry

British Army 95168 Private Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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George Archibald Mclay

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 3507 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Mclay

Died 1918

British Army S/22671 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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David Mclay

Australian Imperial Force 2733

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William Mclay

Died 1916

British Army 30151 Private Royal Scots

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Edward Mclay

Died 1917

British Army 376514 Private Royal Scots

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William Mclay

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 7575 Private Highland Light Infantry

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