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Sydney New South Wales [27]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [18]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [17]

Melbourne Victoria [11]

Glasgow Scotland [7]

Belfast, Antrim [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Glasgow [5]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [4]

Belfast [3]

Lanarkshire [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Ayr Scotland [2]

Balaklava South Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [2]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [2]

Camperdown Victoria [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Chewton Victoria [2]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2]

Colonsay, Argyllshire [2]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [2]

Eugowra New South Wales [2]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

Minmi New South Wales [2]

Murchison Victoria [2]

Nyngan New South Wales [2]

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [2]

Stornoway Scotland [2]

Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Tichborne New South Wales [2]

Wahgunyah Victoria [2]

Watchem Victoria [2]

Aberfoyle, Perthshire [1]

Aberystwyth Wales [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Allora Queensland [1]

Appin, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [1195]

Driver [96]

Gunner [93]

Serjeant [93]

Sapper [74]

Corporal [73]

Lance Corporal [54]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Lieutenant [22]

Bombardier [17]

Acting Corporal [15]

Pioneer [15]

Captain [14]

Rifleman [12]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Seaman [4]

Sister [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

2nd Colonel Acting Corporal [1]

4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Corporal /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal/ Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [162]

Labour Corps [162]

Highland Light Infantry [142]

Royal Engineers [126]

Royal Field Artillery [116]

Royal Scots [108]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [96]

Cameron Highlanders [90]

Scottish Rifles [89]

Army Service Corps [88]

Royal Highlanders [76]

Seaforth Highlanders [67]

Royal Garrison Artillery [64]

Gordon Highlanders [54]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [51]

Machine Gun Corps [50]

Royal Irish Rifles [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Royal Naval Division [29]

London Regiment [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [15]

Lovat's Scouts [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Scots Guards [13]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Artillery [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Scottish Horse [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Corps of Dragoons [5]

Service

British Army [1739]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [587]

Australian Imperial Force [180]

Royal Navy [120]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [107]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [2957]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2855]

Merchant Navy [86]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [27] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [18] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [17] Melbourne Victoria [11] Glasgow Scotland [7] Belfast, Antrim [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Glasgow [5] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Edinburgh, Midlothian [4] Belfast [3] Lanarkshire [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Ayr Scotland [2] Balaklava South Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Batemans Bay New South Wales [2] Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland [2] Camperdown Victoria [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Chewton Victoria [2] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2] Colonsay, Argyllshire [2] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [2] Eugowra New South Wales [2] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] Minmi New South Wales [2] Murchison Victoria [2] Nyngan New South Wales [2] Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [2] Stornoway Scotland [2] Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Tichborne New South Wales [2] Wahgunyah Victoria [2] Watchem Victoria [2] Aberfoyle, Perthshire [1] Aberystwyth Wales [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Allora Queensland [1] Appin, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [1195] Driver [96] Gunner [93] Serjeant [93] Sapper [74] Corporal [73] Lance Corporal [54] Second Lieutenant [34] Lieutenant [22] Bombardier [17] Acting Corporal [15] Pioneer [15] Captain [14] Rifleman [12] Acting Serjeant [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Staff Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Seaman [4] Sister [4] Able Seaman [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 2nd Colonel Acting Corporal [1] 4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Corporal /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal/ Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [162] Labour Corps [162] Highland Light Infantry [142] Royal Engineers [126] Royal Field Artillery [116] Royal Scots [108] Royal Scots Fusiliers [96] Cameron Highlanders [90] Scottish Rifles [89] Army Service Corps [88] Royal Highlanders [76] Seaforth Highlanders [67] Royal Garrison Artillery [64] Gordon Highlanders [54] King's Own Scottish Borderers [51] Machine Gun Corps [50] Royal Irish Rifles [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Royal Naval Division [29] London Regiment [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20] Liverpool Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Defence Corps [18] Manchester Regiment [16] Royal Irish Fusiliers [15] Lovat's Scouts [14] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Scots Guards [13] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [11] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Air Force [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Tank Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Artillery [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Scottish Horse [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Corps of Dragoons [5]

Service

British Army [1739] Canadian Expeditionary Force [587] Australian Imperial Force [180] Royal Navy [120] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [115] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [107] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [2957] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2855] Merchant Navy [86] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Australia [1] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

Hector Norman Mcmillan

Born 1884

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 14021 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Norman Alexander Clark Mcmillan

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army S/18101 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Joseph Mcmillan

Died 1916

British Army S/4798 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 11th Battalion

British Army S/4798 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 13th Battalion

British Army S/4798 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 11th Battalion

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Robert Mcmillan

Born 1873

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141825 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Mcmillan

Born 1883

Died 1965

British Army 26994 Private Royal Scots

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Clara Louisa Mcmillan

Born 1887

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) "Wimmera" (Melbourne)

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Joseph Mcmillan

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 345680 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1937 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 345680 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Thomas Mcmillan

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army S-23369 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S-41651 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/41651 signaller Gordon Highlanders

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Robert Chichester Mcmillan

Born 1885

Died 1955

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps attached Welsh Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Archibald Mcmillan

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1737 Driver Royal Marine Artillery Eastney Barracks

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John Mcmillan

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71839

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Robert Mcmillan

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87776

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James Mcmillan

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185248

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Hugh Mcmillan

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295083

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Andrew Mcmillan

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106057

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William Mcmillan

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133891

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Donald Mcmillan

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266062

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Archibald Mcmillan

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109835

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James Mcmillan

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281783

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John Mcmillan

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 4616 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 241245 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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