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Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [2]

Dumfries, Scotland [2]

Inchinnan, Renfrewshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Auchinlea, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Barjarg Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Catrine, parish of Sorn [1]

Cleland Scotland [1]

Cleland, Lanarkshire [1]

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire [1]

Denny, Strilingshire, Scotland [1]

Dumbarton, Scotland [1]

Dumfries [1]

Dundalk, Ontario [1]

Dura Den, Parish of Kemback, Fife [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Falkirk [1]

Hamilton [1]

Irvine, Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ladyacre, parish of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire [1]

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire [1]

Maxwell Town, Kirkcudbright [1]

Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Northumberland [1]

Renfrew [1]

Renfrew Scotland [1]

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire [1]

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tisdale [1]

Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire [1]

West Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Gunner [5]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Driver [3]

Sapper [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

188 (Night) Training Squadron (Pilot) [1]

Army Service Corps. [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders of Canada [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Late Border Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [137]

Contribution

Military Service [135]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [137] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [2] Dumfries, Scotland [2] Inchinnan, Renfrewshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Auchinlea, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Barjarg Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Catrine, parish of Sorn [1] Cleland Scotland [1] Cleland, Lanarkshire [1] Closeburn, Dumfriesshire [1] Denny, Strilingshire, Scotland [1] Dumbarton, Scotland [1] Dumfries [1] Dundalk, Ontario [1] Dura Den, Parish of Kemback, Fife [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Falkirk [1] Hamilton [1] Irvine, Scotland [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ladyacre, parish of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire [1] Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire [1] Maxwell Town, Kirkcudbright [1] Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Northumberland [1] Renfrew [1] Renfrew Scotland [1] Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire [1] Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tisdale [1] Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire [1] West Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [71] Gunner [5] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Driver [3] Sapper [3] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Captain [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Cameron Highlanders [8] Gordon Highlanders [8] Labour Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [3] British Red Cross Society [3] Royal Scots [3] Canadian Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] 188 (Night) Training Squadron (Pilot) [1] Army Service Corps. [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders of Canada [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Household Battalion [1] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] Late Border Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS TIGER [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Scottish Horse [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [96] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [137]

Contribution

Military Service [135] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

William Graham Sproat Mcmurdo

Born 1895

Died 1956

British Army 9997 Private Border Regiment

British Army 9997 Corporal Border Regiment

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Thomas Mcmurdo

Born 1890

British Army 10293 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Alexander Mcmurdo

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 1869 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/5th Battalion

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David Mcmurdo

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1740 Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 43315 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 43315 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th.Battalion

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Leslie Clegg Mcmurdo

Born 1900

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4563 Private 31st Battalion Australian Infantry

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Archie Nelson Mcmurdo

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182438

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Alexander Edminstone Mcmurdo

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 63 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 663058 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 663058 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 175th. Brigade

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Robert Mcmurdo

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force A36230

Canadian Expeditionary Force A/36230 Private Canadian Infantry 4th. Battalion

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Walter Scott Mcmurdo

Born 1888

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5711

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Andrew Mcmurdo

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 40522 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 40522 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th. Battalion

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William Mcmurdo

Born 1893

Died 1924

British Army 290504 Private Royal Highlanders

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Peter Mcmurdo

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army L/17314 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/17314 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/17314 Corporal Royal Field Artillery "G" Battery 149th. Brigade

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William Mcmurdo

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 7931 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 7931 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st./4th. Battalion

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John Coke Mcmurdo

Died 1915

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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Thomas Mcmurdo

Died 1915

British Army 2089 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 2089 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Mcmurdo

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army S/29359 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/41169 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Thomas Mcmurdo

Died 1917

British Army 1844 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 2582 Trooper Lanarkshire Yeomanry

British Army 1844 Trooper Household Battalion

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Edward L Mcmurdo

Died 1915

British Army 41 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Hamilton Jack Mcmurdo

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2852 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Gavin 'guy' Black Motherwell Mcmurdo

Born 1899

Died 1918

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society

Royal Navy Probationary Flight Officer 188 (Night) Training Squadron (Pilot)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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