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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Temora New South Wales [5]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Orbost Victoria [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Strahan Tasmania [2]

30 Marlborough street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Armidale, Linlithgow [1]

Bellarine Victoria [1]

Burrawang New South Wales [1]

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Calcuttta [1]

Carapooee Victoria [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Crawbrook, Huron County, Ontario [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Fenwick, Ayrshire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Lochcarron, Ross-shire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Midlothian [1]

Millbrook, Lisburn [1]

Morwell Victoria [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Penarth, Glamorgan [1]

Penarth, Glamorganshire [1]

Perth Scotland [1]

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Scotland [1]

Shettleston, Lanarkshire [1]

Stepps, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Stepps, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

VIC Victoria [1]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

West DErby (Liverpool) [1]

Rank

Private [173]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Serjeant [15]

Driver [12]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major now Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Temporary Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [28]

Army Service Corps [23]

Highland Light Infantry [23]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Scots [16]

Scottish Rifles [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Highlanders [12]

Gordon Highlanders [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

New Zealand Field Artillery [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1st ANZAC Army Corps HQ [1]

4th Brigade [1]

5th Army Head Quarters [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

Australian Pioneers [1]

Black Watch [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [263]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [405]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Temora New South Wales [5] Melbourne Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Orbost Victoria [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Strahan Tasmania [2] 30 Marlborough street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Armidale, Linlithgow [1] Bellarine Victoria [1] Burrawang New South Wales [1] Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Calcuttta [1] Carapooee Victoria [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Crawbrook, Huron County, Ontario [1] Edinburgh [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Fenwick, Ayrshire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Holloway, London [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Lanarkshire [1] Lochcarron, Ross-shire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Midlothian [1] Millbrook, Lisburn [1] Morwell Victoria [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Penarth, Glamorgan [1] Penarth, Glamorganshire [1] Perth Scotland [1] Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Scotland [1] Shettleston, Lanarkshire [1] Stepps, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Stepps, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] VIC Victoria [1] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1] Wandsworth, London [1] West DErby (Liverpool) [1]

Rank

Private [173] Second Lieutenant [15] Serjeant [15] Driver [12] Gunner [11] Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Farrier Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major now Temporary Lieutenant [1] Driver Saddler [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant Temporary Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [28] Army Service Corps [23] Highland Light Infantry [23] Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Scots [16] Scottish Rifles [14] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Highlanders [12] Gordon Highlanders [11] Seaforth Highlanders [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Scots Guards [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] New Zealand Field Artillery [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Scottish Horse [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1st ANZAC Army Corps HQ [1] 4th Brigade [1] 5th Army Head Quarters [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] Australian Pioneers [1] Black Watch [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [263] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Australian Imperial Force [36] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [414]

Contribution

Military Service [405] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1] India [1]

Eric Archibald Mcnair

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Mcnair

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2940 Rifleman King's Liverpool Regiment 1/5th

British Army 2940 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 2940 Rifleman King's Liverpool Regiment 1/5th

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Robert Schermerhorn Mcnair

Born 1894

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70490

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corp

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James Mcnair

Born 1891

Died 1982

Australian Imperial Force 5410 Sergeant 1st ANZAC Army Corps HQ

Australian Imperial Force 5410 Private 4th Brigade 14th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 5410 Staff Sergeant 1st ANZAC Army Corps HQ

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William Mcnair

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306148

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Charles Bernard Mcnair

Born 1899

Died 1968

Royal Navy F39581

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William Mcnair

Born 1883

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 928654

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Walter Leslie Mcnair

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211342

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Richad Isaac Mcnair

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 18167 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 11th Battalion

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John Mcclure Mcnair

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239210

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David Mcnair

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 203314 Private Gordon Highlanders

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James Mcnair

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 40659 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 40659 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Andrew Mcnair

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 326280 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Mcnair

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1435 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 1435 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1435 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John Alexander Mcnair

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16/1110 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Stanley Gordon Napoleon Bonaparte Mcnair

Australian Imperial Force 356

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John Mcnair

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305401

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John Campbell Mcnair

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24229

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Andrew Edward Mcnair

Australian Imperial Force 7025

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Matthew Mcnair

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56191

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