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Melbourne Victoria [36]

Sydney New South Wales [23]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13]

Glasgow Scotland [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Hobart Tasmania [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Hopeman [6]

Hopeman Morayshire [5]

Stawell Victoria [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Shepparton Victoria [4]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3]

Benalla Victoria [3]

Clyde Victoria [3]

Congupna Victoria [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Horsham Victoria [3]

Lanark Scotland [3]

Lismore New South Wales [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Baddaginnie Victoria [2]

Bowen Queensland [2]

Branxholme Victoria [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Clunes Victoria [2]

Cromdale, Scotland [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Gibraltar [2]

Glasgow [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

Rutherglen Victoria [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Stirling Scotland [2]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [2]

Wangaratta Victoria [2]

Wycheproof Victoria [2]

Wyrallah New South Wales [2]

Acharacle, Argyleshire, Scotland [1]

Ardgay, Rossshire [1]

Ardrossan Scotland [1]

Arrowtown [1]

Rank

Private [938]

Gunner [85]

Serjeant [76]

Corporal [64]

Driver [60]

Lance Corporal [53]

Sapper [44]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [12]

Captain [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Major [7]

Pioneer [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Nursing Sister [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Second Corporal [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Second Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Alias Rifleman [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier [1]

Cadet [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [106]

Labour Corps [100]

Cameron Highlanders [92]

Highland Light Infantry [90]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [88]

Gordon Highlanders [85]

Army Service Corps [76]

Royal Field Artillery [76]

Royal Highlanders [75]

Royal Engineers [71]

Royal Scots [66]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Scottish Rifles [52]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [46]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [31]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Royal Naval Division [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

British West Indies Regiment [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Scots Guards [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Scottish Horse [13]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Lovat's Scouts [10]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Engineers Transport [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

Army Service Corps Transport [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Service

British Army [1357]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [410]

Australian Imperial Force [254]

Royal Navy [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [56]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [2318]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2243]

Merchant Navy [58]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

Canada [2]

Guyana [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [36] Sydney New South Wales [23] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13] Glasgow Scotland [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Hobart Tasmania [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] Hopeman [6] Hopeman Morayshire [5] Stawell Victoria [5] Aberdeen [4] Ballarat Victoria [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Shepparton Victoria [4] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3] Benalla Victoria [3] Clyde Victoria [3] Congupna Victoria [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Horsham Victoria [3] Lanark Scotland [3] Lismore New South Wales [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Baddaginnie Victoria [2] Bowen Queensland [2] Branxholme Victoria [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Clunes Victoria [2] Cromdale, Scotland [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Gibraltar [2] Glasgow [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] Rutherglen Victoria [2] Stepney, London [2] Stirling Scotland [2] Tumbarumba New South Wales [2] Wangaratta Victoria [2] Wycheproof Victoria [2] Wyrallah New South Wales [2] Acharacle, Argyleshire, Scotland [1] Ardgay, Rossshire [1] Ardrossan Scotland [1] Arrowtown [1]

Rank

Private [938] Gunner [85] Serjeant [76] Corporal [64] Driver [60] Lance Corporal [53] Sapper [44] Second Lieutenant [24] Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [12] Captain [9] Able Seaman [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Major [7] Pioneer [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Staff Nurse [5] Nursing Sister [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Second Corporal [3] Sister [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Second Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Alias Rifleman [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier [1] Cadet [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [106] Labour Corps [100] Cameron Highlanders [92] Highland Light Infantry [90] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [88] Gordon Highlanders [85] Army Service Corps [76] Royal Field Artillery [76] Royal Highlanders [75] Royal Engineers [71] Royal Scots [66] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Scottish Rifles [52] Royal Scots Fusiliers [46] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] King's Own Scottish Borderers [31] Machine Gun Corps [29] Royal Naval Division [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] British West Indies Regiment [21] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Scots Guards [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Scottish Horse [13] London Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Lovat's Scouts [10] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8] Canadian Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Engineers Transport [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Training Reserve Battalion [8] Border Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Essex Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry Battalion [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] Army Service Corps Transport [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Service

British Army [1357] Canadian Expeditionary Force [410] Australian Imperial Force [254] Royal Navy [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [56] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [2318] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2243] Merchant Navy [58] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [48] Canada [2] Guyana [1]

John Beaton Mcpherson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 202470 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 6315 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/4th

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Grace Batten Mcpherson

Born 1886

Died 1963

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Archibald Mcpherson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1184 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265139 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265139 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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William Mcpherson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1224 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265157 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265157 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Btn

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William Richard Leitch Mcpherson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2648 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2648 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Stuart Mcpherson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army S/5651 Private Gordon Highlanders 10th Battalion

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Donald William Mcpherson

Born 1879

Died 1916

Indian Army Major

Indian Army Major 62nd Punjabis

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Alexander Mackay Mcpherson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2571 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 2571 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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David William Mcpherson

Born 1871

Died 1923

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Robert Mcpherson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2579 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265894 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/5th Btn

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William Mcpherson

Born 1880

British Army 2499 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265852 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265852 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Btn

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Ian Charles Mcpherson

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 32036 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 44th Field Ambulance

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Francis Mcpherson

Born 1888

Australian Imperial Force 443

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Donald Mcpherson

Born 1881

British Army 7723 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Richard Mcpherson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2022 Private Royal Highlanders

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James Mcpherson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195155

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Joseph Mcpherson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308610

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John Mcpherson

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1467 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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Simeon Mcpherson

Born 1893

Other Empire Force 5321 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 7426 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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Donald William Mcpherson

Born 1879

Died 1916

Indian Army Major 62nd Punjabis

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