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Sydney New South Wales [13]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Horsham Victoria [5]

Inverness Scotland [5]

Ararat Victoria [4]

Inverell New South Wales [4]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Quirindi New South Wales [3]

Roebourne Western Australia [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barrington New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Dimboola Victoria [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gloucester New South Wales [2]

Hawker South Australia [2]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Rockley New South Wales [2]

Romsey Victoria [2]

Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Warracknabeal Victoria [2]

Wollomombi New South Wales [2]

Aberchirder, Banff [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberfoyle New South Wales [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldinga South Australia [1]

Alyth, Perthshire [1]

Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland [1]

Auchterless, Aberdeenshire [1]

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Ballasheen [1]

Belair South Australia [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birregurra Victoria [1]

Bonhill [1]

Bothwell Tasmania [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Branxton New South Wales [1]

Bridge Creek Victoria [1]

Brigden, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brora, Sutherland, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [351]

Gunner [29]

Serjeant [28]

Corporal [23]

Driver [23]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [20]

Captain [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Major [2]

Seaman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant/Observer [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major/ Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pte., Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [74]

Labour Corps [43]

Cameron Highlanders [40]

Gordon Highlanders [40]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [33]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Royal Scots [28]

Royal Engineers [27]

Royal Highlanders [27]

Army Service Corps [23]

Highland Light Infantry [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Lovat's Scouts [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Scots Guards [8]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Sikhs [4]

14th Sikhs [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Engineers [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Wellington Infantry Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

45th Sikhs [2]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Australian Field Artillery [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Dragoons [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [527]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [340]

Australian Imperial Force [133]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Royal Navy [37]

Indian Army [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1178]

Contribution

Military Service [1149]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Guyana [3]

New Zealand [1]

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People [1178] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [13] Melbourne Victoria [7] Horsham Victoria [5] Inverness Scotland [5] Ararat Victoria [4] Inverell New South Wales [4] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Quirindi New South Wales [3] Roebourne Western Australia [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barrington New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Dimboola Victoria [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gloucester New South Wales [2] Hawker South Australia [2] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Rockley New South Wales [2] Romsey Victoria [2] Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Warracknabeal Victoria [2] Wollomombi New South Wales [2] Aberchirder, Banff [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberfoyle New South Wales [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldinga South Australia [1] Alyth, Perthshire [1] Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland [1] Auchterless, Aberdeenshire [1] Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Ballasheen [1] Belair South Australia [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birregurra Victoria [1] Bonhill [1] Bothwell Tasmania [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Branxton New South Wales [1] Bridge Creek Victoria [1] Brigden, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brora, Sutherland, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [351] Gunner [29] Serjeant [28] Corporal [23] Driver [23] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [20] Captain [16] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Major [2] Seaman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant/Observer [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major/ Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pte., Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [74] Labour Corps [43] Cameron Highlanders [40] Gordon Highlanders [40] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [33] Royal Field Artillery [33] Royal Scots [28] Royal Engineers [27] Royal Highlanders [27] Army Service Corps [23] Highland Light Infantry [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Lovat's Scouts [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Scottish Rifles [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Scots Guards [8] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry Battalion [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Sikhs [4] 14th Sikhs [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Engineers [3] Canadian Field Artillery [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Wellington Infantry Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 45th Sikhs [2] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] Australian Field Artillery [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Border Regiment [2] Dragoons [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [527] Canadian Expeditionary Force [340] Australian Imperial Force [133] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Royal Navy [37] Indian Army [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1178]

Contribution

Military Service [1149] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Guyana [3] New Zealand [1]

John Mcrae

Born 1880

British Army 24 Colour Serjeant Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/25955 Colour Serjeant Cameron Highlanders

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Guy Clark Mcrae

Born 1895

Other Empire Force 6858 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8315 Acting Colour Serjeant British West Indies Regiment

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James Mcrae

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2898 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 266065 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Richard Mcrae

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 24888 Private South Wales Borderers

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Murdo Mcrae

Born 1897

British Army 1697 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 623499 Private Labour Corps

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Roderick Mcrae

Born 1898

British Army 82196 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Roderick Mcrae

Born 1879

British Army 2138 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 385214 Private Labour Corps

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Marjorie Or Marjory Taylor Mcrae

Born 1895

British Army 42659 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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James Mcrae

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306799

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George Mcrae

Born 1880

Died 1936

British Army 34896 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert Mcrae

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 201776 Acting Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 201776 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 5th Battalion

British Army 10524 Acting Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles Mcrae

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88033

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Roderick Mcrae

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145594

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Joseph Mcrae

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134911

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Henry St George Murray Mcrae

Born 1878

Died 1962

British Army Captain Indian Army

Indian Army Second Lieutenant

Indian Army Colonel 45th Sikhs

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Robert Mcrae

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106054

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Finlay Mcrae

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309494

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William D Mcrae

Died 1918

British Army DM2/154298 Private Army Service Corps

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Frank Mcrae

Born 1896

Died 1982

Canadian Expeditionary Force 259143

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Donald Mcrae

Born 1880

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/821 Private Auckland Infantry Battalion

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