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Horsham Victoria [2]

Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Scotland [2]

Stanthorpe Queensland [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Ardrishaig, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Camperdown Victoria [1]

Carey Gully South Australia [1]

Crinan Ferry, Argyllshire, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Elgin Scotland [1]

Fogo, Berwickshire [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Rothesay, Buteshire [1]

Saint Andrews, Edinburgh [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Gunner [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Sapper [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13]

Cameron Highlanders [10]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Scottish Horse [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

20th Bn. Canadian Infantry [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [1]

Depot King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Highlanders [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

The Gordon Highlanders [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [102]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [196]

Contribution

Military Service [189]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [196] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Horsham Victoria [2] Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Scotland [2] Stanthorpe Queensland [2] Aberdeen [1] Ardrishaig, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] Carey Gully South Australia [1] Crinan Ferry, Argyllshire, Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Elgin Scotland [1] Fogo, Berwickshire [1] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Rothesay, Buteshire [1] Saint Andrews, Edinburgh [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [69] Gunner [7] Lance Corporal [7] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Sapper [4] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13] Cameron Highlanders [10] Royal Highlanders [9] Gordon Highlanders [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Engineers [4] Scots Guards [4] Scottish Horse [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Scots [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 20th Bn. Canadian Infantry [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps attached Royal Field Artillery [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [1] Depot King's Liverpool Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Highlanders [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Military Foot Police [1] Military Mounted Police [1] New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] The Gordon Highlanders [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [102] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Australian Imperial Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [196]

Contribution

Military Service [189] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

James Duncan Mctavish

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1404 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 1/9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Gordon Highlanders 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Gordon Highlanders 1/7th (Deeside Highland) Battalion

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Donald C Mctavish

Born 1898

British Army S/16376 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Francis Mctavish

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 6802 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Robert Mctavish

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321553

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Kenneth Wilfred Mctavish

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272643

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Alexander James Mctavish

Died 1915

British Army 2813 Private Royal Scots

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John Mctavish

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 204075 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John Mctavish

Born 1892

British Army 587012 Private Labour Corps

British Army 37376 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Ernest Mctavish

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136638

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Donald Fraser Mctavish

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153120

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William J Mctavish

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 58215 Lance Corporal 20th Bn. Canadian Infantry

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Donald John Mctavish

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111510

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Wilson Crerar Mctavish

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272129

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James Wesley Mctavish

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272756

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Donald Mctavish

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 40623 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Duncan Mctavish

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 8489 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 8489 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Daniel Mctavish

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 266988 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 266988 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Alexander William Mctavish

Australian Imperial Force 2703

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Alan Mctavish

Australian Imperial Force 3649

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John Alexander Mctavish

Australian Imperial Force 79

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