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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Falkirk Scotland [2]

Armagh [1]

Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland [1]

Cove, Dumbartonshire [1]

Doune, Perthshire [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hawick, Roxburgh [1]

Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hutchestown, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock, [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Nelson England [1]

Saint Albans Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Stirling Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [156]

Gunner [13]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [10]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 /Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [24]

Labour Corps [24]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Scots [16]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Scottish Rifles [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Area Employment Company [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion British Columbia Regiment [1]

Canterbury Mounted rifles [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Indian Defence Corps Indian Army [1]

Indian Telegraph Department [1]

Service

British Army [212]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

M [276]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [262]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [277] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Sydney New South Wales [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Falkirk Scotland [2] Armagh [1] Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland [1] Cove, Dumbartonshire [1] Doune, Perthshire [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hawick, Roxburgh [1] Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hutchestown, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Kilmarnock, [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Lanarkshire [1] Liverpool England [1] Nelson England [1] Saint Albans Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Stirling Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [156] Gunner [13] Driver [11] Serjeant [10] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Telegraphist [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 /Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [24] Labour Corps [24] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Scots [16] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Scottish Rifles [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Seaforth Highlanders [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Training Reserve [2] Area Employment Company [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion British Columbia Regiment [1] Canterbury Mounted rifles [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Glasgow Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Indian Defence Corps Indian Army [1] Indian Telegraph Department [1]

Service

British Army [212] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

M [276] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [262] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

James Burleigh Mcvey

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 124061 Pioneer Royal Engineers 10th Labour Battalion

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William Mcvey

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43743

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Robert Mcvey

Born 1895

Died 1949

British Army 1557 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 640386 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Michael Mcvey

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 6926 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Robert Mccleary Mcvey

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army S/14472 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S14472 Private Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 1st

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Patrick Mcvey

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199054

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George Mcvey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269788

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Myles Mcvey

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 2997 Private Royal Scots

British Army 300959 Private Royal Scots

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William Mccleary Mcvey

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 32301 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 32301 Private Highland Light Infantry 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow)

British Army 32301 Private Highland Light Infantry 16th

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Harold Mcvey

Died 1917

British Army TR3/44358 Training Reserve

British Army 51025 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Robert Mcvey

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 35675 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Mcvey

Died 1917

British Army 23722 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Charles Mcvey

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 25133 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Mcvey

Died 1916

British Army S/3083 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Henry Mcvey

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 7290 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Mcvey

Died 1917

British Army 175371 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Patrick Mcvey

Died 1916

British Army 26533 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Stewart Mcvey

Died 1917

British Army 1447 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 330084 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Mcvey

Died 1918

British Army 3353 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 241057 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Mcvey

Died 1915

British Army 8584 Private Highland Light Infantry

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