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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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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]

Hugh Mcvey

Died 1915

British Army S/13818 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Bernard Mcvey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51546 Private Royal Scots

British Army 51546 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

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Richard Mcvey

Died 1917

British Army 24517 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 24517 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Robert George Mcvey

Australian Imperial Force 849

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Alexander Mcvey

Died 1917

British Army 6870 Private Royal Scots

British Army 352982 Private Royal Scots

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James Mcvey

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 9226 Private Royal Scots

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John Mcvey

Died 1914

British Army 9353 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James Mcvey

Died 1915

British Army 7569 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Mcvey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3369 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266199 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266199 Lance Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Michael Mcvey

Died 1917

British Army 5451 Private Connaught Rangers

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James Mcvey

Died 1918

British Army 276874 Private Manchester Regiment

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Owen Mcvey

Died 1917

British Army 33829 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Patrick Mcvey

Died 1915

British Army 12152 Private Royal Scots

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David Mcvey

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 6522 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 292677 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 292677 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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D Mcvey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 39267 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Anderson Mcvey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 59547 Private Royal Scots

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Patrick Joseph Mcvey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3/6960 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Mcvey

Died 1916

British Army 5565 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5565 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Samuel Alphonous Mcvey

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79701

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James Mcvey

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy 11425 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery HMS Good Hope

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