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Ferryden, Forfarshire [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Durham England [1]

Gateshead-on-Tyne [1]

Georgetown [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Greenock, [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Rockdale New South Wales [1]

Shankill, Co. Antrim [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Summer Hill New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [115]

Sapper [12]

Driver [10]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Seaman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Surgeon [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [23]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Scots [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

London Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

6th Cavalry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoons [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders Territorial Force [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Service

British Army [182]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [258]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [259] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ferryden, Forfarshire [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Devonshire England [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Durham England [1] Gateshead-on-Tyne [1] Georgetown [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greenock, [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Rockdale New South Wales [1] Shankill, Co. Antrim [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Summer Hill New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [115] Sapper [12] Driver [10] Gunner [10] Serjeant [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Seaman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Surgeon [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [23] Labour Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Scots [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Highlanders [9] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Border Regiment [2] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Indian Medical Service [2] London Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 6th Cavalry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoons [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders Territorial Force [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Service

British Army [182] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [258] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [243] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

George Walter Mearns

Born 1896

Died 1951

British Army 502 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 406124 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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John Duguid Mearns

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 125892 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "X" 52nd Trench Mortar Battery

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Alexander Morland Mearns

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109646

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William Mellis Mearns

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy Surgeon

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Surgeon H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Andrew Mearns

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162752

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James Mearns

Died 1916

British Army 4/7830 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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James Paul Mearns

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1504 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 1504 Private Royal Scots

British Army 1504 L/Cpl Royal Scots (Queens Edinburgh Rifles) 5th. Bn.

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Alexander Mearns

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96126

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Alexander Mearns

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118467

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Alexander Mearns

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army S/7202 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Mearns

Died 1915

British Army 10859 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Miller Mearns

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 356874 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Patrick Mearns

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 9336 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 9336 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Walter Mearns

Died 1917

British Army 5122 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 202223 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 202223 Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William Mearns

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3968 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Mearns

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79758

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79758 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alexander Mearns

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy J92270

Royal Navy J/92270 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. "Powerful."

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Charles Hector Mearns

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307157

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James Mearns

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229964

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Henry Gauld Mearns

Died 1916

British Army S/11020 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/11020 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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