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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Armagh, Armagh [1]

Clontibret, Monaghan [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Sligo [1]

Rank

Private [110]

Corporal [6]

Driver [5]

Gunner [5]

Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [18]

Highland Light Infantry [17]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Army Service Corps [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Base Detail Royal Field Artillery [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment) [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Regiment of Dragoons [1]

Royal Scots Regiment [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

U S Army Quartermaster Corps [1]

Service

British Army [128]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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M [147]

Contribution

Military Service [145]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Canada [1]

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People [147] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1] Armagh, Armagh [1] Clontibret, Monaghan [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Sligo [1]

Rank

Private [110] Corporal [6] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [18] Highland Light Infantry [17] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Labour Corps [13] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Scottish Rifles [12] Army Service Corps [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Engineers [3] Scots Guards [3] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Base Detail Royal Field Artillery [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment) [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] HMS Berwick [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] Hussars [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Irish Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Regiment of Dragoons [1] Royal Scots Regiment [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] U S Army Quartermaster Corps [1]

Service

British Army [128] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [147]

Contribution

Military Service [145] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Canada [1]

Peter Meechan

Born 1877

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183666

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183666 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Meechan

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115378

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Bernard Meechan

Australian Imperial Force 629

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Patrick Meechan

Australian Imperial Force 7040

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Joseph Meechan

Born 1888

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John Meechan

Born 1871

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James Meechan

Born 1890

Royal Navy Z/7774 Royal Naval Division

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Philip Meechan

Born 1894

Royal Navy K21542

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Harry Meechan

Born 1891

Royal Navy K47171

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Harry Bogie Meechan

Born 1879

Royal Navy 270352

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John Meechan

Born 1883

Royal Navy 299026

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John Meechan

Born 1890

Royal Navy SS113578

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Patrick Meechan

Born 1898

Royal Navy J45086 Ordinary Seaman HMS NEPTUNE

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Christopher Meechan

Born 1896

Royal Navy J18670 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J18670 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J18670 Ordinary Seaman HMS Berwick

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Thomas Meechan

Born 1875

Royal Navy 294319

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Frank Meechan

Born 1898

Royal Navy K41338

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Owen Meechan

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769620

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Gwen Meechan

British Army 769620 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment

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William Meechan

British Army H/8858 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Joseph Meechan

British Army 203730 Private Labour Corps

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