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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

South Shields, Durham, England [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Campbell Town Tasmania [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Mount Morgan Queensland [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Barnham, Suffolk [1]

Bathgate Scotland [1]

Bothwell Scotland [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Galt ON [1]

Inveraray, Argyllshire [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Kirkliston, Linlithgow [1]

Lanark Scotland [1]

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Leith [1]

Leith, Midlothian [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Leven, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longridge, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Lyttelton [1]

Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1]

North Leith, Leith, Midlothian [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Paisley Scotland [1]

Saint Michael Liverpool [1]

Saltcoats Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Shettleston Scotland [1]

South Leith, Edinburgh [1]

Southwark, Surrey [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

Stirling, Scotland [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Rank

Private [191]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [23]

Lieutenant [16]

Corporal [13]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Gunner [12]

Driver [9]

Captain [8]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Cyclist [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Matron [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [32]

Highland Light Infantry [26]

Royal Engineers [26]

Scottish Rifles [20]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [18]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

London Regiment [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northern Cyclist Battalion [2]

Otago Infantry Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Soldiers Christian Association [2]

Tank Corps [2]

1st Division [1]

4th Field Ambulance [1]

Service

British Army [302]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Royal Navy [17]

Last name first letter

M [438]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [415]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] South Shields, Durham, England [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Belfast, Antrim [2] Benalla Victoria [2] Campbell Town Tasmania [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Mount Morgan Queensland [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Barnham, Suffolk [1] Bathgate Scotland [1] Bothwell Scotland [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Galt ON [1] Inveraray, Argyllshire [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Kirkliston, Linlithgow [1] Lanark Scotland [1] Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Leith [1] Leith, Midlothian [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Leven, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longridge, West Lothian, Scotland [1] Lyttelton [1] Motherwell, Lanarkshire [1] North Leith, Leith, Midlothian [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Paisley Scotland [1] Saint Michael Liverpool [1] Saltcoats Ayrshire Scotland [1] Shettleston Scotland [1] South Leith, Edinburgh [1] Southwark, Surrey [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] Stirling, Scotland [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Streatham, London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] West Ham, London [1]

Rank

Private [191] Sapper [23] Serjeant [23] Lieutenant [16] Corporal [13] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Gunner [12] Driver [9] Captain [8] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Acting Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Bandsman [1] Colonel [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Cyclist [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Matron [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Surgeon [1] Trumpeter [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [32] Highland Light Infantry [26] Royal Engineers [26] Scottish Rifles [20] Labour Corps [18] Royal Scots Fusiliers [18] Royal Field Artillery [16] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Gordon Highlanders [14] Royal Highlanders [14] Army Service Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Seaforth Highlanders [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] London Regiment [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Scottish Horse [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King Edward's Horse [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northern Cyclist Battalion [2] Otago Infantry Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Soldiers Christian Association [2] Tank Corps [2] 1st Division [1] 4th Field Ambulance [1]

Service

British Army [302] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Australian Imperial Force [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Royal Navy [17]

Last name first letter

M [438] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [415] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

George Meikle

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 300335 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

British Army 1606 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Archibald Douglas B Meikle

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 6782 Private London Regiment

British Army 553251 Private London Regiment

British Army 553251 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th Battalion

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Malcolm Coubrough Meikle

Born 1881

Died 1947

British Army 175094 Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4003 Corporal Imperial Light Horse

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John Meikle

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 3156 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 200854 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

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William Thomas Meikle

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281517

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Alexander Meikle

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81402

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William Wilson Meikle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170625

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John Willie Meikle

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406379

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George Stewart Mackay Meikle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281408

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Christopher Frederick Meikle

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304791

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William Meikle

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278540

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Catherine Meikle

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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George Meikle

Died 1918

British Army 120912 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Boatswain Company

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Alexander T Meikle

Died 1918

British Army T4303 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 412750 Sapper 1st Division 409th Field Company Royal Engineers

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Robert Jardiner Meikle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 996 Cyclist Northern Cyclist Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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David Ireland Meikle

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 257 Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 43461 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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Ord Meikle

Died 1918

British Army 5735 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Davidson Meikle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167666

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John Thomas Meikle

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279850

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David Meikle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24843

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