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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Forres, Moray [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [3]

Auckland [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burwood New South Wales [2]

Deptford [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Fochabers, Scotland [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Goa [2]

Kyabram Victoria [2]

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Normanton Queensland [2]

Oban, Scotland [2]

Perth Scotland [2]

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Yarraville Victoria [2]

5 Harbour Street, Nairn [1]

Ailsa Craig, Ontario [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Banffshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Black Mountain New South Wales [1]

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bonar New South Wales [1]

Bonhill, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1]

Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Broxburn, Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Buffalo New York [1]

Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Cannifton, Ontario [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Clare [1]

Clydebank, Renfrewshire [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Cooktown, Queensland [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [346]

Lieutenant [42]

Driver [41]

Serjeant [35]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Gunner [31]

Captain [24]

Corporal [24]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [20]

Major [15]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2]

1st Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [68]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Army Service Corps [44]

Highland Light Infantry [40]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [38]

Gordon Highlanders [38]

Royal Engineers [38]

Royal Scots [37]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Seaforth Highlanders [16]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [13]

London Regiment [12]

Scots Guards [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Lovat's Scouts [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [601]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [94]

Australian Imperial Force [68]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [39]

Royal Navy [38]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [914]

K [2]

J [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [891]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Melbourne Victoria [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Forres, Moray [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [3] Auckland [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burwood New South Wales [2] Deptford [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Fochabers, Scotland [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Goa [2] Kyabram Victoria [2] Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [2] Liverpool England [2] Normanton Queensland [2] Oban, Scotland [2] Perth Scotland [2] Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Yarraville Victoria [2] 5 Harbour Street, Nairn [1] Ailsa Craig, Ontario [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Banffshire [1] Belfast [1] Black Mountain New South Wales [1] Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bonar New South Wales [1] Bonhill, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1] Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Broxburn, Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Buffalo New York [1] Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Cannifton, Ontario [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Clare [1] Clydebank, Renfrewshire [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Cooktown, Queensland [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [346] Lieutenant [42] Driver [41] Serjeant [35] Second Lieutenant [32] Gunner [31] Captain [24] Corporal [24] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [20] Major [15] Acting Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2] 1st Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Major [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Major [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Flight Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [68] Royal Field Artillery [47] Army Service Corps [44] Highland Light Infantry [40] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [38] Gordon Highlanders [38] Royal Engineers [38] Royal Scots [37] Labour Corps [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Cameron Highlanders [25] Seaforth Highlanders [16] Royal Scots Fusiliers [13] London Regiment [12] Scots Guards [12] Scottish Rifles [12] Canadian Infantry [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [5] Scottish Horse [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Lovat's Scouts [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Pay Corps [3] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] Canadian Field Artillery [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [601] Canadian Expeditionary Force [94] Australian Imperial Force [68] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [39] Royal Navy [38] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [914] K [2] J [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [891] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Canada [2] Australia [1] India [1]

Stewart Graham Menzies

Born 1890

Died 1968

British Army Brevet Major Staff

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Lieutenant and Adjutant 2nd Life Guards

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John Menzies

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army S/15344 Private Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Alastair Forbes Menzies

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 43rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Royal Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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David Carstairs Menzies

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 464033

Canadian Expeditionary Force 464033 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion

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Ian Menzies

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29249 Corporal Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion

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Keith Graham Menzies

Born 1888

Died 1952

British Army Second Lieutenant Life Guards

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Guards

British Army Captain Welsh Guards

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Percival Keith Menzies

Born 1886

Died 1971

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Army Medical Corps

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George Menzies

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 16194 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery 109 Heavy Battery

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S G Menzies

Born 1890

Died 1968

British Army Captain Life Guards/ Staff

British Army Captain Second Life Guards

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William Menzies

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133272

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Hector Menzies

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26475

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Duncan Stewart Menzies

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 19279 Private Royal Scots

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William Menzies

Born 1882

British Army 532753 Acting Lance Corporal Canadian Army Medical Corps 13th Battalion

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John Aitken Menzies

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261717

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William Menzies

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17647

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Alexander Menzies

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106055

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William Thomas Menzies

Born 1880

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 687 Private 7th Infantry Brigade 25th Infantry Battalion

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Alexander Menzies

Died 1917

British Army 1455 Private Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 1st/6th ( Perthshire ) Battalion ( Territorial )

British Army 88934 Private Machine Gun Corps 195th company

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David Menzies

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20579

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David Menzies

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84374

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