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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Aberdeen Scotland [10]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [9]

Aberdeen [8]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [6]

Aberdeenshire [5]

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire [4]

Mackay Queensland [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Dundee, Forfar [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Fitzroy Victoria [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Myrtleford Victoria [3]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

Perth [3]

69 Sidney Street, Arbroath [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [2]

Aberdeenshire Scotland [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Forfar, Forfarshire [2]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Forfarshire [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Govan Glasgow [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Hawthorn Victoria [2]

Jarrow, Durham, England [2]

Keith Scotland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Mepunga Victoria [2]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Murchison Victoria [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Aberdeen, [1]

Rank

Private [1306]

Corporal [126]

Gunner [121]

Serjeant [120]

Driver [106]

Sapper [78]

Lance Corporal [72]

Lieutenant [59]

Captain [56]

Second Lieutenant [50]

Acting Corporal [26]

Major [17]

Pioneer [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Bombardier [12]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Worker [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sergeant [4]

Sister [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colonel [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Trimmer [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Major [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Forewoman [2]

Honorary Captain [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Member [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [316]

Royal Highlanders [168]

Royal Engineers [164]

Labour Corps [157]

Army Service Corps [148]

Royal Field Artillery [135]

Royal Army Medical Corps [122]

Royal Scots [112]

Royal Garrison Artillery [86]

Seaforth Highlanders [79]

Highland Light Infantry [75]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [60]

Machine Gun Corps [57]

Cameron Highlanders [56]

London Regiment [55]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [44]

Scottish Rifles [44]

Canadian Infantry [36]

Royal Naval Division [36]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [32]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [28]

Scots Guards [26]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Scottish Horse [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Air Force [13]

Tank Corps [11]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [9]

Royal Engineers Transport [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Training Reserve Battalion [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Service

British Army [2095]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [268]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170]

Royal Navy [159]

Australian Imperial Force [142]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [77]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [3003]

G [2]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2915]

Merchant Navy [77]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [73]

Canada [3]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [11] Aberdeen Scotland [10] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [9] Aberdeen [8] Edinburgh, Midlothian [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [6] Aberdeenshire [5] Aboyne, Aberdeenshire [4] Mackay Queensland [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Dundee, Forfar [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Fitzroy Victoria [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Myrtleford Victoria [3] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] Perth [3] 69 Sidney Street, Arbroath [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [2] Aberdeenshire Scotland [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Belfast, Northern Ireland [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Forfar, Forfarshire [2] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Forfarshire [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Govan Glasgow [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Hawthorn Victoria [2] Jarrow, Durham, England [2] Keith Scotland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Mepunga Victoria [2] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Murchison Victoria [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Aberdeen, [1]

Rank

Private [1306] Corporal [126] Gunner [121] Serjeant [120] Driver [106] Sapper [78] Lance Corporal [72] Lieutenant [59] Captain [56] Second Lieutenant [50] Acting Corporal [26] Major [17] Pioneer [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Bombardier [12] Company Serjeant Major [12] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Staff Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Worker [6] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Sergeant [4] Sister [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colonel [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Trimmer [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Major [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Forewoman [2] Honorary Captain [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Member [2] Ordinary Seaman [2]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [316] Royal Highlanders [168] Royal Engineers [164] Labour Corps [157] Army Service Corps [148] Royal Field Artillery [135] Royal Army Medical Corps [122] Royal Scots [112] Royal Garrison Artillery [86] Seaforth Highlanders [79] Highland Light Infantry [75] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [60] Machine Gun Corps [57] Cameron Highlanders [56] London Regiment [55] King's Own Scottish Borderers [44] Scottish Rifles [44] Canadian Infantry [36] Royal Naval Division [36] Royal Scots Fusiliers [32] Liverpool Regiment [29] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [28] Scots Guards [26] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Defence Corps [18] Scottish Horse [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Air Force [13] Tank Corps [11] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [9] Royal Engineers Transport [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Voluntary Aid Detachment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Training Reserve Battalion [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Service

British Army [2095] Canadian Expeditionary Force [268] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170] Royal Navy [159] Australian Imperial Force [142] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [77] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [3003] G [2] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2915] Merchant Navy [77] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [73] Canada [3] New Zealand [1]

William Robert Milne

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy Clyde Z/1212 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/1212 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Hawke Battalion RNVR

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James Milne

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 240060 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th/5th Battalion

British Army 671 Private Royal Highlanders 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 240060 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Edward Duffy Milne

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 33013 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Johnstone Milne

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427586

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427586 Private Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion - Canadian Scottish

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Joseph Ellis Milne

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alan Alexander Milne

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army 2285 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Sangster Milne

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 579475 Private Labour Corps

British Army

British Army Gordon Highlanders

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John Alexander Milne

Born 1872

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Colonel 36th Battalion

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Mabel Lee Milne

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service 2nd Scottish General Hospital

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service 58th Scottish General Hospital

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Arthur Dawson Milne

Born 1867

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East Africa Medical Supplies

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East Africa Unattached List

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James Milne

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2014 Private The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Milne

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 7786 Private Middlesex Regiment

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James Murray Milne

Born 1889

British Army 60878 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 60878 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 4th Depot

British Army 60878 Bomber Royal Garrison Artillery 4th Depot

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John Milne

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 23188 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 23188 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 23188 L/Sgt Highland Light Infantry 12th (Service) Battalion

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Richard Milne

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy 10828 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

British Army Company Serjeant Major Royal Naval Division 2nd Royal Marine Battalion

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Harry Milne

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186640

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186640 Private Infantry Manitoba

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186640 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alexander Milne

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107430

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107430

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107430 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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James Alex Milne

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434556

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434556 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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John Milne

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1973 Private Royal Scots 5th Battalion

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James Milne

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3427 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 241055 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4/5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion (Territorial)

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