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Albany Western Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Alexandra Victoria [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Brantford, Ontario [1]

Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire [1]

Campbletown, Argyllshire [1]

Den Pont Scotland [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Moree New South Wales [1]

Newton Stewart, Wigtonshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Wigtown, Wigtownshire [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Gunner [10]

Driver [9]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Bombardier [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Subordinate Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

Labour Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Attached Canadian General Base Depot Infantry Battalion [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Lancers [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Canadian Dragoons [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [120]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

M [162]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [160]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [163] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Albany Western Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Alexandra Victoria [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Brantford, Ontario [1] Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire [1] Campbletown, Argyllshire [1] Den Pont Scotland [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Moree New South Wales [1] Newton Stewart, Wigtonshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Wigtown, Wigtownshire [1]

Rank

Private [81] Gunner [10] Driver [9] Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Bombardier [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Subordinate Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18] Highland Light Infantry [15] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] Labour Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Scottish Rifles [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Scots [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Cameron Highlanders [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Canadian Infantry [2] King Edward's Horse [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Attached Canadian General Base Depot Infantry Battalion [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] Lancers [1] Military Foot Police [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Canadian Dragoons [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [120] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

M [162] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [160] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Alexander Anderson Milroy

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 359170 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant King's (Liverpool Regiment) 6th (Rifle) Battalion (Territorial)

British Army 9555 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

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Eric Milroy

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2065 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 8 Battalion

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Robert Milroy

Born 1888

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/1922 Wellington Infantry Battalion

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William Milroy

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15757

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Thomas Milroy

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 252132

Canadian Expeditionary Force 252132 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Milroy

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425086

Canadian Expeditionary Force 425086 Private Canadian Infantry

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Andrew Matthews Milroy

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 66093

Canadian Expeditionary Force 66093 Lance Corporal Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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James Milroy

Died 1918

British Army S/17065 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/17065 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John C Milroy

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 291051 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Milroy

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14571 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 14571 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Peter Milroy

Died 1917

British Army S/26932 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Milroy

Died 1915

British Army 427 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Milroy

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 20804 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Robert Mc W Milroy

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 93271 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Milroy

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 4224 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Miles Milroy

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 10024 Private Scots Guards

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Arthur Milroy

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233373

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John Milroy

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 19907 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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James Milroy

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114764

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114764 Private Royal Canadian Dragoons

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Michael Milroy

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/32063 Private Cameron Highlanders

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