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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Goondiwindi Queensland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Camberwell Victoria [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Christchurch [2]

Clare South Australia [2]

Durham England [2]

Euroa Victoria [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Havelock [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Poowong Victoria [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Anchertool Scotland [1]

Antrim [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Ashburton [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Auchinleck [1]

Auchinleck Scotland [1]

Auchinleck, Scotland [1]

Ayr [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Ballyboyland, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Banff [1]

Barony, Glasgow [1]

Belfast [1]

Bendemeer New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blackall Queensland [1]

Blaydon, Durham [1]

Borton Woods England [1]

Bow [1]

Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [413]

Corporal [38]

Gunner [36]

Serjeant [29]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lieutenant [22]

Driver [20]

Sapper [17]

Captain [16]

Lance Corporal [15]

Major [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Nurse [4]

Pioneer [4]

Worker [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Orderly [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Class Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Captain/ Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain/ Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain Reverend [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major General [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [54]

Gordon Highlanders [47]

Royal Scots [47]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [39]

Royal Engineers [38]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Royal Highlanders [33]

Scottish Rifles [33]

Cameron Highlanders [30]

Seaforth Highlanders [30]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Canadian Infantry [9]

London Regiment [8]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

French Red Cross [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Scottish Horse [6]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

British Red Cross Society [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3]

Lovat's Scouts [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Black Watch [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Dragoons [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Service

British Army [634]

Australian Imperial Force [105]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [69]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

M [951]

B [9]

D [1]

G [1]

H [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [929]

Merchant Navy [31]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Ireland [2]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Goondiwindi Queensland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Balmain New South Wales [2] Camberwell Victoria [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Christchurch [2] Clare South Australia [2] Durham England [2] Euroa Victoria [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Havelock [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Poowong Victoria [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Anchertool Scotland [1] Antrim [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Ashburton [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Auchinleck [1] Auchinleck Scotland [1] Auchinleck, Scotland [1] Ayr [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Ballyboyland, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Banff [1] Barony, Glasgow [1] Belfast [1] Bendemeer New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blackall Queensland [1] Blaydon, Durham [1] Borton Woods England [1] Bow [1] Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [413] Corporal [38] Gunner [36] Serjeant [29] Second Lieutenant [24] Lieutenant [22] Driver [20] Sapper [17] Captain [16] Lance Corporal [15] Major [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Nurse [4] Pioneer [4] Worker [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Orderly [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Class Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Captain/ Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain/ Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain Reverend [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Hon Capt [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major General [1] Major and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [54] Gordon Highlanders [47] Royal Scots [47] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Scots Fusiliers [39] Royal Engineers [38] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34] Royal Field Artillery [33] Royal Highlanders [33] Scottish Rifles [33] Cameron Highlanders [30] Seaforth Highlanders [30] King's Own Scottish Borderers [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] Labour Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Canadian Infantry [9] London Regiment [8] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] French Red Cross [6] Scots Guards [6] Scottish Horse [6] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] British Red Cross Society [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3] Lovat's Scouts [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Black Watch [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Dragoons [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Service

British Army [634] Australian Imperial Force [105] Canadian Expeditionary Force [69] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

M [951] B [9] D [1] G [1] H [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [929] Merchant Navy [31] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Ireland [2] Turkey [1]

John Mclean Murdoch

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army 5751 Acting Corporal Dragoons

British Army 20851 Lance Corporal Cavalry of the Line 2nd Dragoons

British Army 20851 Corporal Cavalry of the Line 2nd Dragoons

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Thomas Murdoch

Born 1886

British Army 2DN/5146 Private Dragoons

British Army D/20810 Private Corps of Dragoons

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William John Murdoch

Born 1884

Australian Imperial Force 2532

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George Edward Murdoch Alias George Banks

Born 1882

Died 1954

Royal Navy 13189 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Alexander John Murdoch

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2010 Private London Regiment

British Army 2010 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 2010 Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Bessie Bannerman Murdoch

Born 1881

Died 1958

British Army Nursing Staff Chicago Unit

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Sister American Red Cross

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William John Murdoch

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3830 Private Australian Infantry 49th Battalion

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John Murdoch

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118954

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Benjamin Murdoch

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67275

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William Murdoch

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283124

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John Murdoch

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73833

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Thomas John Carson Murdoch

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 24th Battalion

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Robert Murdoch

Born 1895

British Army 2180 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 316249 Private Royal Highlanders

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William Murdoch

Born 1890

British Army 3116 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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Ronald Hamilton William Murdoch

Died 1916

British Army 5948 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment 21st Bn. attd. 4th Bn.

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Alexander H Murdoch

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277668

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William Murdoch

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 51665 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17th Battalion

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George Murdoch

Died 1916

British Army 26975 Private Royal Scots

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Robert Murdoch

Died 1918

British Army 351095 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 351095 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Alexander Murdoch

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3400

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