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Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Stewarton, Ayrshire [2]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Barry, Forfarshire [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Buangor Victoria [1]

Burnley Victoria [1]

Coupar Angus, Perth [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dongara Western Australia [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Fergus, Ontario [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Goolwa South Australia [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Kirkcaldy [1]

Leith, Edinburgh [1]

Lenton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Luncarty, Perthshire [1]

Mallala South Australia [1]

Minlaton South Australia [1]

Mt Edin [1]

Murchison Western Australia [1]

Newburgh, Fifeshire [1]

Newtown Tasmania [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Northcote Victoria [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oxenrigg, Berwick [1]

Payneham South Australia [1]

Port Lewis [1]

Port Wakefield South Australia [1]

Scoonie Parish, Fife [1]

Sligo [1]

St Helens England [1]

Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [158]

Gunner [19]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Driver [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [6]

Captain [5]

Major [5]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

A/Sister [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [25]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Scots [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Black Watch [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dragoons [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Service

British Army [249]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Royal Navy [14]

Last name first letter

N [374]

Contribution

Military Service [361]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Adelaide South Australia [2] Ararat Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Stewarton, Ayrshire [2] Auburn Victoria [1] Barry, Forfarshire [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Buangor Victoria [1] Burnley Victoria [1] Coupar Angus, Perth [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dongara Western Australia [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Fergus, Ontario [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Goolwa South Australia [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Kirkcaldy [1] Leith, Edinburgh [1] Lenton, Nottinghamshire [1] Luncarty, Perthshire [1] Mallala South Australia [1] Minlaton South Australia [1] Mt Edin [1] Murchison Western Australia [1] Newburgh, Fifeshire [1] Newtown Tasmania [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Nottingham [1] Oxenrigg, Berwick [1] Payneham South Australia [1] Port Lewis [1] Port Wakefield South Australia [1] Scoonie Parish, Fife [1] Sligo [1] St Helens England [1] Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [158] Gunner [19] Serjeant [17] Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Driver [11] Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [6] Captain [5] Major [5] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] A/Sister [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [25] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Scots [19] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Machine Gun Corps [15] Labour Corps [14] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Highland Light Infantry [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Gordon Highlanders [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Scots Guards [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Black Watch [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dragoons [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Infantry [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Dragoons [1]

Service

British Army [249] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Australian Imperial Force [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Royal Navy [14]

Last name first letter

N [374]

Contribution

Military Service [361] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Australia [1] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

John Mcc Nairn

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1028 Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 43185 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Nairn

Died 1916

British Army 12315 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 12315 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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James Nairn

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3399 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 43045 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43045 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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William Nairn

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2022221

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2022221 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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William Mclaggan Nairn

Born 1879

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8238

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8238 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Nairn

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 700587

Canadian Expeditionary Force 700587 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Charles Joseph Byro Nairn

Australian Imperial Force 6551

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Alfred Edmund Nairn

Born 1886

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 90772 New Zealand Training Unit, C1 camp

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David Henry Nairn

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228308

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John Nairn

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8684

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Alexander Francis Eustace Nairn

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22061

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William Nairn

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 17097 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Nairn

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 59555 Private Royal Scots

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John Murray Nairn

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army S/22374 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Henry Nairn

Died 1917

British Army S/9197 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Henry Nairn

Died 1916

British Army 16248 Private Coldstream Guards

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Robert Nairn

Died 1919

British Army 119059 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 119059 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Walter Nairn

Died 1915

British Army 1366 Bugler Durham Light Infantry

British Army 1366 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Nairn

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army S/4035 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Ogilvie T. Nairn

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 2446 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2446 Private Durham Light Infantry

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