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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Dungog New South Wales [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Rockhampton Queensland [3]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Clermont Queensland [2]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2]

Denny, Stirlingshire [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Greta New South Wales [2]

Lanark, Lanarkshire [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Redcastle Victoria [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

Ahrhrus [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Atloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Barrhead, Kent [1]

Beythe England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackburn Victoria [1]

Bombay [1]

Bothwell, Lanark [1]

Brixton Hill, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Caboolture Queensland [1]

Carlisle, Northumberland [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Christchurch [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Crystal Brook South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [296]

Corporal [43]

Gunner [32]

Serjeant [30]

Captain [27]

Driver [26]

Sapper [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Major [19]

Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [14]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Honorary Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Reverend [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Orderly [1]

Recruit [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [40]

Royal Engineers [39]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [34]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [33]

Royal Scots [32]

Scottish Rifles [32]

Gordon Highlanders [26]

Royal Highlanders [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [17]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [17]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Hussars [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders/ Staff [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Postal Section [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Imperial Army [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [529]

Australian Imperial Force [96]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [92]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Royal Navy [36]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [897]

Contribution

Military Service [861]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Dungog New South Wales [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Rockhampton Queensland [3] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Clermont Queensland [2] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2] Denny, Stirlingshire [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Greta New South Wales [2] Lanark, Lanarkshire [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Redcastle Victoria [2] Sale Victoria [2] Ahrhrus [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Atloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Barrhead, Kent [1] Beythe England [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackburn Victoria [1] Bombay [1] Bothwell, Lanark [1] Brixton Hill, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Caboolture Queensland [1] Carlisle, Northumberland [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Christchurch [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Crystal Brook South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [296] Corporal [43] Gunner [32] Serjeant [30] Captain [27] Driver [26] Sapper [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Major [19] Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [14] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Honorary Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Reverend [1] Commander [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Orderly [1] Recruit [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Signaller [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [40] Royal Engineers [39] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [34] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [33] Royal Scots [32] Scottish Rifles [32] Gordon Highlanders [26] Royal Highlanders [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Machine Gun Corps [19] King's Own Scottish Borderers [17] Royal Scots Fusiliers [17] London Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Cameron Highlanders [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [8] Canadian Infantry [6] Hussars [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders/ Staff [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Australian Infantry [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Engineers Postal Section [3] Scottish Horse [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Imperial Army [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [529] Australian Imperial Force [96] Canadian Expeditionary Force [92] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Royal Navy [36] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [897]

Contribution

Military Service [861] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

John Neilson

Born 1890

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6831 Private Australian Infantry 8th Battalion

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Thomas F Neilson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1950 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240269 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240269 Private Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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Donald Francis Neilson

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Neilson

Born 1881

Died 1960

British Army Captain County of London Yeomanry

British Army Brigadier General Hussars

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James Neilson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16287

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Thomas Neilson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113157

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Robert Neilson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113018

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John Neilson

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305509

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William Neilson

Died 1917

British Army 200905 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 8302 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

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John Neilson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299015

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Arthur Grant Neilson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102025

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Murdock Neilson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164916

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James Neilson

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1050 Lance Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 1050 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Sydney Montgomerie Neilson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204719

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Tristram Montgomery Neilson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231768

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John William Neilson

Born 1896

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/979 Trooper Otago Mounted Rifles

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Alexander Neilson

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 265742 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Battalion

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Andreas Henry Neilson

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army M2/102949 Private Army Service Corps

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Alexander Neilson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/1476 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Neilson

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1156 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 1156 Acting Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 1156 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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