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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]

William Neilson

Died 1914

British Army 9335 Private Scots Guards

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James Neilson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2050 Private Royal Scots

British Army 2050 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 2050 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots

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William James Neilson

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Somerville Montgomerie Neilson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 18033 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Neilson

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 25603 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John London Neilson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1058 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 675240 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Jarvie Neilson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 38127 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Raby Neilson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41080 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 41080 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Neilson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 38735 Private Royal Scots

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David Macgregor Neilson

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1003190

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1003190 Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Wilhelm Neilson

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 69717

Canadian Expeditionary Force 69717 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Alexander Neilson

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696985

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696985 Private Canadian Infantry

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Andrew Gardiner Neilson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24833

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William Thomson Neilson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128679

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James Neilson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132994

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Charles Neilson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115393

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John Neilson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160680

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Robert Mackenzie Neilson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173337

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Edward Neilson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196800

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Alexander Robert Neilson

Born 1888

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22690 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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