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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Dundee Scotland [5]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [5]

Dundee, Forfarshire [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Forfar, Forfar [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Barrow, Lancashire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Dundee [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Warren New South Wales [2]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Arbroath Forfar [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Biarritz [1]

Blairgowrie Scotland [1]

Blenheim [1]

Bowral New South Wales [1]

Brechin, Forfarshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brisbane, Queensland [1]

Broughty Ferry Forfar [1]

Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Broughtyferry Scotland [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carnouslie Scotland [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Darfield, Canterbury [1]

Dufftown, Banffshire [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Dundee, Angus, Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Rank

Private [289]

Corporal [21]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [19]

Gunner [17]

Driver [16]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Serjeant [13]

Captain [9]

Sister [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Carpenter [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Gunner [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Major [1]

Mate [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Recruit [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [72]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Engineers [29]

Gordon Highlanders [27]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Scots [25]

Highland Light Infantry [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Cameron Highlanders [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Seaforth Highlanders [15]

Royal Naval Division [12]

London Regiment [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Scottish Horse [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Scots Guards [7]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Black Watch [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Highlanders Depot [2]

Service

British Army [426]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Royal Navy [54]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [651]

R [3]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [626]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Egypt [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [655] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [8] Dundee Scotland [5] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [5] Dundee, Forfarshire [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Forfar, Forfar [3] Aberdeen [2] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Barrow, Lancashire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Dundee [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Warren New South Wales [2] Aberdeenshire [1] Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Arbroath Forfar [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Biarritz [1] Blairgowrie Scotland [1] Blenheim [1] Bowral New South Wales [1] Brechin, Forfarshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brisbane, Queensland [1] Broughty Ferry Forfar [1] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Broughtyferry Scotland [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carnouslie Scotland [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Darfield, Canterbury [1] Dufftown, Banffshire [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Dundee, Angus, Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Forfar, Forfarshire [1] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Rank

Private [289] Corporal [21] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [19] Gunner [17] Driver [16] Second Lieutenant [15] Lieutenant [14] Serjeant [13] Captain [9] Sister [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Bearer [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Carpenter [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Gunner [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Hon Capt [1] Major [1] Mate [1] Nurse [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Recruit [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [72] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Engineers [29] Gordon Highlanders [27] Labour Corps [26] Royal Scots [25] Highland Light Infantry [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [20] Cameron Highlanders [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Seaforth Highlanders [15] Royal Naval Division [12] London Regiment [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Scottish Horse [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Scots Guards [7] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Dragoon Guards [4] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Black Watch [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Highlanders Depot [2]

Service

British Army [426] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Royal Navy [54] Australian Imperial Force [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [651] R [3] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [626] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Egypt [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

John Nicoll

Born 1876

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285308 Corporal Royal Air Force

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Andrew Nicoll

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3015 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 44651 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 44651 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 136th Company

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Wilfred Nicoll

Born 1894

Died 1973

Royal Navy 2/189 Recruit Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - Clyde Division

Royal Navy 2/189 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Hood Battalion

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William Caird Nicoll

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/22672 Private Gordon Highlanders 7th Battalion

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Eric Stanhope Nicoll

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77605

British Army Captain Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 4th (Territorial) Battalion

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Kenneth Campbell Nicoll

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy 11676 Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/11676 Sergeant Royal Marine (Portsmouth Division)

Royal Navy PO/11676 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Battalion

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Charles Reid Nicoll

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49752

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David Nicoll

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37138

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William Thomas Nicoll

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80801

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Walter Nicoll

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73039

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James Nicoll

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302408

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Arthur Charles Gray Nicoll

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280026

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William Dow Nicoll

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59704

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William Nicoll

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81875

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John Nicoll

Born 1899

Died 1984

British Army S/26622 Private Royal Highlanders

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Alexander Gardiner Nicoll

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243014

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David Nicoll

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army S/7500 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Nicoll

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19521

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William Nicoll

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army S/16999 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Husband Nicoll

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22255

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