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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Edinburgh [3]

Galston, Ayrshire [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Shetland, Scotland [3]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Majorca Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Tynemouth [2]

11 Dundas Street Grangemouth Stirlingshire [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1]

Ayton, Berwickshire [1]

Balston, Ayr [1]

Basta, Mid Yell [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bolton [1]

Booroorban New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Catford, London [1]

Catrine, Scotland [1]

Crowley, Sussex [1]

Darvil, Ayrshire [1]

Denny, Stirlingshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Eampermline Scotland [1]

Edinborough Scotland [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1]

Eyemouth, Scotland [1]

Firth Of Forth Scotland [1]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1]

Gladstone Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Govan, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenleaf Road, Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Haddington, Haddington [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hampstead,London. [1]

Hawthorne, Melbourne [1]

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire [1]

Kumara [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Limehouse, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [299]

Gunner [43]

Corporal [31]

Serjeant [31]

Lance Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [15]

Driver [14]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Captain [11]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Major [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Piper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chauffeur (Driver) [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Miss [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Pte [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [60]

Royal Engineers [44]

Highland Light Infantry [42]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Highlanders [27]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [27]

Cameron Highlanders [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Scottish Rifles [25]

Army Service Corps [23]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Gordon Highlanders [19]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [17]

Seaforth Highlanders [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Staff [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment/ Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [503]

Royal Navy [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

N [685]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [666]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Edinburgh [3] Galston, Ayrshire [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Shetland, Scotland [3] Devonport, Devon [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Majorca Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Tynemouth [2] 11 Dundas Street Grangemouth Stirlingshire [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1] Ayton, Berwickshire [1] Balston, Ayr [1] Basta, Mid Yell [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bolton [1] Booroorban New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Catford, London [1] Catrine, Scotland [1] Crowley, Sussex [1] Darvil, Ayrshire [1] Denny, Stirlingshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Eampermline Scotland [1] Edinborough Scotland [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1] Eyemouth, Scotland [1] Firth Of Forth Scotland [1] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1] Gladstone Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Govan, Renfrewshire [1] Greenleaf Road, Walthamstow, Essex [1] Haddington, Haddington [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hampstead,London. [1] Hawthorne, Melbourne [1] Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire [1] Kumara [1] Limehouse, London [1] Limehouse, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [299] Gunner [43] Corporal [31] Serjeant [31] Lance Corporal [23] Lieutenant [15] Driver [14] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Captain [11] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Major [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sister [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Piper [2] Sergeant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chauffeur [1] Chauffeur (Driver) [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Miss [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Pte [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [60] Royal Engineers [44] Highland Light Infantry [42] Royal Field Artillery [41] Labour Corps [28] Royal Highlanders [27] Royal Scots Fusiliers [27] Cameron Highlanders [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Scottish Rifles [25] Army Service Corps [23] Machine Gun Corps [20] Gordon Highlanders [19] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18] King's Own Scottish Borderers [17] Seaforth Highlanders [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] London Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [8] Liverpool Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Scots Guards [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Staff [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society [2] Corps of Hussars [2] French Red Cross [2] Gloucestershire Regiment/ Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [503] Royal Navy [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

N [685] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [666] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Canada [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1]

Peter Nisbet

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55690

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Colin A Nisbet

Born 1897

Died 1920

Royal Navy 1094/L Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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James Nisbet

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 155915 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James William Thomas Nisbet

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313194

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Henry Nisbet

Died 1918

British Army 2687 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 200701 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Douglas G Nisbet

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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Joseph Nisbet

Died 1918

British Army 11682 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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George Nisbet

Died 1918

British Army S/9104 Lance Corporal The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) 1st Battalion

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Frank Scobell Nisbet

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain Adjutant Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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Archibald Nisbet

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 25257 Private Highland Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Andrew Nisbet

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116789

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Alfred Cairns Nisbet

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205699

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John Balfour Nisbet

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202390

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Peter Nisbet

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73163

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James Nisbet

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16583

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David Douglas Nisbet

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 15542 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army M/396464 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 15542 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Battalion

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Thomas Nisbet

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251066

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Peter Norman Nisbet

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125055

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Andrew Nisbet

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269550

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Robert Nisbet

Died 1915

British Army 7523 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 7523 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

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