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Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

London England [2]

37 Underwood Road, Paisley [1]

Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Auchtermuchty, Fife [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Balmoral Victoria [1]

Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Belfast [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Chiddington, Buckinghamshire [1]

Colinsburgh, Fife [1]

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Donnybrook [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Dunluss, Antrim [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Falkirk Scotland [1]

Fife [1]

Fife, Fifeshire [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Harrow Victoria [1]

Hawksburn Victoria [1]

Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1]

Kelty, Fife [1]

Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Leith, Edinburgh [1]

Leith, Midlothian [1]

Lisburn [1]

Lochee, Forfarshire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Maryhill, Glasgow [1]

Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Morlach Scotland [1]

Neilston, Renfrewshire [1]

Newport, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [1]

Saint Georges Edinburgh [1]

South Yarra Victoria [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire [1]

Rank

Private [209]

Corporal [16]

Sapper [15]

Driver [14]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Major [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

3rd Air Mechanic [1]

Abel Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Piper [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [26]

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Highlanders [25]

Labour Corps [24]

Royal Scots [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [19]

Highland Light Infantry [16]

Scottish Rifles [15]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Air Force [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

25th Cavalry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [2]

Port Administration Basra [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Training Reserve [2]

25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) [1]

Army Service Corps Indian Army [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [316]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Royal Navy [21]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

N [422]

K [3]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [415]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] London England [2] 37 Underwood Road, Paisley [1] Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Auchtermuchty, Fife [1] Ayr Scotland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Balmoral Victoria [1] Banffshire, Scotland [1] Bayswater, London [1] Belfast [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Chiddington, Buckinghamshire [1] Colinsburgh, Fife [1] Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Donnybrook [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Dunluss, Antrim [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Falkirk Scotland [1] Fife [1] Fife, Fifeshire [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Harrow Victoria [1] Hawksburn Victoria [1] Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1] Kelty, Fife [1] Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1] Lanarkshire [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Leith, Edinburgh [1] Leith, Midlothian [1] Lisburn [1] Lochee, Forfarshire [1] Manchester England [1] Maryhill, Glasgow [1] Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Morlach Scotland [1] Neilston, Renfrewshire [1] Newport, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Saint Andrews, Fifeshire [1] Saint Georges Edinburgh [1] South Yarra Victoria [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire [1]

Rank

Private [209] Corporal [16] Sapper [15] Driver [14] Gunner [14] Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Major [9] Lieutenant [8] Captain [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Corporal [2] 3rd Air Mechanic [1] Abel Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Lance Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Piper [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [26] Royal Engineers [25] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Highlanders [25] Labour Corps [24] Royal Scots [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [19] Highland Light Infantry [16] Scottish Rifles [15] Gordon Highlanders [14] Army Service Corps [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Cameron Highlanders [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Scots Guards [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Air Force [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Scottish Horse [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 25th Cavalry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [2] Port Administration Basra [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Tank Corps [2] Training Reserve [2] 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) [1] Army Service Corps Indian Army [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [316] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Royal Navy [21] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

N [422] K [3] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [415] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Malaysia [1]

John Kemp Niven

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34171

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Robert Niven

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3211 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 27852 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion.

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William Niven

Born 1887

Died 1921

British Army 1790 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 19528 Private Scots Guards

British Army 275239 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Niven

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 302844 Private Royal Scots

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James Watson Niven

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321126

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William Niven

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150626

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Harold William Niven

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182650

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Patrick Angus Barclay Niven

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182799

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Joseph Niven

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118212

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David Niven

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318923

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Henry Johnston Niven

Born 1889

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 34905 Otago Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Niven

Died 1917

British Army 7618 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Thomas Niven

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 59073 Private Royal Scots

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William Niven

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army S/11074 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Donald M Niven

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 1004 Private Rhodesia Regiment

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David Niven

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 8431 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 656019 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Niven

Died 1915

British Army 16510 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Niven

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 11973 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 11973 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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David Niven

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 17006 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Arthur M. Niven

Died 1916

British Army 2772 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 304278 Lance Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 108871 Lance Serjeant London Regiment

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