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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [17]

Sydney New South Wales [16]

Glasgow Scotland [13]

Edinburgh [9]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Glasgow [7]

Aberdeen [6]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [5]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [5]

London England [5]

Sale Victoria [5]

South Melbourne Victoria [5]

Aberdeen Scotland [4]

Dalby Queensland [4]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4]

Parramatta New South Wales [4]

Stirling, Stirlingshire [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Chesterfield England [3]

Clare South Australia [3]

Footscray Victoria [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Lanarkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Seymour Victoria [3]

Wellington [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [2]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2]

Banffshire [2]

Blackstone Queensland [2]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Darvel, Ayrshire [2]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Rank

Private [2060]

Gunner [199]

Serjeant [188]

Corporal [174]

Sapper [129]

Second Lieutenant [125]

Driver [118]

Lieutenant [114]

Lance Corporal [101]

Captain [76]

Acting Corporal [39]

Major [36]

Acting Serjeant [31]

Pioneer [28]

Bombardier [16]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11]

Deck Hand [11]

Staff Nurse [11]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Sister [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Reverend [7]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Colonel [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Drummer [3]

Engineer Lieutenant [3]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Miss [3]

Piper [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [267]

Royal Scots [257]

Highland Light Infantry [249]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [240]

Royal Field Artillery [225]

Gordon Highlanders [207]

Labour Corps [198]

Army Service Corps [181]

Royal Highlanders [171]

Scottish Rifles [156]

Seaforth Highlanders [147]

Cameron Highlanders [141]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [130]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [118]

Royal Army Medical Corps [117]

Royal Garrison Artillery [112]

Machine Gun Corps [98]

London Regiment [56]

Royal Naval Division [41]

Scots Guards [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [35]

Canadian Infantry [33]

Liverpool Regiment [32]

Army Ordnance Corps [28]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [28]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Tank Corps [21]

Royal Naval Reserve [19]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Royal Air Force [16]

Royal Flying Corps [15]

Scottish Horse [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Border Regiment [12]

Royal Engineers Transport [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Army Cyclist Corps [11]

Dragoons [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Lovat's Scouts [11]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [11]

Dragoon Guards [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Young Men's Christian Association [10]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [3249]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [312]

Australian Imperial Force [254]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [225]

Royal Navy [220]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [113]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [5]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

P [4501]

O [4]

B [2]

M [2]

G [1]

H [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4354]

Merchant Navy [117]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [83]

Australia [2]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [33] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [17] Sydney New South Wales [16] Glasgow Scotland [13] Edinburgh [9] Melbourne Victoria [8] Glasgow [7] Aberdeen [6] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [5] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Edinburgh, Midlothian [5] London England [5] Sale Victoria [5] South Melbourne Victoria [5] Aberdeen Scotland [4] Dalby Queensland [4] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4] Parramatta New South Wales [4] Stirling, Stirlingshire [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Chesterfield England [3] Clare South Australia [3] Footscray Victoria [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Lanarkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Seymour Victoria [3] Wellington [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [2] Anstruther, Fifeshire [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2] Banffshire [2] Blackstone Queensland [2] Bothwell, Lanarkshire [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Camberwell, London [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Darvel, Ayrshire [2] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Rank

Private [2060] Gunner [199] Serjeant [188] Corporal [174] Sapper [129] Second Lieutenant [125] Driver [118] Lieutenant [114] Lance Corporal [101] Captain [76] Acting Corporal [39] Major [36] Acting Serjeant [31] Pioneer [28] Bombardier [16] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11] Deck Hand [11] Staff Nurse [11] Staff Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Corporal 2nd [9] Lance Serjeant [9] Sister [9] Able Seaman [8] Acting Bombardier [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Reverend [7] Colour Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Captain [4] Colonel [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Temporary Major [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Drummer [3] Engineer Lieutenant [3] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Miss [3] Piper [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [267] Royal Scots [257] Highland Light Infantry [249] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [240] Royal Field Artillery [225] Gordon Highlanders [207] Labour Corps [198] Army Service Corps [181] Royal Highlanders [171] Scottish Rifles [156] Seaforth Highlanders [147] Cameron Highlanders [141] Royal Scots Fusiliers [130] King's Own Scottish Borderers [118] Royal Army Medical Corps [117] Royal Garrison Artillery [112] Machine Gun Corps [98] London Regiment [56] Royal Naval Division [41] Scots Guards [37] Royal Army Service Corps [35] Canadian Infantry [33] Liverpool Regiment [32] Army Ordnance Corps [28] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [28] Royal Fusiliers [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Tank Corps [21] Royal Naval Reserve [19] Royal Defence Corps [17] Royal Air Force [16] Royal Flying Corps [15] Scottish Horse [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Border Regiment [12] Royal Engineers Transport [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Army Cyclist Corps [11] Dragoons [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Lovat's Scouts [11] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [11] Dragoon Guards [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Young Men's Christian Association [10] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [3249] Canadian Expeditionary Force [312] Australian Imperial Force [254] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [225] Royal Navy [220] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [113] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [5] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

P [4501] O [4] B [2] M [2] G [1] H [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4354] Merchant Navy [117] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [83] Australia [2] Egypt [1] France [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

William Paterson

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 1/5146 Private Training Reserve

British Army S/23262 Private Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's) 2nd Battalion

British Army S/23262 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Muirhead

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army S/8989 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/8989 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Patterson

Born 1886

Died 1930

British Army 9114 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 9114 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Jessie Jane Paterson

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Robert Paterson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313857

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James Paterson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2521 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd/2nd Lowland Bde

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Arthur Cecil Paterson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 4942 Corporal Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Hugh Trevor Paterson

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 10th Battalion

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Joseph Paterson

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 15810 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 15810 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Plenderleith Paterson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51185 Private Royal Scots

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William Paterson

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army M2/120950 Private Army Service Corps

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William Brown Paterson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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William Paterson

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4340 Colour Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 241057 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 1/6th Battalion

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William Herbert Paterson

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel East Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East Surrey Regiment

British Army Major 14th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion East Surrey Regt

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Charles Andrew Paterson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236107

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Albert Edward Paterson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245347

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Arthur Paterson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261735

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Harold Paterson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26005

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Alexander Mcculloch Paterson

Born 1884

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers Officer Commanding 248th Field Company, 189th Inf Bde

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Arthur Paterson

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army

British Army Z1460 Serjeant Rifle Brigade 6TH [Reserve] Battalion

British Army Z/1460 Serjeant Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion

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