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Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [6]

Galston, Ayrshire [4]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Glasgow [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [3]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Ferryden, Forfarshire [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Hawthorn Victoria [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Latrobe Tasmania [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Welaregang New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Wishaw, Lanarkshire [2]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Aston Warwick [1]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ayr [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Barcelona, Cornwall [1]

Barrachan [1]

Barrhead, District of Barrhead & Levern, County of Renfrew [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beith [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brechin Scotland [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [698]

Gunner [83]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Corporal [55]

Serjeant [51]

Lieutenant [48]

Sapper [35]

Driver [33]

Captain [30]

Lance Corporal [24]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Major [7]

Temporary Captain [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Sister [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Major [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [1]

3rd Class Air Mechanic [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [87]

Labour Corps [86]

Royal Highlanders [81]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [80]

Royal Engineers [76]

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [70]

Royal Scots [62]

Scottish Rifles [61]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Gordon Highlanders [52]

Army Service Corps [49]

Seaforth Highlanders [44]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [26]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Royal Naval Division [19]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [17]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Royal Air Force [10]

Scots Guards [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Indian Defence Force [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Service

British Army [1101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [89]

Royal Navy [88]

Australian Imperial Force [86]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [1553]

Contribution

Military Service [1491]

Merchant Navy [54]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [2]

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Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9] Sydney New South Wales [8] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [6] Galston, Ayrshire [4] Glasgow Scotland [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Edinburgh [3] Glasgow [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [3] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Ferryden, Forfarshire [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Hawthorn Victoria [2] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Latrobe Tasmania [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Welaregang New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Wishaw, Lanarkshire [2] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Aston Warwick [1] Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1] Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ayr [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Barcelona, Cornwall [1] Barrachan [1] Barrhead, District of Barrhead & Levern, County of Renfrew [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beith [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brechin Scotland [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [698] Gunner [83] Second Lieutenant [61] Corporal [55] Serjeant [51] Lieutenant [48] Sapper [35] Driver [33] Captain [30] Lance Corporal [24] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Major [7] Temporary Captain [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Sister [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Major [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Deck Hand [2] Nursing Sister [2] Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Worker [2] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [1] 3rd Class Air Mechanic [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Assistant Paymaster [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [87] Labour Corps [86] Royal Highlanders [81] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [80] Royal Engineers [76] Royal Field Artillery [72] Royal Scots Fusiliers [70] Royal Scots [62] Scottish Rifles [61] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Gordon Highlanders [52] Army Service Corps [49] Seaforth Highlanders [44] Machine Gun Corps [39] London Regiment [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] King's Own Scottish Borderers [26] Cameron Highlanders [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Royal Naval Division [19] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [17] Liverpool Regiment [14] Canadian Infantry [13] Royal Air Force [10] Scots Guards [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Indian Defence Force [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Ayrshire Yeomanry [3] Border Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3]

Service

British Army [1101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89] Canadian Expeditionary Force [89] Royal Navy [88] Australian Imperial Force [86] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [1553]

Contribution

Military Service [1491] Merchant Navy [54] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [2]

Harry Paton

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97960

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James Paton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283149

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Robert Randolph Bruce Paton

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299803

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David Paton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33674

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Robert Hutchinson Paton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69384

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Wilson Alexander Small Paton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193557

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David Paton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25196

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William Paton

Died 1914

British Army 3/3939 Lance Sergeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Depot.

British Army 3/3939 Lance Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd Battalion

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Alexander Stuart Paton

Born 1892

Died 1990

British Army 1609 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200267 Private Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Paton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2586 Private Royal Highlanders

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George Alexander Lechmere Paton

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Shepherd Paton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 242865 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Richard George Paton

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy 308483 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Robert John Paton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236544

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David Paton

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266772

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John Paton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107955

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James Paton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188524

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James Sinton Paton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312199

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William Anderson Macdonald Paton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240532

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Oscar Basil Paton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90304 2nd Class Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90304 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90304 3rd Class Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps

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