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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]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Saint Georges Edinburgh [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [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]

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]

Hussars [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Indian Defence Force [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [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] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Saint Georges Edinburgh [2] Warrnambool Victoria [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]

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] Hussars [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Indian Defence Force [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Ayrshire Yeomanry [3] Border Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [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]

Alexander Paton

Died 1916

British Army 6754 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200300 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Peter Paton

Died 1916

British Army 22343 Private Royal Scots

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Andrew Paton

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412082

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412082 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Hugh C E Paton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5173 Private London Regiment

British Army 5173 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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James Griffin Paton

Died 1917

British Army S/21550 Private Cameron Highlanders

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James Gilbert Paton

Australian Imperial Force 1088

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John C. Paton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army S/14459 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/14459 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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David Moir Paton

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Andrew Galt Paton

Died 1917

British Army 98133 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 98133 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Paton

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 8129 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 200600 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Paton

Died 1915

British Army 5481 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Henry Paton

Died 1917

British Army 13537 Private Scots Guards

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Richard Paton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1885 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 250827 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 250827 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Robert Paton

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16345

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16345 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Marvin Paton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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James Donachie Paton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111306

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Peter Paton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 42496 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 42496 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Hill Paton

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 6539 761388 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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James Paton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1802 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1802 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Charles Paton

Died 1915

British Army S/4129 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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