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Sassafras Tasmania [6]

Glasgow Scotland [5]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Prahran Victoria [3]

Madras [2]

Addington, Ontario [1]

Airdre, Scotland [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Antrim, Antrim [1]

Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Ayrshire [1]

Arundel England [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Boggabri New South Wales [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Carnoustie, Forfar [1]

Crail, Fifeshire [1]

Dundee [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Dunedin [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Fife [1]

Flinton, Ontario [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

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Kilburn, London [1]

Kirkhill, Midlothian [1]

Lancashire [1]

Largo, Fifeshire [1]

Leslie, Fifeshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Londonderry, Ireland [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newport, Fife [1]

Old Calabar [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Perth [1]

Perth Scotland [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Pittenweem, Fife [1]

Saint George Edinburgh [1]

South Shields [1]

Strabane ON [1]

Wemyss, Fife [1]

West Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [149]

Corporal [10]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [9]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Driver [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Major /Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [18]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Scots [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Labour Corps [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

London Regiment [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

British Honduras Territorial Force [1]

Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/British Columbia Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Cullinan's Horse [1]

Service

British Army [226]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [324]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Canada [2]

India [1]

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People [336] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sassafras Tasmania [6] Glasgow Scotland [5] Melbourne Victoria [3] Prahran Victoria [3] Madras [2] Addington, Ontario [1] Airdre, Scotland [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Antrim, Antrim [1] Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Ayrshire [1] Arundel England [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Boggabri New South Wales [1] Brixton, London [1] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Carnoustie, Forfar [1] Crail, Fifeshire [1] Dundee [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Dunedin [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Fife [1] Flinton, Ontario [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greenwich [1] Kilburn, London [1] Kirkhill, Midlothian [1] Lancashire [1] Largo, Fifeshire [1] Leslie, Fifeshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Londonderry, Ireland [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newport, Fife [1] Old Calabar [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Perth [1] Perth Scotland [1] Perth, Perthshire [1] Pimlico, London [1] Pittenweem, Fife [1] Saint George Edinburgh [1] South Shields [1] Strabane ON [1] Wemyss, Fife [1] West Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [149] Corporal [10] Gunner [10] Serjeant [9] Captain [8] Lieutenant [8] Sapper [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Driver [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [5] Major [5] Acting Corporal [4] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Medical Officer [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Major /Captain [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [18] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Engineers [16] Highland Light Infantry [15] Royal Scots Fusiliers [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [13] Royal Scots [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Gordon Highlanders [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Scots Guards [6] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Marine Labour Corps [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Indian Medical Service [2] London Regiment [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] British Honduras Territorial Force [1] Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion/British Columbia Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Cullinan's Horse [1]

Service

British Army [226] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] Australian Imperial Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [336]

Contribution

Military Service [324] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [2] India [1]

David Adair Peebles

Born 1889

British Army Acting Captain Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 2040 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 2040 Lance Corporal Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 1/1st Battalion

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John Archibald Peebles

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12112 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 12112 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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John Adair Peebles

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 345240 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 2166 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

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Robert Peebles

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 6478 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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George Perry Peebles

Born 1870

Died 1944

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101386

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Stewart Munroe Peebles

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45223

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John Peebles

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403769

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David Mclaren Peebles

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265189

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Ernest Frank Peebles

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 33272 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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John Ireland Peebles

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283876

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William Mclaughlan Peebles

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87016

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R A Peebles

Born 1866

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 43 Sergeant British Honduras Territorial Force

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Claude Peebles

Born 1889

Died 1959

British Army G/33180 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frank William Peebles

Born 1895

British Army 2116 Private London Regiment

British Army 2116 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 320509 Serjeant London Regiment 6th City of London Rifles

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Andrew Peebles

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265416

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William H Peebles

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299492

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Andrew Peebles

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75398

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James Peebles

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 31515 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Andrew B Peebles

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 1475 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 1475 Serjeant Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery

British Army 1475 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Motors)

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John Peebles

Died 1915

British Army 20320 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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