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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Narrabri New South Wales [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Granville New South Wales [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Barming, Kent [1]

Beath [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bothkenner, Stirling, Scotland [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardendew, Fifeshire [1]

Carron, Stirlingshire [1]

Chamberwell, London [1]

Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland [1]

Crossgates, Fife [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Dunfermline Scotland [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dysart, Fife [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Dyzart, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Fife [1]

Fifeshire Scotland [1]

Gateshead England [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hawick, Roxburgshire [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Kinglassie, Fifeshire [1]

Kinnaird, Stirlingshire [1]

Kirkcaldy Scotland [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Lochgelly, Fifeshire [1]

Longdyke, Bothkenner, Stirliing, Scotland [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Musselburgh Edinburgh [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [260]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [17]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [14]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Driver [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant (Acting) [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Sergeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [46]

Royal Engineers [39]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [38]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Royal Scots [27]

Army Service Corps [24]

Gordon Highlanders [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Scots Guards [7]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [384]

Royal Navy [30]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

P [481]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [477]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Narrabri New South Wales [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Daylesford Victoria [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Granville New South Wales [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Barming, Kent [1] Beath [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bothkenner, Stirling, Scotland [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardendew, Fifeshire [1] Carron, Stirlingshire [1] Chamberwell, London [1] Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland [1] Crossgates, Fife [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dunfermline Scotland [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dysart, Fife [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Dyzart, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Fife [1] Fifeshire Scotland [1] Gateshead England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hawick, Roxburgshire [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Kinglassie, Fifeshire [1] Kinnaird, Stirlingshire [1] Kirkcaldy Scotland [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Lochgelly, Fifeshire [1] Longdyke, Bothkenner, Stirliing, Scotland [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Musselburgh Edinburgh [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] South Shields, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [260] Gunner [28] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [17] Serjeant [15] Sapper [14] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Driver [9] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant (Acting) [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Able Seaman [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Sergeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [46] Royal Engineers [39] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [38] Labour Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Royal Scots [27] Army Service Corps [24] Gordon Highlanders [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Seaforth Highlanders [18] Royal Field Artillery [16] Highland Light Infantry [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8] Cameron Highlanders [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Scots Guards [7] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Rifle Brigade [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [384] Royal Navy [30] Australian Imperial Force [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

P [481] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [477] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

George Penman

Died 1918

British Army 290936 Acting Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 290936 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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David Penman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 9757 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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James Penman

Died 1915

British Army S/4258 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/4258 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Allan Penman

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 24219 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas H. Penman

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 34868 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Penman

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 19616 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Penman

Died 1918

British Army 9586 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 248021 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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John Scott Penman

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1307 Royal Scots

British Army 41865 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Penman

Died 1916

British Army 30291 Private Royal Scots

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John G. Penman

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1697 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Penman

Died 1915

British Army 10554 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 10554 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Peter Penman

Died 1918

British Army 350171 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1210 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 350171 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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James Begg Penman

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 19391 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 235642 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Thomas Penman

Died 1915

British Army 2490 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 5/2490 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Penman

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 200090 Private Royal Scots

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William Penman

Died 1917

British Army S/9310 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Thomas Penman

Died 1916

British Army 13141 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 13141 Corporal Royal Scots

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Stuart Penman

Died 1915

British Army 2634 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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James Penman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18780

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William Robert Penman

Australian Imperial Force 6096

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