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Burghead Morayshire [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Traralgon Victoria [2]

Burghead, Moray [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Elgin [1]

Elgin, Morayshire [1]

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hanover, Cornwall [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Middlesex [1]

Neasden, Middlesex [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Poplar, Wigtownshire [1]

Port Macquarie New South Wales [1]

Rosedale New South Wales [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

West Templeton, Quebec [1]

York Toronto Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [42]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Cadet [1]

Colonel [1]

Driver [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Miss [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Seaman [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Royal Engineers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Camerons Highlanders attached Labour Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) [1]

Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Jamaica War Contingent [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Pay Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [71]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [7]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [118]

G [3]

Contribution

Military Service [113]

Merchant Navy [5]

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People [121] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burghead Morayshire [2] Limehouse, London [2] Traralgon Victoria [2] Burghead, Moray [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Elgin [1] Elgin, Morayshire [1] Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hanover, Cornwall [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Middlesex [1] Neasden, Middlesex [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Poplar, Wigtownshire [1] Port Macquarie New South Wales [1] Rosedale New South Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] West Templeton, Quebec [1] York Toronto Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [42] Corporal [5] Gunner [5] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Cadet [1] Colonel [1] Driver [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Miss [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Seaman [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [9] Royal Engineers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Scots [4] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Camerons Highlanders attached Labour Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) [1] Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Jamaica War Contingent [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Pay Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Scots Guards [1] Scottish Horse [1] Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [71] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [7] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [118] G [3]

Contribution

Military Service [113] Merchant Navy [5]

Ruby Gordon Peterkin

Born 1887

Died 1961

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4387 Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Alexander Peterkin

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army S/6364 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 32889 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 32889 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Thomas Peterkin

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1074L Seaman Royal Naval Reserve Shetland Section, Lerwick.

Royal Navy 1074.L.(PO) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section)

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Wilfred Henry Peterkin

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205528

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James Peterkin

Born 1890

British Army S/4949 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Charles Gordon Peterkin

Born 1888

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86676

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86676 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Ernest C Peterkin

Born 1894

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 19th Battalion

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George Peterkin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402842

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Alfred Peterkin

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 41402 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 41402 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Gordon Duff Peterkin

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army S/31330 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John James Peterkin

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 11992 Private Scots Guards

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William Peterkin

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3351 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 203098 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 203098 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Harold Thomas Peterkin

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247484

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Stuart Graham Peterkin

Australian Imperial Force 3874

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William James Peterkin

Australian Imperial Force 7025

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James William Peterkin

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 849 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 614547 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Thomas Edward Clare Peterkin

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2075308

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2075308 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Vivian Peterkin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154012

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Alick Smith Peterkin

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407060

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Henry Steel Peterkin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240938

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