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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Perth, Perthshire [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Burghead Morayshire [2]

Dundee [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Forfar [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Orkney, Scotland [2]

Perth Scotland [2]

Pirbright, Surrey [2]

59 Crescent Street, Dundee, Scotland [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Abroath Forfar [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Arbroath [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blairgowrie, Perthshire [1]

Brechin, Angus [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Buchin, Forfarshire [1]

Burray, Orkney [1]

Carmyllie, Forfarshire [1]

Claybrae Midlothian [1]

Cooks Hill New South Wales [1]

Crieff Perthshire [1]

Croydon [1]

Dundee Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfar [1]

Dundee, Scotland [1]

Durris, Kincardineshire [1]

Easington, Durham [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Edgware [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

George Town Tasmania [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [408]

Sapper [33]

Driver [32]

Serjeant [32]

Gunner [31]

Corporal [30]

Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [24]

Captain [17]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Acting Corporal [5]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Brigade Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Dental Surgeon [1]

Filter [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Gunner [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal/ Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant (Retired) [1]

Lieutenant and Temporary Captain [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [65]

Gordon Highlanders [49]

Royal Engineers [44]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Labour Corps [42]

Royal Scots [41]

Highland Light Infantry [35]

Army Service Corps [34]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Seaforth Highlanders [20]

Cameron Highlanders [17]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [14]

London Regiment [14]

Scottish Rifles [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Scots Guards [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Staff [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [3]

British Red Cross Society [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders Depot [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

29th Lancers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [627]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [96]

Royal Navy [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [896]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [851]

Merchant Navy [35]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Perth, Perthshire [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Burghead Morayshire [2] Dundee [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Forfar [2] London, Middlesex [2] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Orkney, Scotland [2] Perth Scotland [2] Pirbright, Surrey [2] 59 Crescent Street, Dundee, Scotland [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Abroath Forfar [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Arbroath [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blairgowrie, Perthshire [1] Brechin, Angus [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Buchin, Forfarshire [1] Burray, Orkney [1] Carmyllie, Forfarshire [1] Claybrae Midlothian [1] Cooks Hill New South Wales [1] Crieff Perthshire [1] Croydon [1] Dundee Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Dundee, Scotland [1] Durris, Kincardineshire [1] Easington, Durham [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Edgware [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland [1] Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] George Town Tasmania [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Grafton New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [408] Sapper [33] Driver [32] Serjeant [32] Gunner [31] Corporal [30] Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [24] Captain [17] Second Lieutenant [17] Acting Corporal [5] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Brigade Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Dental Surgeon [1] Filter [1] Fitter [1] Flight Gunner [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal/ Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant (Retired) [1] Lieutenant and Temporary Captain [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [65] Gordon Highlanders [49] Royal Engineers [44] Royal Field Artillery [44] Labour Corps [42] Royal Scots [41] Highland Light Infantry [35] Army Service Corps [34] Machine Gun Corps [25] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Seaforth Highlanders [20] Cameron Highlanders [17] Royal Scots Fusiliers [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [14] London Regiment [14] Scottish Rifles [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Canadian Infantry [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Scots Guards [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Scottish Horse [5] Canadian Infantry Battalion [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Staff [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [3] British Red Cross Society [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Highlanders Depot [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 29th Lancers [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [627] Canadian Expeditionary Force [96] Royal Navy [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [896] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [851] Merchant Navy [35] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Telesphore Petrie

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 70302

Canadian Expeditionary Force 70302 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Petrie

Born 1894

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18985

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18985 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Petrie

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2198412

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Andrew Petrie

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874603

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874603 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry Petrie

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2075598

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2075598 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Petrie

Died 1918

British Army 185287 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Petrie

Died 1915

British Army 3/6863 Private Gordon Highlanders

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James Petrie

Died 1918

British Army 16078 Private Scots Guards

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Fenton Webster Petrie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 31471 Private Royal Scots

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Henry Lawson Petrie

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 480 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Charles Henry Petrie

Died 1917

British Army 6373 Private Essex Regiment

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David Petrie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 5811 Private Gordon Highlanders

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David Manson Petrie

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 404338 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T348 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Allan Strachan Petrie

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2306 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (London Scottish)

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James Petrie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 202815 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 202815 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Arthur Petrie

Died 1918

British Army 24892 Private Royal Scots

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Edward Fraser Petrie

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 36854 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 147371 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Alexander Petrie

Died 1916

British Army G/6036 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alexander Petrie

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 11336 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 11336 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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David Petrie

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 155257 Sapper Royal Engineers

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