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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]

R D Petrie

British Army Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Staff

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A E Petrie

British Army 19109 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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D P Petrie

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

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R D Petrie

British Army Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General Staff

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J Petrie

British Army T4/241704 Company Serjeant Major Army Service Corps

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Ricardo Dartnell Petrie

British Army Brigadier General Staff 5th Corps

British Army Brigadier General Staff 7th Corps

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A G Petrie

British Army Captain 29th Lancers

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Walter Petrie

British Army 24533 Private 13th Hussars

British Army 24533 Private Corps of Hussars

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John R Petrie

British Army 242818 10th Entrenchment Battalion

British Army 42241 Private Royal Scots

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Robert Fraser Petrie

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 2481 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 240629 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 240629 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th/5th Bn.

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Robert Petrie

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G. Mcd Petrie

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William Lumgair Petrie

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Thomas Charles Jacques

Born 1892

Died 1940

Royal Navy J12761 Able Seaman HMS Marlborough

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A G Petrie-Hay

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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F W Petrie-Hay

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

British Army Captain British Military Mission USA

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F W Petrie-Hay

British Army Second Lieutenant/ Temporary Captain Commanding Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Corps/ Gordon Highlanders

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