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Aberdeen [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Macduff, Banffshire [2]

Mackay Queensland [2]

Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland [2]

Portsoy, Banffshire [2]

Roseisle Morayshire [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Banffshire [1]

Bengal [1]

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire [1]

Chryston, Lanarkshire [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Dundas ON [1]

Dundee [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Echt, Aberdeenshire [1]

Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1]

Huntley Scotland [1]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1]

Kennay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Kurachee, Bombay [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leopard's Vlei [1]

Lossiemouth, Scotland [1]

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Manchester England [1]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [1]

Napier [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Norham, Northumberland [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Porthnockie, Banffshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Portsoy Scotland [1]

Sandhaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Slains, Ellon. [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [210]

Gunner [29]

Serjeant [26]

Corporal [22]

Driver [21]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [16]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Able Seaman [6]

Major [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Major General [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Engineman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Clinic Nurse [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Mister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Red Cross Nurse [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Hand [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [91]

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Army Service Corps [23]

Labour Corps [23]

Seaforth Highlanders [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Highlanders [18]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Royal Scots [10]

Royal Naval Division [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Scottish Horse [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Mesopotamian Railways [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Dragoons [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Ambala Cavalry Brigade [1]

American Ambulance Corps [1]

Army Education Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Army Schoolmistress [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Service

British Army [379]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

P [525]

Contribution

Military Service [498]

Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [2]

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Aberdeen [2] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Macduff, Banffshire [2] Mackay Queensland [2] Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland [2] Portsoy, Banffshire [2] Roseisle Morayshire [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Banffshire [1] Bengal [1] Cairnie, Aberdeenshire [1] Chryston, Lanarkshire [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Dundas ON [1] Dundee [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Echt, Aberdeenshire [1] Forfarshire Scotland [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hamilton ON [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1] Huntley Scotland [1] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1] Kennay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Kurachee, Bombay [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leopard's Vlei [1] Lossiemouth, Scotland [1] Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Manchester England [1] Muswellbrook New South Wales [1] Napier [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Norham, Northumberland [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Porthnockie, Banffshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Portsoy Scotland [1] Sandhaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Slains, Ellon. [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [210] Gunner [29] Serjeant [26] Corporal [22] Driver [21] Lieutenant [17] Captain [16] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [11] Able Seaman [6] Major [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Acting Corporal [3] Deck Hand [3] Major General [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Engineman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Clinic Nurse [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Mister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Red Cross Nurse [1] Seaman [1] Second Hand [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [91] Royal Engineers [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Field Artillery [27] Army Service Corps [23] Labour Corps [23] Seaforth Highlanders [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Highlanders [18] Highland Light Infantry [13] Cameron Highlanders [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Scottish Rifles [11] Royal Scots [10] Royal Naval Division [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Scottish Horse [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Canadian Infantry [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Corps of Dragoons [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Indian Army [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Mesopotamian Railways [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Dragoons [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Ambala Cavalry Brigade [1] American Ambulance Corps [1] Army Education Corps [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Army Schoolmistress [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Engineers [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Service

British Army [379] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

P [525]

Contribution

Military Service [498] Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Canada [2]

Charles Patrick William Pirie

Born 1859

Died 1933

British Army Major General Indian Army

British Army Major General Ambala Cavalry Brigade

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James Pirie

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3948DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 3948 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Thomas Stratten."

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William Pirie

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29560

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Lindsay Pirie

Died 1917

British Army 11944 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 266169 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Skene Pirie

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 5750 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 242562 Private Gordon Highlanders

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George Pirie

Died 1918

British Army S4/218290 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 46624 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Lewis W Pirie

Died 1918

British Army 2264/5 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240504 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Pirie

Died 1917

British Army S/15351 Acting Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/15351 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Pirie

Died 1917

British Army 46072 Private Royal Scots

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John Victor Pirie

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96875

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Francis Pirie

Died 1917

British Army 6943 Private London Regiment

British Army 283383 Private London Regiment

British Army 283383 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Robert Pirie

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300266

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William Pirie

Died 1918

British Army S/12555 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Gordon Moore Pirie

Born 1897

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry, 116th Battln

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Charles Pirie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3989 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 201344 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 201344 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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George Mathew Pirie

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460881 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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George Pirie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103430

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Keith Pirie

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 12555 Private Gordon Highlanders 2/6th Battalion.

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William Mcewan Pirie

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177506

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John Waugh Pirie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317981

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