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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Belfast, Antrim [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Kent [3]

Wingham New South Wales [3]

Auckland [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Blantyre, Lanarkshire [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Kensington, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Rame, Cornwall [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Terang Victoria [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

5 Leslie Street, Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Airdrie Scotland [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Belgaum [1]

Bellingen New South Wales [1]

Ben Lomond New South Wales [1]

Blantyre, Lanark [1]

Bonnie Doon Victoria [1]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Bowen Vale Victoria [1]

Bowenvale Victoria [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burnley Victoria [1]

Byers Green, Durham [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Carnavon Western Australia [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Chelmsford England [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Cork [1]

Crumlin, Monmouthshire [1]

Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1]

Doncaster [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Rank

Private [536]

Serjeant [61]

Gunner [58]

Driver [35]

Lieutenant [34]

Captain [31]

Corporal [30]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lance Corporal [24]

Sapper [22]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Major [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trimmer [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain Second Lieutenant [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal RAF [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66]

Highland Light Infantry [56]

Royal Engineers [47]

Labour Corps [46]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [43]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [42]

Scottish Rifles [39]

Royal Irish Rifles [37]

Royal Scots [36]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Cameron Highlanders [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Royal Highlanders [23]

Canadian Infantry [18]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [17]

Seaforth Highlanders [17]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Scots Guards [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [845]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [136]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80]

Australian Imperial Force [80]

Royal Navy [71]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33]

South African Services [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1276]

M [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1240]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Ireland [3]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

Portugal [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Belfast, Antrim [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Ballarat Victoria [3] Kent [3] Wingham New South Wales [3] Auckland [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Blantyre, Lanarkshire [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Kensington, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Rame, Cornwall [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Terang Victoria [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] 5 Leslie Street, Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Airdrie Scotland [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Down [1] Belgaum [1] Bellingen New South Wales [1] Ben Lomond New South Wales [1] Blantyre, Lanark [1] Bonnie Doon Victoria [1] Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Bowen Vale Victoria [1] Bowenvale Victoria [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burnley Victoria [1] Byers Green, Durham [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Carnavon Western Australia [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Chelmsford England [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Cork [1] Crumlin, Monmouthshire [1] Dalmellington, Ayrshire [1] Doncaster [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dundee Forfar [1]

Rank

Private [536] Serjeant [61] Gunner [58] Driver [35] Lieutenant [34] Captain [31] Corporal [30] Second Lieutenant [26] Lance Corporal [24] Sapper [22] Acting Serjeant [9] Major [9] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trimmer [2] Trooper [2] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Major [1] Captain Second Lieutenant [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal RAF [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66] Highland Light Infantry [56] Royal Engineers [47] Labour Corps [46] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Scots Fusiliers [43] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [42] Scottish Rifles [39] Royal Irish Rifles [37] Royal Scots [36] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Cameron Highlanders [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Royal Highlanders [23] Canadian Infantry [18] London Regiment [17] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [17] Seaforth Highlanders [17] Gordon Highlanders [14] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] Royal Irish Fusiliers [13] Royal Naval Division [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Scots Guards [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Royal Air Force [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Dragoon Guards [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Irish Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Military Foot Police [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Welsh Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [845] Canadian Expeditionary Force [136] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80] Australian Imperial Force [80] Royal Navy [71] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33] South African Services [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1276] M [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1240] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Ireland [3] Australia [1] New Zealand [1] Portugal [1] Sierra Leone [1] South Africa [1]

James Arthur Pollock

Born 1865

Died 1922

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Australian Mining Corps

British Army 2nd Army Mining School, Proven, Poperinghe

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Aaron Pollock

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 64658 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 64658 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 216th Company

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Norman Crawford Pollock

Born 1880

Died 1960

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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Thomas Pollock

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army T3/031010 Driver Royal Army Service Corps 253rd Coy

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Charles Thomas Anderdon Pollock

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Captain Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

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Martin Viner Pollock

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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James Temple Pollock

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 26244 Highland Light Infantry

British Army 128017 Gunner Royal Engineers

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William Pollock

Died 1915

British Army 2808 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2808 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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Alexander Johnston Pollock

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132165

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Frederick Charles Pollock

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84798

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Robert Pollock

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 13642 Serjeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Frederick Pollock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285891

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Robert Pollock

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5536 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 332414 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Louis Pollock

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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William Pollock

Born 1873

British Army 205 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240009 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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William Pollock

Born 1891

Died 1961

British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas Pollock

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277703

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William Pollock

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297843

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David Pollock

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50920

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Charles Anderson Pollock

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198027

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