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Uralla New South Wales [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Berwick Victoria [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Gimli, Manitoba, Winnipeg. [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gottenburg [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1]

Kiama New South Wales [1]

Lambeth [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Murrurundi New South Wales [1]

Murtoa Victoria [1]

Paisley, Scotland [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Richmond River New South Wales [1]

Shetland, Scotland [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Tamworth New South Wales [1]

Wick, Scotland. [1]

Rank

Private [56]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Gunner [3]

Bombardier [2]

Driver [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private. [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Lovat's Scouts [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders attached King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps. [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [87]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Royal Navy [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [159]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [173] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Uralla New South Wales [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Ararat Victoria [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Berwick Victoria [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Gimli, Manitoba, Winnipeg. [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gottenburg [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1] Kiama New South Wales [1] Lambeth [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Murrurundi New South Wales [1] Murtoa Victoria [1] Paisley, Scotland [1] Perth, Perthshire [1] Richmond River New South Wales [1] Shetland, Scotland [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Tamworth New South Wales [1] Wick, Scotland. [1]

Rank

Private [56] Serjeant [12] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Gunner [3] Bombardier [2] Driver [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private. [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Cameron Highlanders [7] Army Service Corps [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Gordon Highlanders [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Canadian Engineers [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Lovat's Scouts [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] 4th South African Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders attached King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps. [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] Liverpool Regiment Depot [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Military Foot Police [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [87] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Royal Navy [8] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [159] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Archibald John Polson

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 721948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 721948 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Other Empire Force 721948 Private. Canadian Machine Gun Corps.

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Cromartie Sutherland Leveson Gower Polson

Born 1882

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126338 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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George Adam Polson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227377

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Geoffrey William Polson

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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William Polson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306500

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George Polson

Born 1883

Died 1916

South African Services 135 Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry

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Oscar Polson

Australian Imperial Force 4271

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John George Polson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109741

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Peter Gibson Polson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/21815 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Polson

Born 1877

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467560

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467560 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Polson

Died 1917

British Army 19660 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Donald Polson

Died 1914

British Army 9225 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Donald Polson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army S/8763 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/8763 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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John Henry Polson

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 172408 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 172408 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Alexander Polson

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 643305

Canadian Expeditionary Force 643305 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Polson

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 503450

Canadian Expeditionary Force 503450 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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James Polson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2912 Private Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion

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David James Polson

Born 1879

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1315 Otago Infantry Battalion

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William Alexander Polson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 96659 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Polson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402216

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