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Ayr, Ayrshire [3]

Ballina New South Wales [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bute South Australia [2]

Gateshead, Durham, England [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Addlestone Surrey [1]

Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Bothwell,Lanarkshire. [1]

Camden Town, Middlesex [1]

Castle Douglas Kirkcudbright [1]

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Coleraine Victoria [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Falkirk Scotland [1]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton Scotland [1]

High Street,Presto Pans,East Lothian,Scotland. [1]

Highburn, Lanarkshire [1]

Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

New Abbey Kirkcudbright [1]

Penicuik Scotland [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Saint George Edinburgh [1]

Stoke Damerel, Devon [1]

Thankerton Scotland [1]

Whitburn Linlithgowshire [1]

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Private [131]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Gunner [8]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

3rd Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Scots [26]

Scottish Rifles [17]

Highland Light Infantry [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Labour Corps [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10]

Royal Engineers [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Army Medical Corps New Zealand Contingent [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Army Schoolmasters [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [193]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

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P [278]

Contribution

Military Service [271]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

India [1]

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People [278] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ayr, Ayrshire [3] Ballina New South Wales [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bute South Australia [2] Gateshead, Durham, England [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Addlestone Surrey [1] Addlestone, Surrey [1] Bothwell,Lanarkshire. [1] Camden Town, Middlesex [1] Castle Douglas Kirkcudbright [1] Christchurch [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Edinburgh [1] Falkirk Scotland [1] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton Scotland [1] High Street,Presto Pans,East Lothian,Scotland. [1] Highburn, Lanarkshire [1] Johnstone, Renfrewshire [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Lewisham, London [1] New Abbey Kirkcudbright [1] Penicuik Scotland [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Saint George Edinburgh [1] Stoke Damerel, Devon [1] Thankerton Scotland [1] Whitburn Linlithgowshire [1]

Rank

Private [131] Serjeant [14] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Gunner [8] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] 3rd Class Chaplain to the Forces [1] 4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [26] Scottish Rifles [17] Highland Light Infantry [16] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Labour Corps [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10] Royal Engineers [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Gordon Highlanders [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Army Medical Corps New Zealand Contingent [1] Army Service Corps Labour Company [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Infantry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Army Schoolmasters [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Depot King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [193] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

P [278]

Contribution

Military Service [271] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7] India [1]

Peter Robertson Purdie

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 125479 Acting Bombardier Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 14th Heavy Battery

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Frank Philip Purdie

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army Major Essex Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion

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John William Purdie

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191518

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James Purdie

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198294

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James Henderson Purdie

Died 1916

British Army 19028 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Hugh Mitchell Purdie

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239966

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Albert Edward Purdie

Died 1949

British Army M1/06742 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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Charles Victor Purdie

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army S3/2366 Private Army Service Corps Labour Company

British Army 301004 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Purdie

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267487

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Robert Henry Purdie

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5421 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army 5421 Lance corporal Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) 2nd Batallion

British Army East Surrey Regiment formerly 15967, east Battalion

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William Purdie

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2515

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Frederick Purdie

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43993

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William Thomas Purdie

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army G/6463 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/6463 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Robert Marshal Thomson Purdie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241737

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John Purdie

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 46836 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Percy Purdie

Died 1917

British Army 38108 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Purdie

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10295 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Purdie

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 51585 Private Royal Scots

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John Edward Rogerson Purdie

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1476 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Henry Purdie

Died 1918

British Army 60165 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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