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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]

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]

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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]

Andrew Purdie

Died 1917

British Army 12549 Private Royal Scots

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Andrew G. Purdie

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 205186 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Alexander Purdie

Born 1875

Died 1921

British Army 34063 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 472260 Private Labour Corps

British Army 34063 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Purdie

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265460

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John Purdie

Born 1895

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28921 Private Canadian Infantry

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Adam Purdie

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 05594 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 05594 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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William Purdie

Died 1918

British Army 7620 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Thomas Paterson Purdie

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion

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George Purdie

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20851 Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 20851 Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Robert Purdie

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 43137 Private Royal Scots

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John Purdie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 79027 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Purdie

Died 1918

British Army 203405 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Purdie

Died 1915

British Army 7654 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Arthur Joseph Purdie

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 4729 Private London Regiment

British Army 491835 Private London Regiment

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David Purdie

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 478 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 18242 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18242 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Alexander Purdie

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13750 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 13750 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Hugh Purdie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136847

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Charles Leslie Victor Purdie

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196451

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Robert Lightgow Purdie

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98636

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John Purdie

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98637

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