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Edinburgh, Midlothian [5]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Edinburgh [3]

Berwick, Northumberland [2]

Coldingham, Berwickshire [2]

Duns, Berwickshire [2]

Flemington Victoria [2]

Amballa [1]

Ardrie Scotland [1]

Berkeley, County of Grey, Ontario [1]

Berwick [1]

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [1]

Berwickshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Edrom, Berwick [1]

Galashiels, Selkirk [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Kilrenny, Fifeshire [1]

Largs Scotland [1]

Largs, Ayrshire [1]

Musselburgh [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Prestonpans, East Lothian [1]

Punjab [1]

Rye Victoria [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St George's, Edinburgh [1]

St George, Edinburgh [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wangaratta Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [192]

Gunner [23]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [14]

Driver [12]

Lance Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [11]

Captain [9]

Major [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

2nd Inspector [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting corporal [1]

Acting sergeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [55]

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [25]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [25]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Labour Corps [16]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [11]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Corps of Dragoons [4]

London Regiment [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Dragoons [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Dragoons [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Labour Corps [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

1/35th Sikhs [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cadet [1]

Service

British Army [310]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [18]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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P [386]

Contribution

Military Service [378]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Edinburgh, Midlothian [5] Melbourne Victoria [4] Edinburgh [3] Berwick, Northumberland [2] Coldingham, Berwickshire [2] Duns, Berwickshire [2] Flemington Victoria [2] Amballa [1] Ardrie Scotland [1] Berkeley, County of Grey, Ontario [1] Berwick [1] Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [1] Berwickshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Edrom, Berwick [1] Galashiels, Selkirk [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Kew Victoria [1] Kilrenny, Fifeshire [1] Largs Scotland [1] Largs, Ayrshire [1] Musselburgh [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland [1] Prestonpans, East Lothian [1] Punjab [1] Rye Victoria [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St George's, Edinburgh [1] St George, Edinburgh [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wangaratta Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [192] Gunner [23] Corporal [15] Serjeant [14] Driver [12] Lance Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [11] Sapper [11] Captain [9] Major [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Temporary Major [2] 2nd Inspector [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting corporal [1] Acting sergeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [55] Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [25] King's Own Scottish Borderers [25] Royal Field Artillery [19] Labour Corps [16] Gordon Highlanders [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Highland Light Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Seaforth Highlanders [11] Cameron Highlanders [9] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Corps of Dragoons [4] London Regiment [4] Scots Guards [4] Dragoons [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Dragoons [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Indian Army [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Labour Corps [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] 1/35th Sikhs [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cadet [1]

Service

British Army [310] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [18] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [386]

Contribution

Military Service [378] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1]

John Gardener Purves

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4/3367 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Andrew Lomax Purves

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 4397 Private Royal Scots 5th Battalion

British Army 4397 Private Royal Scots 9th (Training Reserve) Battalion

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Joseph Purves

Born 1871

British Army 93302 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 93302 Royal Army Medical Corps Scottish Horse Brigade Reserve Field Ambulance

British Army 93302 Acting corporal Reseve Field Ambulance Scottish Horse Brigade

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Harry De Burgh Purves

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army Temporary Major Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas William Dickson Purves

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105249 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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James Purves

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2736 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Peter Purves

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199501

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James Purves

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38650

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George Purves

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111230

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George Purves

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 1721 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 1721 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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John Purves

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19270

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Thomas W Purves

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302008

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Alexander Purves

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 7265 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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William Purves

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 4763 Private Scots Guards

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John Purves

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 5870 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 310011 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 310011 Private Gordon Highlanders 9th Battalion

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James Stobie Purves

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17532

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Harry Purves

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 30581 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 260258 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert S. Purves

Died 1916

British Army 27531 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 40224 Private Royal Scots 11th Battalion

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Alexander Purves

Born 1866

British Army 221109 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR 41768 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Thomas Morrison Purves

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61188

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