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Sydney New South Wales [10]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Glasgow Scotland [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Aberdeen Scotland [3]

Aberdeenshire [3]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Mackay Queensland [3]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [2]

Alford, Aberdeenshire [2]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [2]

Camden New South Wales [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Edinburgh, Scotland [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hawick, Roxburgh [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Narre Warren Victoria [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, [1]

Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Amman Scotland [1]

Applemore, Rosshire [1]

Ardelach, Nairnshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballymane [1]

Balmaclellan [1]

Banffshire Scotland [1]

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1]

Basingstoke, Sussex [1]

Bembridge, Hampshire [1]

Benquhat Scotland [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blackwood Victoria [1]

Blandford New South Wales [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [738]

Gunner [84]

Corporal [74]

Serjeant [61]

Sapper [47]

Driver [42]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Lance Corporal [37]

Lieutenant [25]

Captain [13]

Major [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Trimmer [3]

Worker [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Fitter Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Sepoy [2]

Signalman [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98]

Royal Engineers [96]

Labour Corps [92]

Gordon Highlanders [77]

Highland Light Infantry [77]

Royal Scots [68]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [65]

Army Service Corps [63]

Royal Highlanders [59]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [57]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [54]

Scottish Rifles [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Seaforth Highlanders [44]

Royal Army Medical Corps [40]

Cameron Highlanders [26]

Royal Naval Division [24]

London Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Canadian Infantry [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Scots Guards [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Tank Corps [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Training Reserve Battalion [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Dragoons [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [1150]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [167]

Australian Imperial Force [98]

Royal Navy [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [1661]

M [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1609]

Merchant Navy [45]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

Guyana [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [10] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Glasgow Scotland [5] Aberdeen [4] Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Aberdeen Scotland [3] Aberdeenshire [3] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Mackay Queensland [3] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [2] Alford, Aberdeenshire [2] Annan, Dumfriesshire [2] Camden New South Wales [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Edinburgh, Scotland [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hawick, Roxburgh [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Narre Warren Victoria [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, [1] Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Amman Scotland [1] Applemore, Rosshire [1] Ardelach, Nairnshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballymane [1] Balmaclellan [1] Banffshire Scotland [1] Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1] Basingstoke, Sussex [1] Bembridge, Hampshire [1] Benquhat Scotland [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackwood Victoria [1] Blandford New South Wales [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [738] Gunner [84] Corporal [74] Serjeant [61] Sapper [47] Driver [42] Second Lieutenant [39] Lance Corporal [37] Lieutenant [25] Captain [13] Major [11] Acting Corporal [9] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Staff Nurse [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Able Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Sergeant [3] Trimmer [3] Worker [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Fitter Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Sepoy [2] Signalman [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98] Royal Engineers [96] Labour Corps [92] Gordon Highlanders [77] Highland Light Infantry [77] Royal Scots [68] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [65] Army Service Corps [63] Royal Highlanders [59] Royal Scots Fusiliers [57] King's Own Scottish Borderers [54] Scottish Rifles [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Seaforth Highlanders [44] Royal Army Medical Corps [40] Cameron Highlanders [26] Royal Naval Division [24] London Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [23] Canadian Infantry [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Scots Guards [12] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Tank Corps [10] Border Regiment [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Air Force [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Training Reserve Battalion [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Canadian Mounted Rifles [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Dragoons [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] British West Indies Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [1150] Canadian Expeditionary Force [167] Australian Imperial Force [98] Royal Navy [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [1661] M [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1609] Merchant Navy [45] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36] South Africa [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] France [1] Guyana [1] New Zealand [1]

William John Aka Jack Rae

Born 1872

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Captain Imperial Camel Brigade 3rd Anzac Battalion

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William Rae

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 1598 Private Lothians and Border Horse

British Army 1598 Private Lothian and Border Horse (Territorial) 1/1st Battalion

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Mary Helen Rae

Born 1880

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/161 Staff Nurse New Zealand Army Nursing Service

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William Edward Rae

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army 355085 Lance Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 10th (Scottish) Battalion

British Army 1982 Lance Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 10th (Scottish) Battalion

British Army Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 10th (Scottish) Battalion

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George Edgar Rae

Born 1895

British Army 238036 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 2284 Private Suffolk Regiment 7th suffolk yeomanry cyclist Battalion

British Army 238036 Private Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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Peter Rae

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army D/10612 Private 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys)

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Alfred Ian Rae

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army PS/8260 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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James Rae

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army MS/3016 Private Army Service Corps M.T. Tractor Depot (Avonmouth)

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Robert John Rae

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 27333 Scottish Borderers

British Army 83545 Private Machine Gun Corps 23rd Company

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Archibald Rae

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6703 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Gordon Rae

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4543 Private Royal Scots

British Army 201338 Private Royal Scots

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David Rae

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Thomas Keith Hedley Rae

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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George Rae

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401503

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Alexander Rae

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276264

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Charles Rae

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279374

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Robert Rae

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56703

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Robert Rae

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94930

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William Willie Rae

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 8504 Private Dragoons

British Army 10435 Private Seaforth Highlanders 9th.Battalion

British Army

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John Rae

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292628

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