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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]

Archibald Rae

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136112

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Edward Rae

Born 1888

Died 1965

Australian Imperial Force 2010

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James Rae

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161403

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James Mcgowan Rae

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67516

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William Rae

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113526

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Eric Andrew Rae

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155827

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James Rae

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40697

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Francis Ballantyne Rae

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4111 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 4111 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Alexander Rae

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army S/15730 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Alan Malcolm Rae

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3773 Private London Regiment

British Army 510728 Private London Regiment

British Army 510728 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Thomas William Rae

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 29809 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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William Rae

Died 1915

British Army 7415 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4 Battalion

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James Rae

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 749 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Walter Richard Rae

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1642 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 8th Battalion

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John Duthie Buchan Rae

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505534

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505534 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Merlin Hamilton Rae

Born 1899

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101357

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101357 Private Canadian Infantry

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Norman Rae

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4773 Corporal Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/43133 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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Edward Rae

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231324

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Charles Elliott Rae

Born 1889

Died 1979

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3131935

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Charles Rae

Died 1918

British Army 1852 Serjeant Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 242044 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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