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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Tenterfield New South Wales [3]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Bulls [2]

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [2]

Euroa Victoria [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Walhalla Victoria [2]

Arncliffe New South Wales [1]

Avondale Tasmania [1]

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barhead, Renfrewshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bothwell,Lanarkshire,Scotland. [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Campbelton, Argyllshire [1]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Hagley Tasmania [1]

Kilsyth [1]

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire [1]

Kilwinning, Ayrshire [1]

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Malvern Victoria [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Northcote Victoria [1]

Oaklands Junction Victoria [1]

Paisley Scotland [1]

Partick, Glasgow,Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Preston Victoria [1]

Renfrewshire [1]

Rutherglen Victoria [1]

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [113]

Corporal [14]

Captain [11]

Gunner [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battalion Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier [1]

Bugler [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain Adjutant [1]

Lt to be Capt [1]

President [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant/Temporary Captain/Brigadier Machine Gun Officer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Scottish Rifles [20]

Highland Light Infantry [17]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Engineers [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Labour Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Scots [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Artillery [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

32nd Battalion Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

47th Sikhs [1]

4th Rajputs [1]

9th Infantry [1]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Medical Corps New Zealand Contingent [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Australian Field Artillery, 13th Brigade [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Bhopal Infantry Indian Army [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [183]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [53]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [327]

Contribution

Military Service [316]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Bermuda [1]

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People [327] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Tenterfield New South Wales [3] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Bulls [2] Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [2] Euroa Victoria [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Walhalla Victoria [2] Arncliffe New South Wales [1] Avondale Tasmania [1] Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barhead, Renfrewshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bothwell,Lanarkshire,Scotland. [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Campbelton, Argyllshire [1] Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Colac Victoria [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Hagley Tasmania [1] Kilsyth [1] Kilsyth, Stirlingshire [1] Kilwinning, Ayrshire [1] Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Lanarkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Malvern Victoria [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Oaklands Junction Victoria [1] Paisley Scotland [1] Partick, Glasgow,Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Preston Victoria [1] Renfrewshire [1] Rutherglen Victoria [1] Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [113] Corporal [14] Captain [11] Gunner [11] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [7] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Major [5] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battalion Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier [1] Bugler [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain Adjutant [1] Lt to be Capt [1] President [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant/Temporary Captain/Brigadier Machine Gun Officer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Scottish Rifles [20] Highland Light Infantry [17] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Engineers [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Labour Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Scots [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Army Service Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Gordon Highlanders [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Artillery [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] 32nd Battalion Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] 47th Sikhs [1] 4th Rajputs [1] 9th Infantry [1] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Medical Corps New Zealand Contingent [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Australian Field Artillery, 13th Brigade [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Bhopal Infantry Indian Army [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [183] Canadian Expeditionary Force [53] Australian Imperial Force [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

R [327]

Contribution

Military Service [316] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Bermuda [1]

Kenneth Bowman Ralston

Born 1898

Died 1979

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 3rd (Special Reserve)

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John Alexander Eben Ralston

Born 1899

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Temporary Captain Highland Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Ernest Albert Ralston

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299812

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William Ralston

Died 1918

British Army 3952 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 201839 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Alexander Ralston

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 227 Private Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 227 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 6th City of Glasgow Battalion

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John W Ralston

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1927 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Ralston

Born 1897

British Army 2032 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240291 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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William Ralston

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264947

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Thomas Ralston

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268878

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Peter Ralston

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2412 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2412 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240562 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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James Ralston

Died 1917

British Army 53566 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 53566 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick William Ralston

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246694

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Alexander Ralston

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3024 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 9th (Reserve) Battalion

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Andrew Thomson Ralston

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228800

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Guy Walter Ralston

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 23270 Gunner Australian Field Artillery, 13th Brigade

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Alexander Ralston

Born 1892

British Army 948 Lance Corporal Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 7th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 948 Acting Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 7th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 948 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 7th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Robert Ralston

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240418

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William Ralston

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134646

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Ebenezer C Ralston

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army T4/142620 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 48031 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Ralston

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 20577 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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