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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [11]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Kempsey New South Wales [7]

Edinburgh Scotland [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

South Shields, Durham, England [5]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [4]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Aberdeen Scotland [3]

Bunbury Western Australia [3]

Dublin [3]

Dundee [3]

Dundee Forfar [3]

Glasgow [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Carluke, Lanarkshire [2]

Croydon, London [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Elsternwick Victoria [2]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Kintore [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Putney, London [2]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

462 New Keppoch Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Aberdour, Fifeshire [1]

Abernethy, Perth, Perthshire [1]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [776]

Gunner [73]

Corporal [66]

Driver [61]

Serjeant [60]

Lieutenant [53]

Second Lieutenant [48]

Lance Corporal [45]

Sapper [42]

Captain [33]

Pioneer [25]

Major [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Bombardier [12]

Temporary Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Worker [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Commander [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Nurse [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Sergeant [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Admiral [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Major General [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rear-Admiral [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

AA [1]

Acting C [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [111]

Royal Scots [105]

Royal Field Artillery [103]

Royal Highlanders [95]

Army Service Corps [76]

Labour Corps [69]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [60]

Highland Light Infantry [59]

Gordon Highlanders [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Scottish Rifles [48]

Cameron Highlanders [43]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Seaforth Highlanders [40]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Royal Naval Division [30]

London Regiment [21]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

British West Indies Regiment [16]

Canadian Infantry [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Scots Guards [10]

Army Cyclist Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Scottish Horse [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Engineers Transport [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Dragoon Guards [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Service

British Army [1282]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [209]

Australian Imperial Force [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [114]

Royal Navy [112]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50]

Other Empire Force [6]

Last name first letter

R [1976]

W [3]

A [1]

B [1]

C [1]

H [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1889]

Merchant Navy [76]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

Canada [2]

New Zealand [2]

India [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [11] Sydney New South Wales [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Kempsey New South Wales [7] Edinburgh Scotland [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] South Shields, Durham, England [5] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [4] Glasgow Scotland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Aberdeen Scotland [3] Bunbury Western Australia [3] Dublin [3] Dundee [3] Dundee Forfar [3] Glasgow [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Albury New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Carluke, Lanarkshire [2] Croydon, London [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Elsternwick Victoria [2] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Kintore [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Putney, London [2] Tumbarumba New South Wales [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] 462 New Keppoch Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Aberdour, Fifeshire [1] Abernethy, Perth, Perthshire [1] Alberton South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [776] Gunner [73] Corporal [66] Driver [61] Serjeant [60] Lieutenant [53] Second Lieutenant [48] Lance Corporal [45] Sapper [42] Captain [33] Pioneer [25] Major [15] Acting Corporal [14] Bombardier [12] Temporary Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Worker [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Commander [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Nurse [4] Nursing Sister [4] Staff Nurse [4] Able Seaman [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Sergeant [3] Sister [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Admiral [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Major General [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rear-Admiral [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] AA [1] Acting C [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [111] Royal Scots [105] Royal Field Artillery [103] Royal Highlanders [95] Army Service Corps [76] Labour Corps [69] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [60] Highland Light Infantry [59] Gordon Highlanders [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Scottish Rifles [48] Cameron Highlanders [43] Machine Gun Corps [42] Seaforth Highlanders [40] Royal Scots Fusiliers [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] King's Own Scottish Borderers [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Royal Naval Division [30] London Regiment [21] Durham Light Infantry [19] British West Indies Regiment [16] Canadian Infantry [16] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Scots Guards [10] Army Cyclist Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Tank Corps [9] Scottish Horse [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Engineers Transport [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Dragoon Guards [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Service

British Army [1282] Canadian Expeditionary Force [209] Australian Imperial Force [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [114] Royal Navy [112] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50] Other Empire Force [6]

Last name first letter

R [1976] W [3] A [1] B [1] C [1] H [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1889] Merchant Navy [76] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [52] Canada [2] New Zealand [2] India [1]

Alexander Ramsay

Born 1896

British Army 7050 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers Seconded to Machine Gun Corps

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James Allan Ramsay

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 39311 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Ramsay

Born 1880

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 45129 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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David Ramsay

Born 1868

Died 1919

Royal Navy D 1350 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1350/D Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HM Yacht Iolaire

Royal Navy 1350 D. (PO) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HM Yacht Iolaire

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John B. T. Ramsay

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 39101 Private Royal Scots

British Army 40773 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Ramsay

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1079 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Henry Vincent Ramsay

Born 1893

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28932

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28932 Company Sergeant Major Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion

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Stuart Ramsay

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Temporary Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas L Ramsay

Died 1918

British Army 913 Corporal Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery, 88th Brigade

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John R Ramsay

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3

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Duncan Gavin Ramsay

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment attached Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment attached Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Archibald Henry Maule Ramsay

Born 1894

Died 1955

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

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Robert Paterson Ramsay

Born 1879

British Army P11920 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

British Army 26132 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

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Bertram Home Ramsay

Born 1883

Died 1945

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral

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Graham Ramsay

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2554 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Lewis Neil Griffitt Ramsay

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army Private Gordon Highlanders 4th Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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Alexander Ramsay

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 4253 Lance Corporal Scottish Horse

British Army 4253 Private Scottish Horse

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William Blair Ramsay

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55251

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William Millar Ramsay

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302767

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Charles Frederick Ramsay

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72779

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