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Adelaide South Australia [4]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Falkirk Scotland [2]

Port Mcleay South Australia [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Banff Scotland [1]

Berwick Victoria [1]

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Dover, Hampshire [1]

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Flemington Victoria [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goolwa South Australia [1]

Jamestown South Australia [1]

Kent England [1]

Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife [1]

Larbert [1]

Laurieton New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Port Dundas, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Port Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Prestwich, Lancashire [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

St Leonard's, Midlothian [1]

Stirlingshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taliska South Australia [1]

West Calder, Midlothian [1]

Westmoreland, Cornwall [1]

Woolshed Flat South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [145]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Driver [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Major [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Chaplain 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master [1]

Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major Artillery Clerk [1]

Serjeant/Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [28]

Highland Light Infantry [18]

Royal Scots [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Royal Highlanders [13]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Jamaica War Contingent [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (Territorial) [1]

Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Deputy Assistant Director Medical Services [1]

East Africa Expeditionary Force [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

Imperial Camel Corps [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Labour Corps Irish Command ex Cameron Highlanders [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers attached South Wales Borderers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Lovat's Scouts [1]

Service

British Army [202]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [271]

G [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [268]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [273] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [4] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Falkirk Scotland [2] Port Mcleay South Australia [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Banff Scotland [1] Berwick Victoria [1] Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Dover, Hampshire [1] Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Flemington Victoria [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goolwa South Australia [1] Jamestown South Australia [1] Kent England [1] Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife [1] Larbert [1] Laurieton New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1] Port Dundas, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Port Glasgow, Scotland [1] Prestwich, Lancashire [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] St Leonard's, Midlothian [1] Stirlingshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taliska South Australia [1] West Calder, Midlothian [1] Westmoreland, Cornwall [1] Woolshed Flat South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [145] Gunner [10] Serjeant [10] Corporal [9] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Driver [4] Lieutenant [4] Major [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Chaplain 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master [1] Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major Artillery Clerk [1] Serjeant/Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [28] Highland Light Infantry [18] Royal Scots [15] Royal Engineers [14] Gordon Highlanders [13] Royal Highlanders [13] Cameron Highlanders [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Labour Corps [11] Seaforth Highlanders [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Scottish Rifles [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Jamaica War Contingent [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Scottish Horse [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Territorial) [1] Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Deputy Assistant Director Medical Services [1] East Africa Expeditionary Force [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] Imperial Camel Corps [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Labour Corps Irish Command ex Cameron Highlanders [1] Lancashire Fusiliers attached South Wales Borderers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Lovat's Scouts [1]

Service

British Army [202] Australian Imperial Force [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [271] G [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [268] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Andrew Brown Rankine

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 6458 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 512605 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 512605 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

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Ruben Rankine

Born 1890

Other Empire Force 213 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 2048 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Rankine

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261971

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Peter Rankine

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 18328 Private Royal Scots

British Army 18328 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 18328 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots

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William Jeffrey Rankine

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430697

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430697 Private Canadian Infantry 27th Battalion

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George Rankine

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277553

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David Rankine

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 356061 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 356061 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 2/10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish)

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William Jack Rankine

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55498

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55498 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Rankine

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army S/13232 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Arthur Rankine

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 203467 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Gillon Rankine

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 56461 Bearer Royal Field Artillery

British Army 56461 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Rankine

Died 1918

British Army 109596 Private Tank Corps

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William R Rankine

Died 1919

British Army 217519 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Rankine

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4177 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Rankine

Died 1916

British Army 1771 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 1771 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Rankine

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 12371 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Kennedy Rankine

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150059

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Arthur James Rankine

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154045

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William James Rankine

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179912

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David Easton Rankine

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83421

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