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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Aberdeen [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Aberdeenshire [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Carluke, Lanarkshire [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gladstone Queensland [2]

Glasgow [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Longwood Victoria [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Northampton Western Australia [2]

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire [2]

Turriff, Aberdeenshire [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Alford Scotland [1]

Antrim [1]

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Argyle Scotland [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Balsall Heath, Warwickshire [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Dundee [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Durban [1]

Rank

Private [627]

Gunner [66]

Corporal [52]

Sapper [51]

Serjeant [47]

Driver [40]

Lance Corporal [28]

Captain [17]

Acting Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant Private [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineman [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [103]

Royal Engineers [92]

Royal Field Artillery [65]

Labour Corps [62]

Army Service Corps [53]

Royal Scots [53]

Scottish Rifles [50]

Royal Highlanders [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [44]

Seaforth Highlanders [43]

Highland Light Infantry [42]

Cameron Highlanders [35]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [33]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [26]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Scots Guards [10]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Border Regiment [8]

British West Indies Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

Tank Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

Indian Medical Service [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [961]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [135]

Royal Navy [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

R [1366]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1313]

Merchant Navy [41]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Aberdeen [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Aberdeenshire [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Carluke, Lanarkshire [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gladstone Queensland [2] Glasgow [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Longwood Victoria [2] Mile End, London [2] Northampton Western Australia [2] Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire [2] Turriff, Aberdeenshire [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Alford Scotland [1] Antrim [1] Arbroath Scotland [1] Arbroath, Forfar [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Argyle Scotland [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Balsall Heath, Warwickshire [1] Belfast, Down [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Dundee [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Durban [1]

Rank

Private [627] Gunner [66] Corporal [52] Sapper [51] Serjeant [47] Driver [40] Lance Corporal [28] Captain [17] Acting Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [13] Acting Serjeant [7] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Major [5] Able Seaman [4] Private Acting Lance Corporal [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant Major [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Canteener [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant Private [1] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineman [1] Flight Cadet [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [103] Royal Engineers [92] Royal Field Artillery [65] Labour Corps [62] Army Service Corps [53] Royal Scots [53] Scottish Rifles [50] Royal Highlanders [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [44] Seaforth Highlanders [43] Highland Light Infantry [42] Cameron Highlanders [35] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Scots Fusiliers [33] King's Own Scottish Borderers [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [26] London Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Scots Guards [10] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Border Regiment [8] British West Indies Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Air Force [7] Tank Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Canadian Infantry Battalion [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Indian Defence Force [3] Indian Medical Service [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Service Corps Transport [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [961] Canadian Expeditionary Force [135] Royal Navy [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72] Australian Imperial Force [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

R [1366] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1313] Merchant Navy [41] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1]

John Archibald Rennie

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 1390 Private Middlesex Regiment Public Schools Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd Bn.

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Arthur Muir Rennie

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110661 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps South Farnborough

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110661 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps 1 OCW, St Leonards

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110661 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 1 OCW, St Leonards

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William Rennie

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 201842 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 4th (Reserve) Battalion

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James Shaw Rennie

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 2027 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2027 Gunner Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery

British Army 2027 Gunner Machine Gun Corps (Motors) 19th Battery

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Canute George Rennie

Born 1895

British Army 2825 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Gordon James Rennie

Born 1887

Died 1916

South African Services Captain Durban Light Infantry

South African Services Captain South African Infantry 6th Battalion

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Robert Rennie

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 5911 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

Other Empire Force 4992 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 5911 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Daniel Rennie

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57210

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Alexander J Rennie

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3537 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Rennie

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192975

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William Law Rennie

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15586

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Richard Lewis Rennie

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77532

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Donald Williamson Rennie

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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William Rennie

Died 1918

British Army 28734 Private Acting Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 3/6249 Argyll and Sutherlander Highlanders

British Army 28734 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 1st (Garrison) Battalion

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William Heron Maxwell Rennie

Born 1886

Died 1954

British Army Chaplain Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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James Samuel Rennie

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219418

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John Rennie

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165289

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William Rennie

Born 1876

Died 1919

Royal Navy 7572 Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/7572 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Monarch"

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Robert Mutch Rennie

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140057

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F Robert Rennie

Died 1916

British Army 6324 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 9

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