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Gateshead, Durham [5]

Rosewell, Midlothian [3]

Warrnambool Victoria [3]

Bellingen New South Wales [2]

Dunedin [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Northumberland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Alnwick [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Bellangry New South Wales [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Boag, Haggs, Stirlingshire [1]

Booral New South Wales [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Cheltenham Victoria [1]

Douglas, Lanarkshire [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Durham [1]

Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Earlston Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Errigallcoagh, Monaghan [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hawick Scotland [1]

Hawick, Roxburgh [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1]

Howick Township, Huron County Ontario [1]

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Leith, Midlothian [1]

Loanhead, Midlothian [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Princetown, Devon [1]

Saint Georges in the East, London [1]

Selkirk Scotland [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [206]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [16]

Captain [15]

Driver [15]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Serjeant [11]

Acting Corporal [6]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Captain Retired Pay [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer, 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Marconi Operator [1]

Marine Operator [1]

Master Cook [1]

Pioneer [1]

Privat [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Temporary Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Scots [25]

Royal Engineers [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [21]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps Special Reserve [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Indian Marine [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [344]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

R [470]

Contribution

Military Service [460]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [5] Rosewell, Midlothian [3] Warrnambool Victoria [3] Bellingen New South Wales [2] Dunedin [2] Edinburgh [2] Northumberland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Alnwick [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Bellangry New South Wales [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Boag, Haggs, Stirlingshire [1] Booral New South Wales [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Cheltenham Victoria [1] Douglas, Lanarkshire [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Durham [1] Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Earlston Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Errigallcoagh, Monaghan [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hawick Scotland [1] Hawick, Roxburgh [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1] Howick Township, Huron County Ontario [1] Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Leith, Midlothian [1] Loanhead, Midlothian [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Princetown, Devon [1] Saint Georges in the East, London [1] Selkirk Scotland [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [206] Gunner [28] Corporal [21] Lieutenant [16] Captain [15] Driver [15] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Serjeant [11] Acting Corporal [6] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Captain Retired Pay [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer, 3rd Class [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Honorary Major [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Marconi Operator [1] Marine Operator [1] Master Cook [1] Pioneer [1] Privat [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Quarter Master and Captain [1] Temporary Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1] rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Labour Corps [25] Royal Scots [25] Royal Engineers [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] King's Own Scottish Borderers [21] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Gordon Highlanders [13] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Highlanders [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Scots Guards [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Scottish Horse [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps Special Reserve [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Indian Marine [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [344] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

R [470]

Contribution

Military Service [460] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1]

John Fraser Renwick

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army S/15827 Private Cameron Highlanders 7th Battalion

British Army 557859 Private Royal Engineers

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Alexander Rodger Renwick

Born 1899

Died 1985

British Army 59185 Private Royal Scots 8th Battalion

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William George Renwick

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 0/18719 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 0/642 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Acting Corporal Royal Scots 3/8th Battalion

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James Alexander Renwick

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 655 Corporal Australian Infantry 20th Battalion

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Francis Melvin Renwick

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654618

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654618 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 58th Toronto Battalion

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William Fraser Renwick

Born 1897

Died 1993

British Army 3976 Acting Corporal London Regiment

British Army 251492 Acting Corporal London Regiment

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Archibald Renwick

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 330254 Corporal Royal Scots

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John Renwick

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188246

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Percy Frederick Renwick

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36344

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John Renwick

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43869

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Thomas Mckay Renwick

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80796

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Robert Duncan Renwick

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1378 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Edward Francis Renwick

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 2398 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 203452 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Norman Renwick

Died 1916

British Army 2866 Private London Regiment

British Army 390625 Private London Regiment

British Army 2866 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Adolphus Renwick

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62234

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Christopher Renwick

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 276135

Canadian Expeditionary Force 276135 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Renwick

Born 1883

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47396

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47396 Sergeant Canadian Labour Corps

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Robert Renwick

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305803

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Thomas Renwick

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 205005 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Stephen Renwick

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188045

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