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Sydney New South Wales [14]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Aberdeen [6]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [6]

Edinburgh Scotland [5]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [5]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [5]

Cellardyke, Fifeshire [4]

Coburg Victoria [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4]

Glasgow [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Belfast [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Moss Vale New South Wales [3]

Penshurst Victoria [3]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bangor, Down [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Brechin Forfar [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Cowes Isle of Wight [2]

Crail, Fifeshire [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Dunedin [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Finchley, Middlesex [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Forfar Scotland [2]

Kingsbarns, Fifeshire [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Murwillumbah New South Wales [2]

Paddington New South Wales [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire [2]

Rank

Private [1070]

Gunner [106]

Serjeant [92]

Corporal [91]

Second Lieutenant [77]

Driver [73]

Lance Corporal [58]

Lieutenant [54]

Sapper [50]

Captain [45]

Acting Corporal [18]

Major [18]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Deck Hand [15]

Pioneer [12]

Engineman [8]

Staff Nurse [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Nursing Sister [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Sister [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Captain [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Reverend [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Bombardier [3]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Rifleman [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Captain Brevet Major [2]

Chauffeur [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [130]

Royal Scots [125]

Royal Engineers [123]

Royal Field Artillery [119]

Gordon Highlanders [109]

Army Service Corps [105]

Labour Corps [103]

Highland Light Infantry [78]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [72]

Royal Army Medical Corps [70]

Royal Garrison Artillery [64]

Seaforth Highlanders [56]

Scottish Rifles [52]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [49]

Royal Naval Division [43]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

London Regiment [34]

Northumberland Fusiliers [34]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [31]

Cameron Highlanders [30]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Royal Naval Reserve [28]

Royal Army Service Corps [23]

Canadian Infantry [22]

Royal Irish Rifles [21]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Scots Guards [16]

Tank Corps [15]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [14]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Border Regiment [11]

Royal Air Force [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Army Cyclist Corps [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Scottish Horse [9]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [1683]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [307]

Royal Navy [186]

Australian Imperial Force [142]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [136]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [69]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [2604]

A [1]

B [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2516]

Merchant Navy [63]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [67]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [14] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Aberdeen [6] Edinburgh, Midlothian [6] Edinburgh Scotland [5] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [5] Paisley, Renfrewshire [5] Cellardyke, Fifeshire [4] Coburg Victoria [4] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [4] Glasgow [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Belfast [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Moss Vale New South Wales [3] Penshurst Victoria [3] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bangor, Down [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Brechin Forfar [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Cowes Isle of Wight [2] Crail, Fifeshire [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Dunedin [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Finchley, Middlesex [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Forfar Scotland [2] Kingsbarns, Fifeshire [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Murwillumbah New South Wales [2] Paddington New South Wales [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Stonehaven, Kincardineshire [2]

Rank

Private [1070] Gunner [106] Serjeant [92] Corporal [91] Second Lieutenant [77] Driver [73] Lance Corporal [58] Lieutenant [54] Sapper [50] Captain [45] Acting Corporal [18] Major [18] Acting Serjeant [17] Deck Hand [15] Pioneer [12] Engineman [8] Staff Nurse [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Able Seaman [7] Lieutenant Acting Captain [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Nursing Sister [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Sister [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Captain [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Reverend [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Bombardier [3] Commander [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Rifleman [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Cadet [2] Captain Brevet Major [2] Chauffeur [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [130] Royal Scots [125] Royal Engineers [123] Royal Field Artillery [119] Gordon Highlanders [109] Army Service Corps [105] Labour Corps [103] Highland Light Infantry [78] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [72] Royal Army Medical Corps [70] Royal Garrison Artillery [64] Seaforth Highlanders [56] Scottish Rifles [52] Royal Scots Fusiliers [49] Royal Naval Division [43] Machine Gun Corps [38] London Regiment [34] Northumberland Fusiliers [34] King's Own Scottish Borderers [31] Cameron Highlanders [30] Durham Light Infantry [28] Royal Naval Reserve [28] Royal Army Service Corps [23] Canadian Infantry [22] Royal Irish Rifles [21] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20] Royal Fusiliers [17] Scots Guards [16] Tank Corps [15] Royal Irish Fusiliers [14] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Border Regiment [11] Royal Air Force [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Army Cyclist Corps [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Scottish Horse [9] Voluntary Aid Detachment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [1683] Canadian Expeditionary Force [307] Royal Navy [186] Australian Imperial Force [142] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [136] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [69] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [2604] A [1] B [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2516] Merchant Navy [63] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [67] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

William F Ritchie

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 283 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 283 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 12th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Ritchie

Born 1894

Died 1943

British Army 8896 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 91605 Gunner Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Sellar Ritchie

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/16412 Private Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion

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Alexander James Ritchie

Born 1889

Died 1970

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114042

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114042 3rd Cavalry Division, Fort Garry Horse

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Jessie Ritchie

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve General Hospital 5th General Hospital

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service 21st Stationary Hospital Salonika

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David Watson Ritchie

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 376 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Arthur Gerald Ritchie

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army Captain Scottish Rifles

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William Ritchie

Born 1891

Died 1983

British Army 1238 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army 1238 Serjeant Essex Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Hussars

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George Ritchie

Born 1892

British Army 1153 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

British Army 265128 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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George Cuthbert Ritchie

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63753 Private

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63753 Private Canadian Infantry 3rd Bn.

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John Ritchie

British Army 20575 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 20575 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Engineers

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Herbert Charles Ritchie

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 6190 Private East Surrey Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Ritchie

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13443 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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John Brockie Ritchie

Born 1884

Died 1945

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15889

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William Ritchie

Died 1914

British Army 2281 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 2281 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 1st Battalion

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James Ritchie

Died 1915

British Army 1780 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Patrick Ritchie

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 8490 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 8490 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 200804 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Ronald Ritchie

Born 1899

British Army G/81845 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/19250 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Peter Ritchie

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 2817 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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James Ritchie

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275297

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