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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Calcutta [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Fife [2]

Girvan, Ayrshire [2]

Kensington South Australia [2]

Knightsbridge South Australia [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Scotland [2]

Ackworth England [1]

Airdrie [1]

Alfredton Victoria [1]

Almondbank, Perth [1]

Aramac Queensland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

BROUGHTY FERRY [1]

Beith, Ayrshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brighton, Glasgow [1]

Buckhaven, Fife [1]

Bunbury Scotland [1]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Colenton Edinburgh [1]

County Durham [1]

Cupar [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dreghorn, Ayrshire [1]

Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Dumbarton [1]

Dumfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Earlston, Berwickshire [1]

Edinbro, Edinbro [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Greenock [1]

Grimsby [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [368]

Driver [40]

Corporal [37]

Gunner [37]

Serjeant [29]

Lance Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lieutenant [19]

Sapper [19]

Captain [16]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal/ Lieutenant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Hospital Assistant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Hand [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [48]

Royal Scots [48]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [47]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Highland Light Infantry [41]

Royal Highlanders [41]

Royal Engineers [38]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [31]

Gordon Highlanders [28]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [27]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Scottish Rifles [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Seaforth Highlanders [15]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Tank Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Indian Army [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

General List [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Service

British Army [598]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Royal Navy [43]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [801]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [780]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Ballarat Victoria [3] Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Calcutta [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Fife [2] Girvan, Ayrshire [2] Kensington South Australia [2] Knightsbridge South Australia [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Scotland [2] Ackworth England [1] Airdrie [1] Alfredton Victoria [1] Almondbank, Perth [1] Aramac Queensland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire, Scotland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] BROUGHTY FERRY [1] Beith, Ayrshire [1] Belfast [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brighton, Glasgow [1] Buckhaven, Fife [1] Bunbury Scotland [1] Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Colenton Edinburgh [1] County Durham [1] Cupar [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dreghorn, Ayrshire [1] Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Dumbarton [1] Dumfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Earlston, Berwickshire [1] Edinbro, Edinbro [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Greenock [1] Grimsby [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [368] Driver [40] Corporal [37] Gunner [37] Serjeant [29] Lance Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [20] Lieutenant [19] Sapper [19] Captain [16] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal/ Lieutenant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Hospital Assistant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Second Hand [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [48] Royal Scots [48] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [47] Royal Field Artillery [47] Highland Light Infantry [41] Royal Highlanders [41] Royal Engineers [38] Labour Corps [31] Royal Scots Fusiliers [31] Gordon Highlanders [28] King's Own Scottish Borderers [27] Cameron Highlanders [25] Scottish Rifles [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Seaforth Highlanders [15] Canadian Infantry [7] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Tank Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Indian Army [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Scottish Horse [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Border Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] General List [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Service

British Army [598] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Royal Navy [43] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [801] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [780] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] New Zealand [1]

Andrew Rodger

Born 1891

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2796 Lance Corporal Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Swan Rodger

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 10 Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 9th Service Battalion

British Army Cadet Officer Training Corps Edinburgh University Contingent

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William Charles Rodger

Born 1887

Died 1937

British Army 39492 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army G/32528 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles R Rodger

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2282 Private Lothian and Border Horse

British Army 270760 Private Royal Scots 12th Battalion

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Walter Rodger

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186718

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Richard Rodger

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53217

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Robert Cruden Rodger

Born 1895

Died 1961

British Army 2214 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas William Rodger

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41128

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Sefton Rodger

Born 1885

Died 1969

British Army L/25895 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Rodger

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268331

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Thomas Rodger

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army M/282823 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/282823 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Norman Guild Rodger

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army W/1071 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army W/1071 Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Mcfarlane Rodger

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 5110 Shoeing Smith Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Corps) Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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Walter Washington Buchanan Rodger

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1/5th Battalion Renfrewshire

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Alexander Binny Rodger

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52834

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Roland Rodger

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85428

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James Rodger

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2367

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John Irvine Rodger

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 61071 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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David Hunter Rodger

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 207829 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 201829 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th/5th Battalion

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Arthur Alexander Wedderburn Rodger

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250121

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