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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Alderly Edge, Cheshire [1]

Angaston South Australia [1]

Bournebrook, Birmingham [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [1]

Cape Town [1]

Charlestown New South Wales [1]

Custom House, London [1]

Dookie Victoria [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Inverkeithing, Fife [1]

Kooringa South Australia [1]

London England [1]

Longmay, Aberdeenshire [1]

Marylebone, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada [1]

Saint Michael, Barbados [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Strathalbyn South Australia [1]

Stromness, Scotland [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Victoria BC [1]

Warragul Victoria [1]

Worth, Sussex, England [1]

Rank

Private [125]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [17]

Driver [13]

Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Driver [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [24]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Scots [11]

London Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [215]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

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S [326]

Contribution

Military Service [311]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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People [326] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Alderly Edge, Cheshire [1] Angaston South Australia [1] Bournebrook, Birmingham [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [1] Cape Town [1] Charlestown New South Wales [1] Custom House, London [1] Dookie Victoria [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Inverkeithing, Fife [1] Kooringa South Australia [1] London England [1] Longmay, Aberdeenshire [1] Marylebone, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada [1] Saint Michael, Barbados [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Strathalbyn South Australia [1] Stromness, Scotland [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Victoria BC [1] Warragul Victoria [1] Worth, Sussex, England [1]

Rank

Private [125] Gunner [20] Serjeant [17] Driver [13] Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [5] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Driver [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [24] Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Labour Corps [11] Royal Scots [11] London Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Engineers [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Horse [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [215] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [326]

Contribution

Military Service [311] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

Frederick Sangster

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2652 Private Leicestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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James David Sangster

Born 1888

British Army 2705 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2705 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 88102 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Albert Burnett Sangster

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93550

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 206th Squadron

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Alexander Sangster

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32786

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William Sangster

Born 1890

Died 1936

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654290

Canadian Expeditionary Force Corporal

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Charles Balfour Sangster

Born 1898

Died 1975

British Army 34813 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Robert Sangster

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107644

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James Sangster

Died 1915

British Army 1863 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Sangster

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 5005 Private Irish Guards

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John Sangster

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 630755 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 3rd Reserve Bde.

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Robert Sangster

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97688

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Frederick Charles Sangster

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 270 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Stephen Sangster

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54742

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Edward Gregory Sangster

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10203 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/10203 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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James Sangster

Died 1917

British Army S/21209 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Sangster

Died 1915

British Army 12533 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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George Sangster

Died 1918

British Army 51222 Private Royal Scots

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Herbert Sangster

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 22982 Private Royal Scots

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Alfred James Sangster

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army L/13853 Lance Corporal Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Fergus Sangster

Died 1917

British Army 8171 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 8171 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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