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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Greenvale Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ayr, Scotland [1]

Dalbeattie Kirkcudbright [1]

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire [1]

Dumfries Scotland [1]

Essequibo [1]

Germanton New South Wales [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Holywell, Flintshire [1]

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire [1]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Oswestry England [1]

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [62]

Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Army reserve [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Argyll and Southern Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lovat's Scouts [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Uganda Volunteer Reserve [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [88]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [124]

Contribution

Military Service [121]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

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People [124] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Greenvale Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ayr, Scotland [1] Dalbeattie Kirkcudbright [1] Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire [1] Dumfries Scotland [1] Essequibo [1] Germanton New South Wales [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Holywell, Flintshire [1] Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire [1] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Oswestry England [1] Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [62] Corporal [5] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Army reserve [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Worker [1]

Unit

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Cameron Highlanders [7] Gordon Highlanders [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Argyll and Southern Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Lovat's Scouts [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Uganda Volunteer Reserve [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [88] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [124]

Contribution

Military Service [121] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1]

Robert Shankland

Born 1887

Died 1968

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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William Shankland

Born 1889

British Army S/40625 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 4073 Army reserve

British Army 40625 Private Argyll and Southern Highlanders 14th S Battalion

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Robert W Shankland

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 9119 Acting Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles

British Army 9119 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

British Army 201121 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Charles Raymond Shankland

Died 1916

British Army 40195 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Llewelyn Ap Tomos Shankland

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Shankland

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48374

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James Shankland

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 3540 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Shankland

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299649

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James Shankland

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238476

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James Shankland

Died 1918

British Army 30474 Royal Scots

British Army 40049 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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David Shankland

Died 1918

British Army 5289 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/40813 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Robert Thomas Shankland

Died 1916

British Army S/12614 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/12614 Private Cameron Highlanders

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James Shankland

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51305

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Idwal Lewis Shankland

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111032

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James Shankland

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army S/17268 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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David Shankland

Died 1918

British Army 29518 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Shankland

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 16344 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 21319 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21319 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas Shankland

Died 1918

British Army 6/5995 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 251004 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Wilfred Shankland

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 725524

Canadian Expeditionary Force 725524 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Robert Shankland

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253212

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