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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Belfast [2]

Belfast, Down [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hull England [2]

Islington [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Peak Hill New South Wales [2]

Stirling [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Ashington, Northumberland [1]

Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1]

Barrhead,Renfrewshire,Scotland. [1]

Barrhead,Renfrewshire. [1]

Bathgate [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blanchetown South Australia [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bundamba Queensland [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cleghorn, Lanark, Lanarkshire [1]

Coalbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumbarton [1]

Dunbartonshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dunflies, Dumfriesshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Essendon Victoria [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Freemantle [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glen Asborne South Australia [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hammersmith [1]

Haverhill, Suffolk [1]

India [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [248]

Gunner [37]

Corporal [22]

Serjeant [22]

Driver [21]

Lance Corporal [19]

Sapper [19]

Lieutenant [14]

Captain [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

AC1 Wireless Operator [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Corporal [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major Instructor [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [34]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Army Service Corps [26]

Labour Corps [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Royal Scots [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Gordon Highlanders [11]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Service

British Army [410]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

S [602]

L [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [588]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Hastings, Sussex [3] Belfast [2] Belfast, Down [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hull England [2] Islington [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Peak Hill New South Wales [2] Stirling [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Ashington, Northumberland [1] Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1] Barrhead,Renfrewshire,Scotland. [1] Barrhead,Renfrewshire. [1] Bathgate [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blanchetown South Australia [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bundamba Queensland [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cleghorn, Lanark, Lanarkshire [1] Coalbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Derby [1] Dublin [1] Dumbarton [1] Dunbartonshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dunflies, Dumfriesshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Essendon Victoria [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Freemantle [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glen Asborne South Australia [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hammersmith [1] Haverhill, Suffolk [1] India [1] Ipswich Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [248] Gunner [37] Corporal [22] Serjeant [22] Driver [21] Lance Corporal [19] Sapper [19] Lieutenant [14] Captain [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Company Serjeant Major [4] Acting Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] AC1 Wireless Operator [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Corporal [1] Nurse [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major Instructor [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [34] Royal Field Artillery [34] Army Service Corps [26] Labour Corps [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Royal Scots [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Machine Gun Corps [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] London Regiment [12] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Gordon Highlanders [11] Royal Irish Fusiliers [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Highland Light Infantry [8] Royal Naval Division [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Irish Guards [2]

Service

British Army [410] Canadian Expeditionary Force [55] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

S [602] L [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [588] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Robert Heddon Shanks

Died 1916

British Army 5806 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Edwin Shanks

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 31339 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 52826 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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James Edward Shanks

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 99770 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Percy Shanks

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 12151 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Horace William Shanks

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 67878 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Edward Ferrier Shanks

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 19817 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers

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Henry Shanks

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 14554 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 14554 Private Royal Scots

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Robert Shanks

Died 1917

British Army 19367 Private Royal Scots

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William Shanks

Died 1918

British Army 15997 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 15997 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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James Shanks

Died 1918

British Army 34861 Private Royal Scots

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Clarence Bernard Shanks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154278

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Duncan Archibald Shanks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173821

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William Shanks

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188627

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Richard Shanks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191531

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John Bassette Shanks

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 123999

Canadian Expeditionary Force 123999 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Shanks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261143

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Thomas Shanks

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126211

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Arthur Guy West Shanks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128052

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Robert Shanks

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 782 Private Hussars

British Army 782 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 782 Private 15th (The King's) Hussars

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Thomas Frederick Shanks

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy 18328 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE

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