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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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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]

John Shanks

Australian Imperial Force 2637

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Fredrick Shanks

Australian Imperial Force 7545

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James Ralph Shanks

Australian Imperial Force 1877

Australian Imperial Force 7855

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Edward Frederick Shanks

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3324129 Eastern Ontario Regiment 2nd Depot Bn.

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Francis Marmaduke Windross Shanks

Australian Imperial Force

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John Square Shanks

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219505

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Alexander Shanks

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122858

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Leslie Chamberlain Shanks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261209

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Joseph Shanks

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22232

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William Shanks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278081

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John Arthur Gordon Shanks

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Herbert Shanks

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 52114 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 52114 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John R Shanks

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 18541 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Shanks

Died 1917

British Army 202648 Private Royal Scots

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Charles Shanks

Died 1916

British Army 8492 Private Irish Guards

British Army 8492 Lance Corporal Irish Guards

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Arthur Cain Shanks

Died 1915

British Army 5/27 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army TF/2732 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/5 Battalion

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George Shanks

Died 1916

British Army 19536 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Shanks

Died 1917

British Army 86169 Sapper Royal Engineers 170 Tunnelling Company

British Army 3/5773 Private The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

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Andrew Borland Shanks

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 45 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 663042 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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John Shanks

Died 1917

British Army M2/082803 Private Army Service Corps

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