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Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Rednal, Worcs [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, England [1]

Glasgow [1]

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Private [20]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

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Major [1]

Observer Second Lieutenant [1]

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Highland Light Infantry [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Durham Home Guard [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [42]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Australia [1]

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People [42] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bathurst New South Wales [2] Rednal, Worcs [2] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, England [1] Glasgow [1]

Rank

Private [20] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Acting Captain [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Local Defence Volunteer [1] Major [1] Observer Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Scots [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Army Service Corps [1] Durham Home Guard [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [42]

Contribution

Military Service [42]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Australia [1]

William Shirlaw

Born 1887

Died 1945

British Army 167333 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 167333 Sapper Royal Engineers 257 Tunnelling Company

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Colin Shirlaw

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army M2/020643 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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William Gilchrist Shirlaw

Born 1896

Died 1969

British Army 1521 Durham Light Infantry

British Army Local Defence Volunteer Durham Home Guard 24th Battalion

British Army 113430 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Gilbert Rowland Shirlaw

Born 1888

Died 1957

Australian Imperial Force Major

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Matthew Shirlaw

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303530

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Godfrey Shirlaw

Born 1891

Died 1940

British Army DM2/164791 Private Army Service Corps

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William Shirlaw

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 827 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 290973 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 290973 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Joseph Shirlaw

Died 1915

British Army 12595 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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David Shirlaw

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104403

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William M Shirlaw

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 9859 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 201358 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 9859 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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David Shirlaw

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80056

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Robert Shirlaw

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 106076 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 106076 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Louis P. Shirlaw

Died 1918

British Army 333966 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 41295 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Walter James Shirlaw

Australian Imperial Force 7860

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Hugh William Shirlaw

Australian Imperial Force 5410

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William Allan Shirlaw

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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George Forsyth Shirlaw

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Kenneth Johnstone Shirlaw

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Herbert Shirlaw

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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R N Shirlaw

British Army 60168 Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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