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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Box Hill Victoria [2]

Briagolong Victoria [2]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Cosgrove Victoria [2]

Cowra New South Wales [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Korrumburra Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Mitchell Queensland [2]

Surrey, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Arbroath, Fifeshire, North Britian [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Banff, Banffshire [1]

Barmedman New South Wales [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Blantyre, Lanarkshire [1]

Brixton England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Caniambo Victoria [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Craigellachie, Banffshire [1]

Dalkeith Scotland [1]

East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland [1]

Elgin [1]

Ellon, Aberdeenshire [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Insch Scotland [1]

Keith, Banffshire [1]

Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire [1]

Kintore, Aberdeenshire [1]

Rank

Private [347]

Gunner [33]

Serjeant [31]

Corporal [28]

Driver [23]

Sapper [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [8]

Able Seaman [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Engineman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker [2]

Worker [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lay Staff [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Sister [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [83]

Royal Engineers [43]

Labour Corps [41]

Royal Highlanders [33]

Cameron Highlanders [30]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Seaforth Highlanders [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Highland Light Infantry [23]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Scots [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18]

Scottish Rifles [16]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Naval Division [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Scottish Horse [6]

Lovat's Scouts [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [2]

Imperial Camel Corps [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Service

British Army [534]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [74]

Australian Imperial Force [54]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [803]

C [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [773]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [805] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [5] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Aberdeen [2] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Box Hill Victoria [2] Briagolong Victoria [2] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Cosgrove Victoria [2] Cowra New South Wales [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Korrumburra Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Mitchell Queensland [2] Surrey, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Arbroath, Fifeshire, North Britian [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Banff, Banffshire [1] Barmedman New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Blantyre, Lanarkshire [1] Brixton England [1] Brixton, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Caniambo Victoria [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Craigellachie, Banffshire [1] Dalkeith Scotland [1] East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland [1] Elgin [1] Ellon, Aberdeenshire [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hong Kong [1] Insch Scotland [1] Keith, Banffshire [1] Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire [1] Kintore, Aberdeenshire [1]

Rank

Private [347] Gunner [33] Serjeant [31] Corporal [28] Driver [23] Sapper [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [14] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [8] Able Seaman [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Engineman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker [2] Worker [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Captain [1] Bandmaster [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Flight Cadet [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lay Staff [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/ Serjeant [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Sister [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [83] Royal Engineers [43] Labour Corps [41] Royal Highlanders [33] Cameron Highlanders [30] Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Seaforth Highlanders [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Highland Light Infantry [23] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Scots [23] Army Service Corps [22] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18] Scottish Rifles [16] London Regiment [13] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Naval Division [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Border Regiment [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Scottish Horse [6] Lovat's Scouts [5] Scots Guards [5] Tank Corps [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] French Red Cross [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Highland Cyclist Battalion [2] Imperial Camel Corps [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Service

British Army [534] Canadian Expeditionary Force [74] Australian Imperial Force [54] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [803] C [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [773] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Robert Sim

Born 1883

Died 1965

British Army 10420 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army Private Royal Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 10420 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Bruce Sim

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 145074 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 145074 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 295 Siege Battery

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Arthur Sim

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24375

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Alexander Sim

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28358

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Archibald George Sim

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114274

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John Kydd Sim

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297626

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John Sim

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125738

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Charles Edward Sim

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 26136 Private Royal Scots

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William Sim

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2282 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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James Sim

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141015

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John Sim

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221530

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William Wallace Sim

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76660

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Peter Sim

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy U 2225 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2225U Leading Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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Frank Sim

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285476

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Ernest Sim

Born 1894

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 2798 Lance Sergeant Australian Infantry 18th Battalion

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William Henry Sim

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 89744 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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James Copland Sim

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Cadet 209th Training Depot Station

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David Sim

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295103

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John Sim

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291401

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John Duncan Sim

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 292003 Private Royal Highlanders 8th Battalion

British Army 292003 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 8th (Service) Battalion

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