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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Leith [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

West Ham, London [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Ayr, Scotland [1]

Blackbraes, Stirling [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Elie, Fifeshire [1]

Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Kingskettle, Fifeshire [1]

Largo, Fifeshire [1]

Largoward, Fife [1]

Lieth, Edinburgh [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Millwall, Middlesex [1]

North Chelsea, London [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Poplar, Millwall, Middlesex [1]

Saint George's Edinburgh [1]

St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Woolwich England [1]

Rank

Private [109]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Gunner [9]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [23]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Highlanders [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Cameron Highlanders [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

General List [1]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Seaforth Highlanders Transport [1]

Service

British Army [155]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

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S [225]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Leith [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] West Ham, London [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1] Ayr, Scotland [1] Blackbraes, Stirling [1] Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar, London [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Elie, Fifeshire [1] Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Kingskettle, Fifeshire [1] Largo, Fifeshire [1] Largoward, Fife [1] Lieth, Edinburgh [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland [1] Millwall, Middlesex [1] North Chelsea, London [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Poplar, Millwall, Middlesex [1] Saint George's Edinburgh [1] St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Woolwich England [1]

Rank

Private [109] Serjeant [12] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Gunner [9] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [23] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Highlanders [13] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Highland Light Infantry [11] Cameron Highlanders [10] Labour Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Gordon Highlanders [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Machine Gun Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] General List [1] Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marines Medical Unit [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Scots Guards [1] Scottish Horse [1] Seaforth Highlanders Transport [1]

Service

British Army [155] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [225]

Contribution

Military Service [217] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Albert Sime

Died 1918

British Army T4/108346 Driver Army Service Corps

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David Mackay Sime

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10433 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Alexander Doig Sime

Died 1915

British Army 7679 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army 7679 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Thomas Sime

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army S/22621 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1/12681 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Thomas Burness Sime

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 3962 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 66350 Private Royal Scots 2/10th Battalion.

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William Sime

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 9319 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alexander Ross Sime

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4006 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Joseph Sime

Died 1917

British Army 6153 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 310334 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Robert Sime

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 326258 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Robert Sime

Died 1918

British Army S/24090 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3900 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army S/24090 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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James H Sime

Died 1916

British Army 15047 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Thomas Kettles Sime

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army S/9180 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Hugh Mcb. Sime

Died 1918

British Army 55401 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Peter Sime

Died 1918

British Army 14701 Private Royal Scots

British Army 14701 Serjeant Royal Scots

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Alexander Sime

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 16915 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 79061 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 79061 Corporal Royal Engineers

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David Sime

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281232

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George Sime

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128700

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Henry John Sime

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203255

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Walter Charles Sime

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93380

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William Ewart Sime

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223420

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