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Sydney New South Wales [22]

Shetland, Scotland [20]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13]

Glasgow Scotland [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

South Shields, Durham [6]

Toodyay Western Australia [6]

Bunbury Western Australia [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

London England [5]

Malvern Victoria [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Port Lincoln South Australia [4]

Port Melbourne Victoria [4]

South Shields, Durham, England [4]

Alberton South Australia [3]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [3]

Caithness, Scotland [3]

Clare South Australia [3]

Dorrigo New South Wales [3]

Glasgow [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [3]

Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Lubeck Victoria [3]

Manly New South Wales [3]

Mathoura New South Wales [3]

Myponga South Australia [3]

Orkney, Scotland [3]

Thurso Scotland [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Argyllshire [2]

Barraba New South Wales [2]

Blairgowrie, Perthshire [2]

Boort Victoria [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Castletown, Caithness, Scotland [2]

Cobar New South Wales [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Coolamon New South Wales [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Rank

Private [1517]

Gunner [149]

Serjeant [134]

Corporal [127]

Sapper [96]

Second Lieutenant [83]

Lance Corporal [79]

Driver [75]

Lieutenant [64]

Captain [36]

Acting Corporal [30]

Major [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Pioneer [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Sister [10]

Bombardier [9]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Rifleman [8]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colonel [5]

Nursing Sister [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Worker [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Nurse [4]

Sergeant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Gunner [3]

Acting Major [3]

Drummer [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Admiral [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Battery Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [183]

Labour Corps [164]

Seaforth Highlanders [164]

Army Service Corps [142]

Royal Scots [132]

Royal Field Artillery [131]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [123]

Royal Garrison Artillery [112]

Highland Light Infantry [102]

Royal Highlanders [94]

Gordon Highlanders [92]

Royal Army Medical Corps [89]

Machine Gun Corps [76]

Cameron Highlanders [69]

Scottish Rifles [65]

Northumberland Fusiliers [53]

Canadian Infantry [51]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [49]

London Regiment [45]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [44]

Durham Light Infantry [41]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Royal Naval Division [35]

Royal Irish Rifles [25]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [20]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

British West Indies Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Flying Corps [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Air Force [12]

Scots Guards [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [11]

Border Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Training Reserve Battalion [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Service

British Army [2302]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [448]

Australian Imperial Force [309]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [201]

Royal Navy [192]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [119]

Other Empire Force [8]

South African Services [4]

Last name first letter

S [3742]

H [4]

A [2]

W [2]

B [1]

C [1]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3582]

Merchant Navy [150]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

New Zealand [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [22] Shetland, Scotland [20] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [14] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [13] Glasgow Scotland [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] South Shields, Durham [6] Toodyay Western Australia [6] Bunbury Western Australia [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] London England [5] Malvern Victoria [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Port Lincoln South Australia [4] Port Melbourne Victoria [4] South Shields, Durham, England [4] Alberton South Australia [3] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [3] Caithness, Scotland [3] Clare South Australia [3] Dorrigo New South Wales [3] Glasgow [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire [3] Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Lubeck Victoria [3] Manly New South Wales [3] Mathoura New South Wales [3] Myponga South Australia [3] Orkney, Scotland [3] Thurso Scotland [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Argyllshire [2] Barraba New South Wales [2] Blairgowrie, Perthshire [2] Boort Victoria [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Castletown, Caithness, Scotland [2] Cobar New South Wales [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Coolamon New South Wales [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [2] Edinburgh [2]

Rank

Private [1517] Gunner [149] Serjeant [134] Corporal [127] Sapper [96] Second Lieutenant [83] Lance Corporal [79] Driver [75] Lieutenant [64] Captain [36] Acting Corporal [30] Major [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Pioneer [11] Able Seaman [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Sister [10] Bombardier [9] Lance Serjeant [8] Rifleman [8] Colour Serjeant [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colonel [5] Nursing Sister [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Worker [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Nurse [4] Sergeant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Gunner [3] Acting Major [3] Drummer [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Admiral [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Battery Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [183] Labour Corps [164] Seaforth Highlanders [164] Army Service Corps [142] Royal Scots [132] Royal Field Artillery [131] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [123] Royal Garrison Artillery [112] Highland Light Infantry [102] Royal Highlanders [94] Gordon Highlanders [92] Royal Army Medical Corps [89] Machine Gun Corps [76] Cameron Highlanders [69] Scottish Rifles [65] Northumberland Fusiliers [53] Canadian Infantry [51] King's Own Scottish Borderers [49] London Regiment [45] Royal Scots Fusiliers [44] Durham Light Infantry [41] Royal Fusiliers [39] Royal Naval Division [35] Royal Irish Rifles [25] Liverpool Regiment [24] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [22] Army Ordnance Corps [20] Manchester Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Royal Defence Corps [18] Rifle Brigade [17] British West Indies Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Flying Corps [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Air Force [12] Scots Guards [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [11] Border Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [11] Royal Irish Fusiliers [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Training Reserve Battalion [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [9]

Service

British Army [2302] Canadian Expeditionary Force [448] Australian Imperial Force [309] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [201] Royal Navy [192] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [119] Other Empire Force [8] South African Services [4]

Last name first letter

S [3742] H [4] A [2] W [2] B [1] C [1] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3582] Merchant Navy [150] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [60] New Zealand [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] Jamaica [1] South Africa [1]

Frederick Sinclair

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 10070 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 14383 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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James Sinclair

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69997

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William Harrison Sinclair

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143241

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William Sinclair

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405732

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Donald Sinclair

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93319

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Edward George Sinclair

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72008

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Joseph Sinclair

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51217

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John Sinclair

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20622

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Peter Sinclair

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161302

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John Daniel Sinclair

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124633

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James Alexander Sinclair

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97977

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James Sinclair

Born 1879

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 7 Signalling Sergeant Australian Infantry 9th Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 7 Staff Sergeant Major

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James Sinclair

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299991

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Ebenezer Sinclair

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2069 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 265574 Private Royal Highlanders 1st/6th ( Perthshire ) Battalion ( Territorial )

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Peter Sinclair

Died 1916

British Army 3401 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 3401 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 3401 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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John Alexander S Sinclair

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 67489 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 67489 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Sinclair

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1614 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 30331 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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William Everitt Sinclair

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

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Edward Sinclair

Died 1915

British Army 9318 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 9318 Private Royal Inniskilling

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John Sinclair

Born 1896

Died 1952

British Army 953 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 715347 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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