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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Benalla Victoria [3]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [3]

Glasgow [3]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Beith, Ayrshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glendevon, Scotland [1]

Gloucester [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Irvinebank Queensland [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Lilydale Tasmania [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Londonderry (Derry) [1]

Mansfield Victoria [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Perth Scotland [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Riccarton, Ayrshire [1]

Saint Andrews Edinburgh [1]

South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

West Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Winnipeg, Manitoba [1]

Winton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [134]

Gunner [10]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Major [1]

Major [1]

Mechanic [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [23]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [20]

Royal Scots [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

2/7th Gurkha Rifles [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British South African Police [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Unit [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1]

Casualty Clearing Station/Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

HM Submarine D5 [1]

Imperial Camel Corps [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manitoba Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [185]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Royal Navy [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [281]

Contribution

Military Service [269]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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People [281] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Benalla Victoria [3] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [3] Glasgow [3] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Beith, Ayrshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glendevon, Scotland [1] Gloucester [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Irvinebank Queensland [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Lilydale Tasmania [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Londonderry (Derry) [1] Mansfield Victoria [1] Mile End, London [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Perth Scotland [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Riccarton, Ayrshire [1] Saint Andrews Edinburgh [1] South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] West Wallsend New South Wales [1] Winnipeg, Manitoba [1] Winton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [134] Gunner [10] Sapper [10] Corporal [9] Serjeant [9] Driver [8] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Major [1] Major [1] Mechanic [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [23] Royal Scots Fusiliers [20] Royal Scots [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Army Service Corps [8] Cameron Highlanders [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Ayrshire Yeomanry [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Gordon Highlanders [5] Scots Guards [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Tank Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Scottish Horse [2] 2/7th Gurkha Rifles [1] 7th Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British South African Police [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Unit [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1] Casualty Clearing Station/Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] HM Submarine D5 [1] Imperial Camel Corps [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manitoba Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [185] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [15] Royal Navy [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [281]

Contribution

Military Service [269] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

George Patrick Speirs

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Major Highland Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Carlton Speirs

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/11096 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Speirs

Australian Imperial Force V65396

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Robert Walker Speirs

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229427

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James Speirs

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249974

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James Speirs

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11669 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 11669 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Alexander Speirs

Died 1916

British Army 12854 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 38427 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 38427 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Dennis Speirs

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4156 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 201591 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Speirs

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 14248 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Allan Speirs

Died 1918

British Army 2928 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 266080 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 266080 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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William George Speirs

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army D/23680 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 242116 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 66354 Private Royal Scots 2/10th Battalion.

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James Wilfred Speirs

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 648835

Canadian Expeditionary Force 648835 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Mcvey Speirs

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 197

Canadian Expeditionary Force 197 Corporal Canadian Field Artillery

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Harold Speirs

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195782

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195782 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert John Speirs

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129335

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Norman Lennox Speirs

Australian Imperial Force

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Louis Maurice Speirs

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28867 Private

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John Henry Archibald Speirs

Australian Imperial Force 51716

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Arthur Leslie Speirs

Australian Imperial Force 6397

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George Speirs

Australian Imperial Force 102

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