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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Cohuna Victoria [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [3]

Lilydale Victoria [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Corowa New South Wales [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Jingellic New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Milang South Australia [2]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2]

South Hackney, London [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Axedale Victoria [1]

Ayr [1]

Banchory, Kincardineshire [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beeac Victoria [1]

Beith, Ayrshire [1]

Bervie, Kincardineshire [1]

Bo'Ness, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland [1]

Bonhill, Dumbarton, Scotland [1]

Brechin, Forfarshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brixton England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Buchanhaven, Aberdeenshire [1]

Cambrians, Central Otago [1]

Carnoustie, Scotland [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Cathcart, Glasgow [1]

Christchurch [1]

City Road, London [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Cowra New South Wales [1]

Crieff, Perthshire [1]

Cummingston, Duffus, Morayshire [1]

Rank

Private [534]

Gunner [74]

Driver [42]

Serjeant [41]

Corporal [40]

Lieutenant [34]

Sapper [27]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Captain [24]

Lance Corporal [19]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Worker [3]

Guardsman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

Wheeler Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Waitress [1]

Bathman [1]

Battalion Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Engineer [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Gordon Highlanders [76]

Royal Highlanders [75]

Royal Engineers [60]

Labour Corps [57]

Army Service Corps [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Highland Light Infantry [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [33]

London Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Scots [32]

Seaforth Highlanders [28]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [23]

Cameron Highlanders [22]

Scottish Rifles [22]

Royal Naval Division [15]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13]

Scots Guards [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

British West Indies Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

General List [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Scottish Horse [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoons [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [846]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [110]

Australian Imperial Force [69]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [1182]

F [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1155]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

New Zealand [1]

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Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Cohuna Victoria [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [3] Lilydale Victoria [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Corowa New South Wales [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Jingellic New South Wales [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Milang South Australia [2] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [2] South Hackney, London [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Axedale Victoria [1] Ayr [1] Banchory, Kincardineshire [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beeac Victoria [1] Beith, Ayrshire [1] Bervie, Kincardineshire [1] Bo'Ness, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland [1] Bonhill, Dumbarton, Scotland [1] Brechin, Forfarshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brixton England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Buchanhaven, Aberdeenshire [1] Cambrians, Central Otago [1] Carnoustie, Scotland [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Cathcart, Glasgow [1] Christchurch [1] City Road, London [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Cowra New South Wales [1] Crieff, Perthshire [1] Cummingston, Duffus, Morayshire [1]

Rank

Private [534] Gunner [74] Driver [42] Serjeant [41] Corporal [40] Lieutenant [34] Sapper [27] Second Lieutenant [26] Captain [24] Lance Corporal [19] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Deck Hand [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Temporary Captain [4] Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Worker [3] Guardsman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] Wheeler Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Waitress [1] Bathman [1] Battalion Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Engineer [1] Engineer Captain [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [88] Gordon Highlanders [76] Royal Highlanders [75] Royal Engineers [60] Labour Corps [57] Army Service Corps [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Highland Light Infantry [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [33] London Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Scots [32] Seaforth Highlanders [28] Royal Scots Fusiliers [23] Cameron Highlanders [22] Scottish Rifles [22] Royal Naval Division [15] King's Own Scottish Borderers [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13] Scots Guards [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] British West Indies Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Training Reserve Battalion [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] General List [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Scottish Horse [4] Tank Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoons [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [846] Canadian Expeditionary Force [110] Australian Imperial Force [69] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [1182] F [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1155] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23] New Zealand [1]

George Lewis Strachan

Born 1879

Died 1929

British Army Lieutenant West African Frontier Force

British Army 5609 Private Imperial Yeomanry 1st Battalion

British Army 57778 Captain West African Frontier Force Sierra Leone Battalion

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George Strachan

Born 1882

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29947 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 4 Battalion

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Kenneth John Strachan

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army TR9/16920 Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 50989 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 50989 Private The Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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George Anderson Strachan

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 2145 Sergeant Scottish Horse

British Army 315517 Company Serjeant Major Royal Highlanders 13th Battalion

British Army 315517 Company Serjeant Major Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 13th Battalion

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Douglas Ayson Strachan

Born 1890

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/206 Otago Mounted Rifles

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/206 Trooper Otago Mounted Rifles 12th Squadron

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John Buchanan Strachan

Born 1884

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/3412 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 8th Reinforcements

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Edward Stanley Strachan

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Aubrey Causton Strachan

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 70th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

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James Strachan

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53859

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William Strachan

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169526

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Randolph Strachan

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Private British West Indies Regiment

Other Empire Force 9818 Private Jamaica War Contingent

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William Strachan

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162340

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Rodden Duncan Strachan

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27634

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Alexander Strachan

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64486

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John Strachan

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2869

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Frederick Strachan

Born 1895

Other Empire Force 7268 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8276 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 8276 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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Harcus Strachan

Born 1884

Died 1982

Canadian Expeditionary Force 15585 Lieutenant Canadian Cavalry Brigade Fort Garry Horse

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Cavalry Brigade Fort Garry Horse

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Alexander Buchan Strachan

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77151

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Lawrence Wilson Strachan

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278108

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William Strachan

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303416

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