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Thurso, Caithness, Scotland [6]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Port Adelaide South Australia [3]

South Melbourne Victoria [3]

Wick, Caithness [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Nathalia Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Thurso, Caithness-Shire [2]

Wexford [2]

Wick Scotland [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Ardglass, Down [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bowman South Australia [1]

Brussels [1]

Byrock New South Wales [1]

Caithness, Scotland [1]

Cape Town [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cupar Scotland [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dunedin [1]

Dunnet, Thurso, Caithness [1]

Edge Hill, Lancashire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Kalmar [1]

Kelvin, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Leigh [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Leith Scotland [1]

Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Leith, Scotland [1]

Leuchars, Fifeshire [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [202]

Serjeant [22]

Gunner [16]

Sapper [12]

Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Driver [8]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [3]

Sergeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

1st Engineer [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boatswain [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Engineer [1]

Major [1]

Piper [1]

Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting 1st Class Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [45]

Royal Engineers [28]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Scots [23]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Australian Army Medical Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [286]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [115]

Australian Imperial Force [63]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [564]

Contribution

Military Service [535]

Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland [6] Sydney New South Wales [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Port Adelaide South Australia [3] South Melbourne Victoria [3] Wick, Caithness [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Nathalia Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Thurso, Caithness-Shire [2] Wexford [2] Wick Scotland [2] Aberdeen [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Ardglass, Down [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bowman South Australia [1] Brussels [1] Byrock New South Wales [1] Caithness, Scotland [1] Cape Town [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cupar Scotland [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dunedin [1] Dunnet, Thurso, Caithness [1] Edge Hill, Lancashire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Erith, Kent [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Kalmar [1] Kelvin, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Leigh [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Leith Scotland [1] Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Leith, Scotland [1] Leuchars, Fifeshire [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [202] Serjeant [22] Gunner [16] Sapper [12] Corporal [11] Lieutenant [10] Driver [8] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [3] Sergeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] 1st Engineer [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boatswain [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Engineer [1] Major [1] Piper [1] Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting 1st Class Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [45] Royal Engineers [28] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Scots [23] Labour Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Highland Light Infantry [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Canadian Infantry [9] Gordon Highlanders [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Royal Highlanders [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Scots Guards [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Australian Army Medical Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [286] Canadian Expeditionary Force [115] Australian Imperial Force [63] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [564]

Contribution

Military Service [535] Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Sinclair Swanson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 7861 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201744 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Swanson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63213

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Thomas Swanson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89684

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Francis Swanson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165685

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Leslie Swanson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28105

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John Moor Swanson

Born 1867

Died 1916

Other Empire Force 1st Engineer Mercantile Marine, SS Elswick Park

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Donald Swanson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218292

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Francis Swanson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232213

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Walter Swanson

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 6904 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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John Swanson

Died 1914

British Army 3934 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 3934 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Swanson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406042

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Angus Sinclair Swanson

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 19161 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 19161/DA(PO) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Theban

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James Swanson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217834

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David Swanson

Died 1914

British Army 9514 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Swanson

Died 1918

British Army 34389 Private Royal Scots

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James Henry Swanson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140265

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William John Swanson

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Boatswain HMS Goliath

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James More Swanson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228173

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Benjamin Swanson

Died 1917

British Army 3744 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 240770 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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David Swanson

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 9740 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 201647 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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