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Footscray Victoria [3]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Alva, Clackmannanshire [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgow [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Cheltenham Victoria [1]

Coakbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Dundee, Scotland [1]

Fife [1]

Glanmis, Forfarshire [1]

Glarnis, Forfarshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Helensburgh New South Wales [1]

Kildare [1]

Kippen, Stirling [1]

Kippen, Stirlingshire [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Maclean New South Wales [1]

Maclean, New South Wales [1]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

North Leith, Midlothian [1]

Palmerston [1]

Partick, Lanarkshire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Semaphore South Australia [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [123]

Gunner [14]

Sapper [12]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [7]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Temporary Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Royal Scots [17]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Scots Guards [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Base Motor Transport Depot [1]

Berkshire Regiment [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Royal Fusiliers [1]

Dragoons [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

Hussars [1]

Imperial Camel Corps [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

New Zealand Engineers [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [193]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

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S [261]

Contribution

Military Service [259]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [261] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Footscray Victoria [3] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Alva, Clackmannanshire [1] Bathgate, Linlithgow [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Cheltenham Victoria [1] Coakbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Dundee, Scotland [1] Fife [1] Glanmis, Forfarshire [1] Glarnis, Forfarshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Helensburgh New South Wales [1] Kildare [1] Kippen, Stirling [1] Kippen, Stirlingshire [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Maclean New South Wales [1] Maclean, New South Wales [1] Moonee Ponds Victoria [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] North Leith, Midlothian [1] Palmerston [1] Partick, Lanarkshire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Semaphore South Australia [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Stawell Victoria [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [123] Gunner [14] Sapper [12] Driver [9] Serjeant [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Corporal [7] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1] Temporary Captain/Temporary Major [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20] Royal Scots [17] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Highlanders [14] Army Service Corps [12] Scottish Rifles [11] Cameron Highlanders [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Scots Guards [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6] Gordon Highlanders [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Scottish Horse [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Infantry [1] Base Motor Transport Depot [1] Berkshire Regiment [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Royal Fusiliers [1] Dragoons [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] Hussars [1] Imperial Camel Corps [1] King Edward's Horse [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] New Zealand Engineers [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [193] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Last name first letter

S [261]

Contribution

Military Service [259] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Henry Archibald Syme

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30255

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Daniel Syme

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army T1772 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 422554 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 422554 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Syme

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2049 Corporal Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345200 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Peter Mcinness Syme

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2830 Private Australian Infantry

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John Syme

Died 1917

British Army 3904 Private Royal Scots

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Alexander Anderson Syme

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170486

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Edward Syme

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27153

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Robert Marshall Syme

Born 1874

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/2146 New Zealand Engineers

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W Syme

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 345200 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 345200 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Robert Syme

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18200

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George Cowan Syme

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272409

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Richard Burrows Syme

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57529 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 41428 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Robert Syme

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 19377 Private Royal Scots

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Hugh Syme

Died 1917

British Army 9835 Private Scots Guards

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Alexander Syme

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 9869 Private Scots Guards

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William Fairlie Syme

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 240650 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Syme

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 5686 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 277406 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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George Stuart Syme

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5561 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 291915 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 291915 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Duncan Syme

British Army 1639 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Thomas Braid Syme

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2697 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 41049 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion.

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