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Shetland, Scotland [13]

Geelong Victoria [6]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [6]

Edinburgh [5]

Gateshead, Durham [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4]

Aithsting, Shetland [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Dunedin [3]

Durham [3]

Edinburgh Scotland [3]

Lerwick Scotland [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Aith, Shetland, Scotland [2]

Alnwick, Northumberland [2]

Cambewarra New South Wales [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Euroa Victoria [2]

Gateshead, Durham, England [2]

Heywood Victoria [2]

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Katamatite Victoria [2]

Kelso, Roxburghshire [2]

Limavady, Derry [2]

Lithgow New South Wales [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maffra Victoria [2]

Monkton Ayr [2]

Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

Mount Albion Queensland [2]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Tarbert, Kerry [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aberdour, Fife [1]

Acklington, Amble, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [877]

Gunner [88]

Driver [83]

Serjeant [83]

Corporal [82]

Sapper [51]

Second Lieutenant [47]

Lieutenant [34]

Lance Corporal [32]

Captain [30]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Bombardier [10]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Pioneer [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Worker [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Staff Nurse [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Guardsman [3]

Major [3]

Nurse [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Seaman [3]

Serjeant Drummer [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Reverend [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

1st Mate [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Driver [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111]

Royal Scots [110]

Royal Engineers [103]

Northumberland Fusiliers [101]

Army Service Corps [91]

Labour Corps [90]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [61]

Royal Army Medical Corps [59]

Highland Light Infantry [55]

Durham Light Infantry [54]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [52]

Gordon Highlanders [43]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [40]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Seaforth Highlanders [35]

Scottish Rifles [34]

Royal Highlanders [33]

Cameron Highlanders [26]

Royal Naval Division [25]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Air Force [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Border Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Scots Guards [11]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Lothian and Border Horse [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Scottish Horse [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Engineers Transport [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Service

British Army [1391]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [192]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [118]

Royal Navy [118]

Australian Imperial Force [100]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [48]

Other Empire Force [7]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

T [2065]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1971]

Merchant Navy [77]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

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Shetland, Scotland [13] Geelong Victoria [6] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [6] Edinburgh [5] Gateshead, Durham [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Bendigo Victoria [4] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4] Aithsting, Shetland [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Dunedin [3] Durham [3] Edinburgh Scotland [3] Lerwick Scotland [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Aith, Shetland, Scotland [2] Alnwick, Northumberland [2] Cambewarra New South Wales [2] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Euroa Victoria [2] Gateshead, Durham, England [2] Heywood Victoria [2] Inverurie, Aberdeenshire [2] Islington, London [2] Katamatite Victoria [2] Kelso, Roxburghshire [2] Limavady, Derry [2] Lithgow New South Wales [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maffra Victoria [2] Monkton Ayr [2] Morpeth, Northumberland [2] Mount Albion Queensland [2] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Tarbert, Kerry [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aberdour, Fife [1] Acklington, Amble, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [877] Gunner [88] Driver [83] Serjeant [83] Corporal [82] Sapper [51] Second Lieutenant [47] Lieutenant [34] Lance Corporal [32] Captain [30] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [10] Bombardier [10] Company Serjeant Major [10] Pioneer [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Worker [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Staff Nurse [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Guardsman [3] Major [3] Nurse [3] Nursing Sister [3] Seaman [3] Serjeant Drummer [3] Sister [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Reverend [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] 1st Mate [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier Driver [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111] Royal Scots [110] Royal Engineers [103] Northumberland Fusiliers [101] Army Service Corps [91] Labour Corps [90] King's Own Scottish Borderers [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [61] Royal Army Medical Corps [59] Highland Light Infantry [55] Durham Light Infantry [54] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [52] Gordon Highlanders [43] Royal Scots Fusiliers [40] Machine Gun Corps [39] Seaforth Highlanders [35] Scottish Rifles [34] Royal Highlanders [33] Cameron Highlanders [26] Royal Naval Division [25] London Regiment [21] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Canadian Infantry [14] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Air Force [12] Tank Corps [12] Border Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Scots Guards [11] Royal Defence Corps [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Lothian and Border Horse [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] Scottish Horse [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Engineers Transport [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Service

British Army [1391] Canadian Expeditionary Force [192] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [118] Royal Navy [118] Australian Imperial Force [100] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [48] Other Empire Force [7] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

T [2065] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1971] Merchant Navy [77] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Robert Tait

Born 1892

Died 1950

British Army 93771 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 93771 Driver Royal Engineers 218th Field Company

British Army 93771 Driver Royal Engineers 41st Signal Company

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Adam Tait

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 12801 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 12801 Serjeant Northumberland Regiment 12th/13th northumberland Battalion

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William Henry Tait

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army 28049 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 28049 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Frederick James Tait

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 25050 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 25050 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Edward Tait

Died 1965

British Army 10/6869 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest Sutton Tait

Born 1889

Died 1977

British Army Lieutenant Special List

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Edward Tait

Born 1888

Died 1918

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Cecil Tait

Born 1900

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244092

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Robert Andrew Tait

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 9576 Private Royal Fusilliers

British Army 11488 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Alexander Tait

Born 1886

Died 1954

British Army 93537 Driver Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 93537 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 93537 Royal Field Artillery 4th Reserve Brigade

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Abram Tait

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2601 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st/6th Battalion

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John Tait

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 119206 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 119206 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Tait

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 1547 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1547 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Christopher Roy Tait

Born 1895

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/2557 Gunner New Zealand Field Artillery 15th Howitzer Battery

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A Tait

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 203414 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 4th Battalio

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George Tait

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56772

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Peter Tait

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129739

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William Tait

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28357

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George Blake Tait

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102110

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George Watson Tait

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17455

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