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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Douglas, Lanarkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Kyneton Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Queenstown, Cork [2]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bradford Scotland [1]

Carluke, Lanarkshire [1]

Carstairs Scotland [1]

Carstairs, Lanarkshire [1]

Castle Douglas Scotland [1]

Crossdoney [1]

Durham England [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Gore [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton, London [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Jedburgh Scotland [1]

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1]

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Kaniva Victoria [1]

Kelvin, Lanarkshire [1]

Kinross [1]

Kirkcudbright Scotland [1]

London England [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Maryport, Cumberland, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Morpeth [1]

Rank

Private [244]

Corporal [23]

Gunner [22]

Serjeant [22]

Sapper [18]

Lieutenant [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Driver [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain and Brevet Major [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

ALIAS Nurse [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Captain Brevet Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver /Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister In Charge [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend 4th Class Chaplain [1]

Serjeant Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Engineers [34]

Royal Scots [24]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [23]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22]

Army Service Corps [22]

Highland Light Infantry [20]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Cameron Highlanders [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [14]

Scottish Rifles [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Border Regiment [10]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Scots Guards [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Otago Infantry Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [365]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

T [526]

Contribution

Military Service [511]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Ballarat Victoria [2] Douglas, Lanarkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Kyneton Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] Nhill Victoria [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Queenstown, Cork [2] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bradford Scotland [1] Carluke, Lanarkshire [1] Carstairs Scotland [1] Carstairs, Lanarkshire [1] Castle Douglas Scotland [1] Crossdoney [1] Durham England [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Gore [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton, London [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Jedburgh Scotland [1] Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1] Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Kaniva Victoria [1] Kelvin, Lanarkshire [1] Kinross [1] Kirkcudbright Scotland [1] London England [1] Margate, Kent [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Marylebone, London [1] Maryport, Cumberland, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Morpeth [1]

Rank

Private [244] Corporal [23] Gunner [22] Serjeant [22] Sapper [18] Lieutenant [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Driver [12] Lance Corporal [10] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain and Brevet Major [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] ALIAS Nurse [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Captain Brevet Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver /Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister In Charge [1] Officer Cadet [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend 4th Class Chaplain [1] Serjeant Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [34] Royal Engineers [34] Royal Scots [24] King's Own Scottish Borderers [23] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [22] Army Service Corps [22] Highland Light Infantry [20] Royal Field Artillery [18] Cameron Highlanders [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Scots Fusiliers [14] Scottish Rifles [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Border Regiment [10] London Regiment [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Pay Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Scots Guards [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Engineers [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Otago Infantry Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [365] Australian Imperial Force [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

T [526]

Contribution

Military Service [511] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] New Zealand [1]

David Telfer

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 36694 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Douglas L A Telfer

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 51157 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Andrew Cecil Telfer

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army Middlesex Regiment Public Schools' Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 11th

British Army Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment 6th (Home Service)

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George Telfer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26562

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Peter K Telfer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55045

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Andrew Telfer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245490

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William Telfer

Born 1886

Died 1968

British Army Officer Cadet Inns of Court Officer Cadet Battalion No 8

British Army Reverend 4th Class Chaplain Army Chaplain's Department attached King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas M Telfer

Died 1918

British Army 46730 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Richard Telfer

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army S/21911 Private Cameron Highlanders

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William Telfer

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 19876 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 18959 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18595 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Charles Telfer

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279296

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Richard Greenwell Telfer

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army PS/5753 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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James Currie Telfer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283085

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Eric Croome Telfer

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238597

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Frank Loughland Telfer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262399

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Thomas Telfer

Died 1917

British Army 31136 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Alexander Telfer

Died 1918

British Army S/10865 Private Cameron Highlanders

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George Turnbull Telfer

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 32793 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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James Telfer

Died 1917

British Army 29939 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Leslie Croom Telfer

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 812 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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