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Brunswick New South Wales [4]

Manchester [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

81 Nelson St, Manchester [1]

Argyle New South Wales [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Blaydon, Durham [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Budgong New South Wales [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chorlton [1]

Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Crowwood Cottage, Arniston, Midlothian [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Diamond Creek Victoria [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hobkirk, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Jaspers Brush New South Wales [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Leyton, Essex, England [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, London [1]

Maryport, Cumberland, England [1]

Musselburgh [1]

Newham Victoria [1]

North Berwick Haddington [1]

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Peebles [1]

Penicuik, Midlothian [1]

Penrith Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [182]

Gunner [22]

Captain [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lieutenant [18]

Sapper [14]

Driver [13]

Major [12]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nurse [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Orderly [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Assistant Principal [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Senior Writer [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Temporary Colonel [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Scots [28]

Royal Engineers [21]

Labour Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [14]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [13]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

French Red Cross [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Canadian Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders/Staff [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Medical Services [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [313]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [53]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Royal Navy [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

T [481]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [464]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

India [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Brunswick New South Wales [4] Manchester [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Balmain New South Wales [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] 81 Nelson St, Manchester [1] Argyle New South Wales [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Blaydon, Durham [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Budgong New South Wales [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chorlton [1] Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Crowwood Cottage, Arniston, Midlothian [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Diamond Creek Victoria [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hobkirk, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire [1] Islington, London [1] Jaspers Brush New South Wales [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Leyton, Essex, England [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, London [1] Maryport, Cumberland, England [1] Musselburgh [1] Newham Victoria [1] North Berwick Haddington [1] North Berwick, Haddingtonshire [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Peebles [1] Penicuik, Midlothian [1] Penrith Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [182] Gunner [22] Captain [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Lieutenant [18] Sapper [14] Driver [13] Major [12] Corporal [10] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nurse [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Orderly [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Captain [1] Assistant Principal [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Serjeant [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Senior Writer [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1] Temporary Colonel [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Scots [28] Royal Engineers [21] Labour Corps [17] Army Service Corps [16] Highland Light Infantry [15] King's Own Scottish Borderers [14] Royal Scots Fusiliers [13] Scottish Rifles [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Seaforth Highlanders [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Border Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] French Red Cross [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Canadian Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Scots Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 4th South African Infantry [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders/Staff [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army Medical Services [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [313] Canadian Expeditionary Force [53] Australian Imperial Force [30] Royal Navy [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

T [481] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [464] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [6] India [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1]

John Thorburn

Born 1894

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 42594 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Morgan Thorburn

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2005 Private London Regiment

British Army 2005 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 32nd Battalion

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Margaret Alison Thorburn

Born 1897

Royal Navy Assistant Principal Women's Royal Naval Service

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William Thomson Thorburn

Born 1887

Died 1957

British Army 1192 Acting Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 200027 Acting Corporal Tank Corps

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Raymond Hercules Thorburn

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6840 Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 13th Bn

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John Thorburn

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19288

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Leonard James Thorburn

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151084

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Peter Thorburn

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84845

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William Thorburn

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32517

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David Beveridge Thorburn

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165567

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Robert Thorburn

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401391

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William Thorburn

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army M2/101388 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/101388 Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army M2/101388 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Catherine Annie Pollock Thorburn

Born 1901

Royal Navy G6590 Senior Writer Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS)

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William Hugh Thorburn

Born 1884

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 6178

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William G Thorburn

Died 1916

British Army 9087 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Robert Brown Thorburn

Born 1877

Died 1916

South African Services R430 Lieutenant 4th South African Infantry

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Stanley James Thorburn

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1943

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Alexander Thorburn

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133644

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William Arthur Thorburn

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72491

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Leigh Manning Thorburn

Born 1895

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427471

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427471 Private Canadian Infantry

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