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Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Boxton, Lincolnshire [1]

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire [1]

Clackmannanshire [1]

Cronberry, parish of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Dalserf, Lanark [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glenmorangie, Tain, Ross-shire [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hastings [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Kirk Newton, nr Edinburgh [1]

Kirkintilloch, Dumbartsonshire, Scotland [1]

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Renfrewshire [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Uttoxeter, Staffordshire [1]

Willington, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Wollongong New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [154]

Gunner [18]

Captain [16]

Corporal [15]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Orderly [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain and Quartermaster [1]

Chaplain [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temp 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23]

Highland Light Infantry [21]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Scots [18]

Royal Engineers [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Young Mens Christian Association [2]

2/42nd Deoli Regiment [1]

2/42nd Deolis [1]

2/67th Punjabis [1]

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

British Expeditionary Force [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

Depot Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [236]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [53]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [328]

W [2]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [325]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [331] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Boxton, Lincolnshire [1] Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire [1] Clackmannanshire [1] Cronberry, parish of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Dalserf, Lanark [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glenmorangie, Tain, Ross-shire [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hastings [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Kirk Newton, nr Edinburgh [1] Kirkintilloch, Dumbartsonshire, Scotland [1] Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland [1] London, Middlesex [1] Renfrewshire [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Uttoxeter, Staffordshire [1] Willington, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Wollongong New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [154] Gunner [18] Captain [16] Corporal [15] Driver [12] Serjeant [12] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Sapper [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Orderly [2] Acting Corporal [1] Captain and Quartermaster [1] Chaplain [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Reverend [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temp 2nd Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23] Highland Light Infantry [21] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Scots [18] Royal Engineers [14] Seaforth Highlanders [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Highlanders [11] Scottish Rifles [10] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] Canadian Infantry [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Young Mens Christian Association [2] 2/42nd Deoli Regiment [1] 2/42nd Deolis [1] 2/67th Punjabis [1] 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] British Expeditionary Force [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] County of London Regiment [1] Depot Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [236] Canadian Expeditionary Force [53] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [328] W [2] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [325] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Andrew Torrance

Died 1916

British Army 13771 Private Royal Scots

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Alexander Torrance

Died 1917

British Army 31515 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 40771 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Torrance

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army S/7764 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Victor George Henry Torrance

Died 1917

British Army 33351 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Robert Torrance

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 10312 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Torrance

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 16302 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Torrance

Died 1917

British Army S/15620 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/15620 Serjeant Cameron Highlanders

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James Torrance

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1837 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1837 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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James Torrance

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army S/17726 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Thomas Torrance

Died 1916

British Army 9740 Lance Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/9740 Acting Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/9740 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Torrance

Died 1916

British Army 29190 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Leonard Torrance

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1864 Private Scottish Rifles Regiment

British Army 48232 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 48232 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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David Torrance

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 2040 Private Royal Scots

British Army 325618 Private Royal Scots

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Donald Torrance

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 5221 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 267579 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Peter Torrance

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army T4116 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 412639 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Abraham Torrance

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army S/4164 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Andrew Torrance

Died 1917

British Army 4080 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/40392 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/40631 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Torrance

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 100 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Richard Torrance

Died 1916

British Army 2655 Private Border Regiment

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David Torrance

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 12835 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 12835 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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