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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Edinburgh Scotland [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Gairloch, Ross-shire, Scotland [3]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Bingara New South Wales [2]

Bishop Auckland, Yorkshire [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Inverness [2]

Inverness, Scotland [2]

London England [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

Old Cumnock, Ayrshire [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Queenscliff Queensland [2]

Shetland, Scotland [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Arbroath Forfar [1]

Archibald's Lane, Lochee, Dundee. [1]

Auchterarder Perthshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Auldearn, Nairnshire [1]

Banana Queensland [1]

Barnyards, Kilmorack, Inverness-shire [1]

Bath, St. Thomas, Surrey [1]

Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1]

Bengal [1]

Bog of Advie, Scotland [1]

Brightmony, Auldearn, Nairn [1]

British ship in New York Harbour [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carnavon Western Australia [1]

Carroll New South Wales [1]

Castle Pollard, County Westmeath [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Clyde Street, Invergordon [1]

Coleraine Victoria [1]

Cookshire, Quebec [1]

Rank

Private [429]

Serjeant [45]

Gunner [34]

Driver [32]

Corporal [31]

Lieutenant [28]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Sapper [23]

Captain [21]

Lance Corporal [19]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [6]

Major [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Trooper [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Sister [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Drummer [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

VAD [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic Second Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Deputy Assistant Director [1]

Driver /Farrier [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Temporary Service [1]

Gunner Acting Corporal [1]

Gunner Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [66]

Cameron Highlanders [51]

Gordon Highlanders [46]

Royal Scots [46]

Royal Engineers [44]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Labour Corps [39]

Army Service Corps [34]

Highland Light Infantry [34]

Royal Highlanders [30]

Scottish Rifles [25]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [19]

London Regiment [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16]

Lovat's Scouts [14]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

British Committee - French Red Cross [3]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Depot/Staff [2]

Black Watch [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [660]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [147]

Australian Imperial Force [77]

Royal Navy [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [8]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

U [1045]

P [3]

C [1]

N [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1010]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10] Sydney New South Wales [7] Edinburgh Scotland [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Gairloch, Ross-shire, Scotland [3] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3] Aberdeen [2] Bingara New South Wales [2] Bishop Auckland, Yorkshire [2] Colac Victoria [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Inverness [2] Inverness, Scotland [2] London England [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nhill Victoria [2] Old Cumnock, Ayrshire [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Queenscliff Queensland [2] Shetland, Scotland [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adelong New South Wales [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Arbroath Forfar [1] Archibald's Lane, Lochee, Dundee. [1] Auchterarder Perthshire [1] Auckland [1] Auldearn, Nairnshire [1] Banana Queensland [1] Barnyards, Kilmorack, Inverness-shire [1] Bath, St. Thomas, Surrey [1] Bellshill, Lanarkshire [1] Bengal [1] Bog of Advie, Scotland [1] Brightmony, Auldearn, Nairn [1] British ship in New York Harbour [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carnavon Western Australia [1] Carroll New South Wales [1] Castle Pollard, County Westmeath [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Clyde Street, Invergordon [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Cookshire, Quebec [1]

Rank

Private [429] Serjeant [45] Gunner [34] Driver [32] Corporal [31] Lieutenant [28] Second Lieutenant [24] Sapper [23] Captain [21] Lance Corporal [19] Bombardier [8] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [6] Major [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Nursing Sister [4] Trooper [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Sister [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Drummer [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Petty Officer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] VAD [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic Second Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Deputy Assistant Director [1] Driver /Farrier [1] Engineer Lieutenant Temporary Service [1] Gunner Acting Corporal [1] Gunner Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [66] Cameron Highlanders [51] Gordon Highlanders [46] Royal Scots [46] Royal Engineers [44] Royal Field Artillery [44] Labour Corps [39] Army Service Corps [34] Highland Light Infantry [34] Royal Highlanders [30] Scottish Rifles [25] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Scots Fusiliers [19] London Regiment [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [16] Lovat's Scouts [14] Canadian Infantry [9] Royal Naval Division [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Scots Guards [6] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] British Committee - French Red Cross [3] Canadian Mounted Rifles [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Tank Corps [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Depot/Staff [2] Black Watch [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [660] Canadian Expeditionary Force [147] Australian Imperial Force [77] Royal Navy [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [8] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

U [1045] P [3] C [1] N [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1010] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Australia [1] New Zealand [1]

Alexander Fraser Urquhart

Born 1897

Died 1956

British Army 1590 Private Royal Scots

British Army 250196 Private Royal Scots

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Hector Mcgregor Urquhart

Born 1883

Died 1927

Royal Navy 215858 Petty Officer

Royal Navy F15858 Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class

Royal Navy F 15858 Air Mechanic Second Class

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Murdoch Urquhart

Born 1885

Died 1941

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 60590

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 60590 Private Samoan Relief Force Reinforcements

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William Urquhart

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 18143 Private Royal Scots

British Army 18143 Private Royal Scots 15th (Edinburgh) Battalion

British Army 18143 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 15th (Edinburgh) Battalion

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Alexander Urquhart

Born 1884

Died 1974

British Army 155562 Sapper Royal Engineers Tunneling Company

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Donald Urquhart

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 201514 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 201514 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John White Urquhart

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army S/6697 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/6697 Private Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion

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John Urquhart

Born 1885

Died 1965

British Army 200308 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 1870 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/4th seaforth highland Battalion

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John Urquhart

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2324 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st/4th Battalion

British Army 2324 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 1st/4th Battalion

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Lewis James Urquhart

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7035 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 7035 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Urquhart

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 40427 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 238069 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 238069 Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Edward Frederick Maltby Urquhart

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Urquhart

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52132 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52132 Private Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52132 Serjeant Royal Air Force 3rd Training Depot Station

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Lottie Urquhart

Born 1888

Died 1987

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps 6th Canadian General Hospital

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Robert Leslie Gibson Urquhart

Born 1885

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 21112 Gunner Australian Field Artillery

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Duncan Urquhart

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army S/6355 Corporal Gordon Highlanders 9th (Service) Battalion, Pioneers

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Yden Urquhart

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 788 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 788 Piper Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Kenneth Urquhart

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 4041 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 4041 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 4th Battalion

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James Urquhart

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112319

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John Simpson Urquhart

Died 1917

British Army 372941 Private London Regiment

British Army 372941 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5863 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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