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Parramatta New South Wales [6]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Leith, Scotland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Sandgate Queensland [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Thornaby on Tees, Yorkshire [2]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Ayr Queensland [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [1]

Berwickshire, Scotland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Brandy Creek Victoria [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Capetown [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Exeter [1]

Faversham, Kent, England [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Halbeath Scotland [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Kelso Scotland [1]

Kent Town South Australia [1]

Knowsley, Leicestershire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Loanhead Edinburgh [1]

Loose, Kent [1]

Musselburgh, Midlothian [1]

Nevilles Cross, Durham [1]

New Cumnock, Ayrshire [1]

Rank

Private [216]

Gunner [31]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [16]

Lance Corporal [15]

Driver [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Captain [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [8]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Forewoman Cook [1]

Guardsman [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Royal Scots [33]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [338]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [3]

British Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [487]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Canada [1]

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Parramatta New South Wales [6] Ballarat Victoria [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Durham, Durham [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Leith, Scotland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Sandgate Queensland [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Thornaby on Tees, Yorkshire [2] Allendale Victoria [1] Ayr Queensland [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Batemans Bay New South Wales [1] Berwickshire, Scotland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brandy Creek Victoria [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Capetown [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Exeter [1] Faversham, Kent, England [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Halbeath Scotland [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Kelso Scotland [1] Kent Town South Australia [1] Knowsley, Leicestershire [1] Lancashire [1] Leicestershire [1] Loanhead Edinburgh [1] Loose, Kent [1] Musselburgh, Midlothian [1] Nevilles Cross, Durham [1] New Cumnock, Ayrshire [1]

Rank

Private [216] Gunner [31] Serjeant [23] Corporal [16] Lance Corporal [15] Driver [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Captain [11] Lieutenant [11] Sapper [8] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major [2] Sister [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cook's Mate [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Forewoman Cook [1] Guardsman [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Royal Scots [33] Labour Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Durham Light Infantry [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Army Service Corps [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] Gordon Highlanders [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Cameron Highlanders [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Scottish Rifles [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [4] Scots Guards [4] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Engineers [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hussars [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Military Foot Police [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [338] Australian Imperial Force [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [3] British Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

V [495]

Contribution

Military Service [487] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Canada [1]

William Veitch

British Army 309140 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Veitch

British Army TF1279 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army TF840875 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 282388 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William C Veitch

British Army 1550 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 865853 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Nathaniel Veitch

British Army 019285 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 32689 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert Veitch

British Army 33356 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Thomas Veitch

British Army 5943 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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William Veitch

British Army 22812 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William J Veitch

British Army 4215 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 266552 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Thomas Edward Veitch

British Army 87014 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Veitch

British Army 6/2900 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 6/2900 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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J Veitch

British Army 13738 Private Royal Scots

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J Veitch

British Army S/10174 Private Gordon Highlanders

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D Veitch

British Army 10138 Lance Corporal Scots Guards attached Machine Gun Corps

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William Veitch

British Army 22812 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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R Veitch

British Army M2/103866 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport attached Royal Army Medical Corps

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