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Sydney New South Wales [13]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Belfast, Antrim [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Nhill Victoria [6]

Tenterfield New South Wales [6]

Glasgow [5]

Glasgow Scotland [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Dunedin [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

Kiama New South Wales [3]

Kirkcaldy Scotland [3]

London England [3]

Albion Park New South Wales [2]

Augathella Queensland [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Ballymena [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Carstairs, Lanarkshire [2]

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire [2]

Cornamucklagh, Lurgan, Armagh [2]

Dublin [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Elmhurst Victoria [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Greenock Scotland [2]

Hill End New South Wales [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [2]

Queenstown Queensland [2]

Sunderland England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ancoats, Lancashire [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

Arbroath Forfar [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Auckland [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Ballieston, Glasgow [1]

Ballyclare, Antrim [1]

Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1]

Rank

Private [896]

Gunner [103]

Corporal [66]

Serjeant [60]

Driver [49]

Sapper [44]

Lance Corporal [43]

Second Lieutenant [43]

Lieutenant [42]

Captain [31]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Major [11]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Sister [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Bombardier [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Rifleman [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Commander [3]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Matron [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Orderly [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Trimmer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [113]

Royal Field Artillery [96]

Highland Light Infantry [88]

Royal Engineers [85]

Army Service Corps [73]

Royal Scots [73]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [71]

Royal Garrison Artillery [66]

Royal Irish Rifles [63]

Scottish Rifles [56]

Royal Highlanders [48]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [39]

Seaforth Highlanders [37]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Gordon Highlanders [35]

Cameron Highlanders [31]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [30]

Royal Naval Division [30]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Canadian Infantry [21]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Tank Corps [14]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Scots Guards [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Irish Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Irish Guards [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1367]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [265]

Australian Imperial Force [156]

Royal Navy [123]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [106]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [66]

Other Empire Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2154]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2092]

Merchant Navy [52]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Ireland [3]

Australia [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [13] Melbourne Victoria [8] Belfast, Antrim [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Nhill Victoria [6] Tenterfield New South Wales [6] Glasgow [5] Glasgow Scotland [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Dunedin [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] Kiama New South Wales [3] Kirkcaldy Scotland [3] London England [3] Albion Park New South Wales [2] Augathella Queensland [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Ballymena [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Carstairs, Lanarkshire [2] Chapelhall, Lanarkshire [2] Cornamucklagh, Lurgan, Armagh [2] Dublin [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Edinburgh [2] Elmhurst Victoria [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Greenock Scotland [2] Hill End New South Wales [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [2] Queenstown Queensland [2] Sunderland England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ancoats, Lancashire [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Arbroath Forfar [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Auckland [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire [1] Ballieston, Glasgow [1] Ballyclare, Antrim [1] Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1]

Rank

Private [896] Gunner [103] Corporal [66] Serjeant [60] Driver [49] Sapper [44] Lance Corporal [43] Second Lieutenant [43] Lieutenant [42] Captain [31] Pioneer [13] Acting Corporal [12] Major [11] Colour Serjeant [7] Sister [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Temporary Captain [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [4] Bombardier [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Rifleman [4] Worker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Commander [3] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Trooper [3] Acting Matron [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Orderly [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Trimmer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [113] Royal Field Artillery [96] Highland Light Infantry [88] Royal Engineers [85] Army Service Corps [73] Royal Scots [73] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [71] Royal Garrison Artillery [66] Royal Irish Rifles [63] Scottish Rifles [56] Royal Highlanders [48] Machine Gun Corps [39] Royal Scots Fusiliers [39] Seaforth Highlanders [37] King's Own Scottish Borderers [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Gordon Highlanders [35] Cameron Highlanders [31] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [30] Royal Naval Division [30] Royal Irish Fusiliers [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Canadian Infantry [21] Liverpool Regiment [21] London Regiment [18] Royal Defence Corps [15] Tank Corps [14] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Scots Guards [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Irish Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Irish Guards [7] Royal Air Force [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Border Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [1367] Canadian Expeditionary Force [265] Australian Imperial Force [156] Royal Navy [123] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [106] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [66] Other Empire Force [8] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [2154] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2092] Merchant Navy [52] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Ireland [3] Australia [1] India [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas Johnstone Weir

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6846

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John Weir

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282479

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Thomas Weir

Born 1894

Australian Imperial Force 3040/a Private 12th Brigade 47th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3040/a Lance Corporal 12th Brigade 47th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3040/a Corporal 12th Brigade 47th Battalion

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Alexander Weir

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261585

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William Weir

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106979

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William Wallace Weir

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17650

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Robert Craig Weir

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99369

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Thomas Weir

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54988

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George Weir

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284223

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David Weir

Died 1916

British Army 23387 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Finlay Weir

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 96038 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 96038 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Archibald Graham Weir

Born 1885

Died 1941

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

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John Weir

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army S/10563 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Matthew Weir

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 12/19310 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 12/19310 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 12th Battalion

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Robert Weir

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 9640 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Allan John Maclean Weir

Born 1897

Died 1917

South African Services 1835 Private South African Infantry 3rd Regiment

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Arthur Joseph Weir

Born 1889

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 358 Private Australian Infantry 29th Battalion

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Holland Neale Weir

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224926

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David Weir

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228022

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Weir

Died 1921

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel West Yorkshire Regiment

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