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Corindhap Victoria [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Dublin [1]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hawick Scotland [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Leith Scotland [1]

Leslie Scotland [1]

Morton, Dumfries [1]

Murchison Victoria [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Punjab [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

St James, London, Middlesex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Gunner [7]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Admiral of the Fleet [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Midshipman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Directrice [1]

Laboratory Assistant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Trimmer [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [7]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

62nd Punjabis [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Divisional Cyclist Company [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Bacchante [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

Household Cavalry [1]

Indian Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Expeditionary Force [1]

Intelligence Department/ Royal Scots [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Labour Corps ex West Riding Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Punjabis [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [97]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [150]

C [2]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [153] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Corindhap Victoria [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Dublin [1] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hawick Scotland [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Lanarkshire [1] Leith Scotland [1] Leslie Scotland [1] Morton, Dumfries [1] Murchison Victoria [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Punjab [1] Richmond Victoria [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] St James, London, Middlesex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [52] Captain [9] Lieutenant [9] Gunner [7] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [6] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Admiral of the Fleet [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Midshipman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Vice Admiral [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Directrice [1] Laboratory Assistant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rear Admiral [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Trimmer [1] Wireless Operator [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [9] Labour Corps [7] Gordon Highlanders [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Royal Highlanders [4] Army Service Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] French Red Cross [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 62nd Punjabis [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Divisional Cyclist Company [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Bacchante [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] Household Cavalry [1] Indian Army Ordnance Corps [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Expeditionary Force [1] Intelligence Department/ Royal Scots [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Labour Corps ex West Riding Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Merchant Navy [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Punjabis [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [97] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [150] C [2] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [149] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

James Alec Wemyss

Born 1898

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Wireless Operator Merchant Navy

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William Wemyss

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2989 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 43447 Private Scottish Rifles 9th Battalion

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Joseph Wemyss

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124322

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Robert Wemyss

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268899

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Stuart Wemyss

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225049

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Edward William Elphinstone Wemyss

Born 1866

Died 1938

Royal Navy Vice Admiral

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

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Norman Douglas Wemyss

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss

Born 1864

Died 1933

Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Bacchante

Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet

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William Wemyss

Died 1916

British Army S/9914 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/9914 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Leonard Wemyss

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 227 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 36300 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 36300 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph Wemyss

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 4201 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 4201 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Wemyss

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300454

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Henry Colville Barclay Wemyss

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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James Wemyss

Australian Imperial Force 70

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James Wemyss

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1276 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 636032 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Wemyss

Died 1914

British Army 308 Private Manchester Regiment

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John Wemyss

Died 1917

British Army 32866 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Percy Wemyss

Died 1917

British Army 15122 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert Burns Wemyss

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 7652 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 19062 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Alexander Wemyss

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294159

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