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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [8]

Glasgow Scotland [7]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire [4]

Aberdeen [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glenelg South Australia [2]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Kettering Tasmania [2]

Larbert, Stirlingshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

North Adelaide South Australia [2]

Portland Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland [2]

Singleton New South Wales [2]

St Arnaud Victoria [2]

Uphall Linlithgow [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alyth Scotland [1]

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Argyllshire [1]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Ballymena [1]

Banff, Banffshire [1]

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [697]

Gunner [64]

Driver [57]

Serjeant [52]

Corporal [49]

Lieutenant [40]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Sapper [39]

Captain [36]

Lance Corporal [24]

Major [15]

Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Pioneer [9]

Bombardier [8]

Temporary Major [8]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Nurse [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Serjeant [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Private [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [105]

Royal Engineers [85]

Gordon Highlanders [80]

Army Service Corps [79]

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Labour Corps [69]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [62]

Royal Army Medical Corps [52]

Highland Light Infantry [50]

Royal Garrison Artillery [50]

Royal Scots [48]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Seaforth Highlanders [38]

Scottish Rifles [36]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [30]

Cameron Highlanders [29]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [19]

London Regiment [19]

Canadian Infantry [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12]

Scots Guards [11]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10]

Tank Corps [10]

Connaught Rangers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

French Red Cross [5]

Irish Guards [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Black Watch [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Lovat's Scouts [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Service

British Army [1082]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [159]

Australian Imperial Force [103]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84]

Royal Navy [69]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [49]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [1605]

P [7]

J [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1556]

Merchant Navy [50]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [8] Glasgow Scotland [7] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Stonehaven, Kincardineshire [4] Aberdeen [2] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glenelg South Australia [2] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Kettering Tasmania [2] Larbert, Stirlingshire [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] North Adelaide South Australia [2] Portland Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland [2] Singleton New South Wales [2] St Arnaud Victoria [2] Uphall Linlithgow [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alyth Scotland [1] Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1] Argyllshire [1] Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Ballymena [1] Banff, Banffshire [1] Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1]

Rank

Private [697] Gunner [64] Driver [57] Serjeant [52] Corporal [49] Lieutenant [40] Second Lieutenant [40] Sapper [39] Captain [36] Lance Corporal [24] Major [15] Acting Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [11] Pioneer [9] Bombardier [8] Temporary Major [8] Staff Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Nurse [4] Staff Nurse [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sister [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Serjeant [1] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Private [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [105] Royal Engineers [85] Gordon Highlanders [80] Army Service Corps [79] Royal Field Artillery [72] Labour Corps [69] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [62] Royal Army Medical Corps [52] Highland Light Infantry [50] Royal Garrison Artillery [50] Royal Scots [48] Machine Gun Corps [40] Seaforth Highlanders [38] Scottish Rifles [36] Royal Scots Fusiliers [30] Cameron Highlanders [29] King's Own Scottish Borderers [19] London Regiment [19] Canadian Infantry [17] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [12] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12] Scots Guards [11] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10] Royal Irish Fusiliers [10] Tank Corps [10] Connaught Rangers [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Munster Fusiliers [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] French Red Cross [5] Irish Guards [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Air Force [5] Scottish Horse [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Black Watch [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Lovat's Scouts [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4]

Service

British Army [1082] Canadian Expeditionary Force [159] Australian Imperial Force [103] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84] Royal Navy [69] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [49] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [1605] P [7] J [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1556] Merchant Navy [50]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [2] Australia [1] India [1]

Allan Gray Whyte

Born 1896

British Army Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 9225 Acting Serjeant British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 678665 Acting Serjeant Labour Corps 903rd Labour Employment Company

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Thomas Anderson Whyte

Born 1887

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 47 Private 10th Infantry Battalion

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James Whyte

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1374 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 1374 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 4th Battalion

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Francis Lindsay Whyte

Born 1894

Died 1953

Australian Imperial Force 7114 Private 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 7114 Private 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 7114 Lance Corporal 3rd Brigade 9th Battalion

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Alexander Williamson Whyte

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 1675 Corporal Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 1675 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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John Pattullo Mackie Whyte

Born 1899

Died 1967

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 660261 2nd Lieutenant Royal Regiment of Artillery

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George Sutherland Whyte

Born 1894

Died 1952

British Army 6535 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200174 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Charles Eric Whyte

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91635 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91635 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91635 Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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William Whyte

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 24289 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 20233 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Ayrshire Yeomanry

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Walter Whyte

Born 1894

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 20845 Private Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

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James Thomas Whyte

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62347

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Randolph Edward Whyte

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43820

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David Scott Whyte

Born 1896

Australian Imperial Force 2774 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Australian Flying Corps

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Peter Whyte

Born 1890

British Army 290425 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th Reserve Depot

British Army 2175 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2175 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Whyte

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41034

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Alexander Henderson Whyte

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294979

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Andrew Nicholson Whyte

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96687

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James Marlow Whyte

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29441

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Bernard Whyte

Died 1916

British Army 6112 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 10554 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army 6112 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George James Whyte

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2867 Private Cheshire Regiment

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