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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]

Charles Robert Whyte

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 355945

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Herbert George Whyte

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1644

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James Whyte

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287591

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Charles Leonard Lebaron Whyte

Born 1873

Died 1914

Royal Navy 147436 Chief Petty Officer HMS Good Hope

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Charles Whyte

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 22596 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Gordon Kelman Maitland Whyte

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 3768 Private Gordon Highlanders 4th Battalion.

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Ernest Whyte

Died 1918

British Army 36651 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 36651 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Robert Whyte

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 3778 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 316870 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 316870 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Whyte

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3207 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240977 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240977 Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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Annan Kinghorn Whyte

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 874 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 636629 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Whyte

Died 1916

British Army 22997 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Whyte

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army S/8526 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/8526 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Charles Morrison Whyte

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2225 Private Lovat's Scouts

British Army 125077 Private Lovat's Scouts

British Army 125077 Private Lovat Scouts

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John Whyte

Died 1916

British Army S/3271 Corporal Acting Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army 7139 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7139 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles C Whyte

Died 1916

British Army 33389 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Alan Hill Whyte

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 9549 Private Inns of Court Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Whyte

Died 1917

British Army 266278 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 266278 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John A Whyte

Died 1916

British Army 23463 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 23463 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Whyte

Died 1915

British Army 20581 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Whyte

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 967 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 967 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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