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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4]

Dubbo New South Wales [3]

Beenleigh Queensland [2]

Cowdenbeath Scotland [2]

Cupar, Fife [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Dunfermline, Fife [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Kowloon Docks [2]

Leith, Midlothian [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Anstruther Wester, Fife [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ayres Quay, Sunderland, County Durham [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Billesley, worcestershire [1]

Booval Queensland [1]

Boulder City Western Australia [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [1]

Burntisland, Kircaldy [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Cedar Creek Queensland [1]

Chatswood New South Wales [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1]

Dunblane, Perthshire [1]

Dundee, Forfar [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dysart, Fife [1]

Earlston, Roxburghs [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire [1]

Galashiels [1]

Rank

Private [428]

Serjeant [52]

Gunner [44]

Corporal [38]

Driver [31]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Lance Corporal [26]

Sapper [22]

Captain [15]

Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Canteener [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

4th Engineer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain /Honorary Major [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Housekeeper [1]

Lady Doctor [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [69]

Royal Scots [58]

Army Service Corps [50]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Labour Corps [47]

Royal Engineers [47]

Highland Light Infantry [40]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29]

Scottish Rifles [27]

Gordon Highlanders [26]

Seaforth Highlanders [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Cameron Highlanders [20]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [15]

London Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Scots Guards [11]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [10]

Scottish Horse [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

Service

British Army [682]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [79]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Royal Navy [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [956]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [923]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

Honduras [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4] Dubbo New South Wales [3] Beenleigh Queensland [2] Cowdenbeath Scotland [2] Cupar, Fife [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Dunfermline, Fife [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Kowloon Docks [2] Leith, Midlothian [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nhill Victoria [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Anstruther Wester, Fife [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ayres Quay, Sunderland, County Durham [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Billesley, worcestershire [1] Booval Queensland [1] Boulder City Western Australia [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire [1] Burntisland, Kircaldy [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Cedar Creek Queensland [1] Chatswood New South Wales [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1] Dunblane, Perthshire [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dysart, Fife [1] Earlston, Roxburghs [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Forfar, Forfarshire [1] Galashiels [1]

Rank

Private [428] Serjeant [52] Gunner [44] Corporal [38] Driver [31] Second Lieutenant [27] Lance Corporal [26] Sapper [22] Captain [15] Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Major [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Farrier Staff Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Canteener [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] 4th Engineer [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Captain /Honorary Major [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Housekeeper [1] Lady Doctor [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Highlanders [69] Royal Scots [58] Army Service Corps [50] Royal Field Artillery [50] Labour Corps [47] Royal Engineers [47] Highland Light Infantry [40] Machine Gun Corps [31] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29] Scottish Rifles [27] Gordon Highlanders [26] Seaforth Highlanders [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] King's Own Scottish Borderers [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Cameron Highlanders [20] Durham Light Infantry [15] Royal Scots Fusiliers [15] London Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Naval Division [11] Scots Guards [11] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [10] Scottish Horse [10] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Canadian Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Tank Corps [5] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Highland Cyclist Battalion [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Australian Infantry [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Border Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King Edward's Horse [2]

Service

British Army [682] Canadian Expeditionary Force [79] Australian Imperial Force [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Royal Navy [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [956] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [923] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] Honduras [1] United States [1]

William Richard Wilkie

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67392

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Frederick Charles Wilkie

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63700

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Edward Alexander Philip Wilkie

Born 1895

Died 1990

British Army 1688 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alexander Agnew Wilkie

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1410 Private Gordon Highlanders

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David Ewart Wilkie

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army S/11324 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 10th Battalion

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John Hay Wilkie

Born 1892

Died 1976

British Army 546 Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 350030 Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 350030 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Scots

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Charles Wilkie

Born 1893

Died 1916

Other Empire Force 4th Engineer Mercantile Marine, SS Elswick Park

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Peter Wilkie

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193709

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David Wilkie

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57642

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James Wilkie

Died 1916

British Army 3519 Private Scottish Horse

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Allan Kincaid Wilkie

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 38748 Private Royal Scots

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David Wilkie

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Major Royal Highlanders attached Royal Naval Division

British Army Major Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion (Territorial)

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George Wilkie

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168381

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Norman Craig Wilkie

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 5999 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 137328 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 292273 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Alexander Wilkie

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306611

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Marie Henrietta Hargest

Born 1883

Died 1967

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/48 Sister New Zealand Army Nursing Service

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Thomas Laing Wilkie

Born 1884

Died 1934

British Army 17369 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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James Carlyle Wilkie

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272986

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Benjamin Wilkie

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 16931 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Alexander A Wilkie

Died 1918

British Army S/19636 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/41294 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/41294 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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