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Lismore New South Wales [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

72 Knightswood, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Darnooner Scotland [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Gartsherrie, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Newcastle on Tyne England [1]

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire [1]

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Slamannan, Stirlingshire [1]

Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec [1]

Stillingshire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [101]

Gunner [13]

Driver [8]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Clerk [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Unpaid Lance Bombardier [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Royal Highlanders [12]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Dragoons [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

1st Sappers & Miners [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [153]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [205]

Contribution

Military Service [193]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [205] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lismore New South Wales [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] 72 Knightswood, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire [1] Bow, London [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Darnooner Scotland [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Gartsherrie, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Newcastle on Tyne England [1] Old Monkland, Lanarkshire [1] Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Slamannan, Stirlingshire [1] Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec [1] Stillingshire Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [101] Gunner [13] Driver [8] Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Clerk [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Unpaid Lance Bombardier [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Highland Light Infantry [13] Royal Highlanders [12] Labour Corps [10] Royal Engineers [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Scots [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Dragoons [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 1st Sappers & Miners [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] French Red Cross [1] Glasgow Yeomanry [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [153] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

W [205]

Contribution

Military Service [193] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

John Richardson Wotherspoon

Born 1895

Died 1969

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308578

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William John Wotherspoon

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41175

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Alexander William Wotherspoon

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army L/9071 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army L/9071 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Andrew Scott Wotherspoon

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William Gray Wotherspoon

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 36641 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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Alexander Wotherspoon

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275675

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James Wotherspoon

Born 1883

Died 1923

British Army 243351 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 59815 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army G/40791 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Ivan Stuart Wotherspoon

Born 1873

Died 1938

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James Wotherspoon

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181650

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Robert Wotherspoon

Died 1916

British Army S/8744 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/8744 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Thomas Wotherspoon

Died 1916

British Army 29352 Private Royal Scots

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Robert Wotherspoon

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army S/16679 Private Cameron Highlanders

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William M. Wotherspoon

Died 1917

British Army S/11861 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Matthew Wotherspoon

Born 1878

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 175310

Canadian Expeditionary Force 175310 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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Bertie Hedley Wotherspoon

Australian Imperial Force 3943

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Charles Wotherspoon

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 2144 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Edwin Albert Wotherspoon

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army T/1789 Driver Army Service Corps Transport

British Army T4/246607 Driver Army Service Corps

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George Ramsay Wotherspoon

Died 1918

British Army S/25059 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3948 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army S/25059 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Henry Walter Wotherspoon

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15042

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Peter Wotherspoon

Australian Imperial Force 579

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