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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Glasgow Scotland [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Liverpool [4]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [3]

Auburn South Australia [2]

Auchterarder Perthshire [2]

Ayrshire [2]

Bothwell Tasmania [2]

Ilkley Queensland [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Stewarton, Ayrshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1]

Antrim [1]

Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1]

Ballywatermoy [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea England [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Ireland [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beragh, Tyrone [1]

Bootle [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bridgewater Victoria [1]

Brisbane South Queensland [1]

Burray, Orkney [1]

Campbeltown, Argyleshire [1]

Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1]

Camperdown New South Wales [1]

Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Capetown South Australia [1]

Chelsea England [1]

Christchurch, New Zealand [1]

Claygate, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Darlington New South Wales [1]

Dennistoun, Glasgow [1]

Dollar Scotland [1]

Dumfield Scotland [1]

Dumfrieshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [453]

Gunner [40]

Corporal [34]

Driver [31]

Lieutenant [30]

Serjeant [29]

Sapper [28]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Trooper [2]

VAD [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal/Sapper [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Butcher [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Chief Steward [1]

Colour Serejant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Directrice [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54]

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Highland Light Infantry [43]

Army Service Corps [36]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [34]

Seaforth Highlanders [34]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [29]

Scottish Rifles [29]

Royal Scots [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Royal Highlanders [27]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [25]

Royal Irish Rifles [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Cameron Highlanders [22]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

North Irish Horse [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [690]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [121]

Australian Imperial Force [61]

Royal Navy [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [1046]

D [3]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1003]

Merchant Navy [39]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Australia [3]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Glasgow Scotland [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Belfast, Antrim [4] Liverpool [4] Paisley, Renfrewshire [3] Auburn South Australia [2] Auchterarder Perthshire [2] Ayrshire [2] Bothwell Tasmania [2] Ilkley Queensland [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Stewarton, Ayrshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1] Antrim [1] Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1] Ballywatermoy [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea England [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Ireland [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beragh, Tyrone [1] Bootle [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bridgewater Victoria [1] Brisbane South Queensland [1] Burray, Orkney [1] Campbeltown, Argyleshire [1] Campbeltown, Argyllshire [1] Camperdown New South Wales [1] Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Capetown South Australia [1] Chelsea England [1] Christchurch, New Zealand [1] Claygate, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Darlington New South Wales [1] Dennistoun, Glasgow [1] Dollar Scotland [1] Dumfield Scotland [1] Dumfrieshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [453] Gunner [40] Corporal [34] Driver [31] Lieutenant [30] Serjeant [29] Sapper [28] Second Lieutenant [22] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [16] Pioneer [10] Acting Corporal [7] Able Seaman [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Sister [2] Trooper [2] VAD [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal/Sapper [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1] Bombardier [1] Butcher [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Chief Steward [1] Colour Serejant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Directrice [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54] Labour Corps [50] Royal Field Artillery [47] Highland Light Infantry [43] Army Service Corps [36] King's Own Scottish Borderers [34] Seaforth Highlanders [34] Royal Scots Fusiliers [29] Scottish Rifles [29] Royal Scots [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Royal Highlanders [27] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [25] Royal Irish Rifles [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Cameron Highlanders [22] Machine Gun Corps [22] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Gordon Highlanders [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Liverpool Regiment [12] London Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Corps of Hussars [6] North Irish Horse [6] Border Regiment [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] French Red Cross [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Army Service Corps Transport [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [690] Canadian Expeditionary Force [121] Australian Imperial Force [61] Royal Navy [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [1046] D [3] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1003] Merchant Navy [39] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Australia [3]

William Gladstone Wylie

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1206 Lance Corporal Northumberland Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Richard Wylie

Died 1918

British Army 57313 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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James Wylie

Born 1861

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Chief Steward Merchant Navy

Other Empire Force Chief Steward Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Clan MacNab"

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David John Wylie

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2013 Lance Corporal 6th Infantry Brigade

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Thomas Henery Wylie

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290759

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Charles Wylie

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96821

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William Carey Wylie

Born 1891

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 1050 Driver Australian Field Artillery 13th Brigade

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Ernest Edward Wylie

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 11843 Private Scots Guards

British Army 1001 Private Lance Corporal Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 1001 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Guards

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Charles Wylie

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 35761 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 3857 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd Battalion

British Army 5276 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Wylie

Born 1865

Died 1918

British Army 22393 Acting Corporal Scottish Rifles

British Army 443321 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 22393 Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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David Wylie

Born 1899

Died 1920

Royal Navy K52374

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John Wylie

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17236

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James Ferguson Wylie

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232912

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Robert Thomas Wylie

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249792

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James Baird Wylie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251442

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Warren Russell Wylie

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272517

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James Wylie

Died 1918

British Army 194138 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR215439 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Wylie

Died 1915

British Army 9244 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Wylie

Died 1917

British Army 16348 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Alexander Wylie

Died 1915

British Army 5355 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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