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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]

Alexander Wylie

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 39718 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alexander Wylie

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 23384 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Wylie

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army S/7431 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 242063 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Edward Wylie

Died 1916

British Army 64006 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Hugh B Wylie

Born 1898

Died 1956

British Army 55957 Private Scottish Rifles

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John Wylie

Died 1915

British Army L/10324 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/10324 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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James Rae Anderson Wylie

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 29222 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Wylie

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 24/869 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Archibald Wylie

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3298 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army S/14195 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Wylie

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 40153 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Wylie

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 81551 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Wylie

Died 1917

British Army S/6663 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/6663 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

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John William Wylie

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14987 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Wylie

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 64256 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 64256 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Wylie

Died 1917

British Army DM2/164846 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas P. Wylie

Died 1915

British Army 17039 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Wylie

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 20361 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Smyth Wylie

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 9319 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Thomas P Wylie

Died 1917

British Army S/21787 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Thomas Bunyan Wylie

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 2458 Acting Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 117627 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 117627 Corporal Labour Corps

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