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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [2]

Barrington Tasmania [2]

Beaudesert Queensland [2]

Burnbank Scotland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Scotland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Arbroath, Scotland [1]

Argyllshire Scotland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Brighton England [1]

Burrenbank Scotland [1]

Cheshunt Victoria [1]

Currie, Midlothian [1]

Degemra Victoria [1]

Dennistoun, Glasgow [1]

Douglas, Lanarkshire [1]

Dreghorn, Ayrshire [1]

Edi Victoria [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Forfar [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glenbervie Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Hoo, Kent [1]

Irvine Scotland [1]

Karkbean Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [1]

North Pine Queensland [1]

Temaru [1]

Woolloomooloo New South Wales [1]

Wooloowin Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [177]

Serjeant [16]

Gunner [15]

Captain [13]

Driver [13]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant Private [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [24]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Scots [18]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Highlanders [16]

Gordon Highlanders [15]

Seaforth Highlanders [15]

Highland Light Infantry [14]

Cameron Highlanders [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

London Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry attached Scottish Rifles [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Australian Nursing Service [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [280]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Royal Navy [17]

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W [416]

Contribution

Military Service [405]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [2] Barrington Tasmania [2] Beaudesert Queensland [2] Burnbank Scotland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Scotland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Arbroath, Scotland [1] Argyllshire Scotland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Brighton England [1] Burrenbank Scotland [1] Cheshunt Victoria [1] Currie, Midlothian [1] Degemra Victoria [1] Dennistoun, Glasgow [1] Douglas, Lanarkshire [1] Dreghorn, Ayrshire [1] Edi Victoria [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Forfar [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glenbervie Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Hoo, Kent [1] Irvine Scotland [1] Karkbean Scotland [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Moonee Ponds Victoria [1] North Pine Queensland [1] Temaru [1] Woolloomooloo New South Wales [1] Wooloowin Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [177] Serjeant [16] Gunner [15] Captain [13] Driver [13] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [11] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant Private [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Scots Fusiliers [24] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Scots [18] Royal Field Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [16] Labour Corps [16] Royal Highlanders [16] Gordon Highlanders [15] Seaforth Highlanders [15] Highland Light Infantry [14] Cameron Highlanders [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] London Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Scottish Horse [5] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Tank Corps [3] Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Lanarkshire Yeomanry attached Scottish Rifles [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Australian Nursing Service [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [280] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Australian Imperial Force [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Royal Navy [17]

Last name first letter

W [416]

Contribution

Military Service [405] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

W T Wyllie

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry 2nd Bn.

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Andrew Cunningham Wyllie

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 52735 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Charles William Wyllie

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119923

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Sidney Alfred Wyllie

Born 1900

Died 1915

British Army 3382 Private London Regiment

British Army 3382 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Alfred Wyllie

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288879

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Frank Aubrey Wyllie

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240761

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Robert Theodore Morrison Wyllie

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 2168 Private London Regiment

British Army 2168 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Frederick W Wyllie

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 5143 Private London Regiment

British Army 722196 Private London Regiment

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William Thomas Wyllie

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

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William Dunbar Wyllie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170023

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William Kennedy Wyllie

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193800

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John Wyllie

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184739

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John G Wyllie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54122

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Francis Wyllie

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69721

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Frederick Norman Wyllie

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 405481

Canadian Expeditionary Force 405481 Private Canadian Infantry

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Hugh Alexander Wyllie

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Henry Wyllie

Died 1918

British Army 7/3497 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 291000 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Wyllie

Died 1918

British Army S/18630 Private Gordon Highlanders

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David Aitken Wyllie

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1576 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 631523 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Archibald Wyllie

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 12296 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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