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Darvel, Ayrshire [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Stevenston, Ayrshire [2]

Arbroath [1]

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Bishop's Castle, Clun, Shropshire [1]

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Lewes, Sussex [1]

Milngavie, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Muirkirk, Ayr. [1]

Partick, Lanarkshire [1]

Portmoak, Kinross [1]

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

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Private [654]

Corporal [51]

Lance Corporal [51]

Serjeant [41]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Captain [21]

Acting Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [9]

Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Trooper [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Cpl [1]

Drummer [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Major General [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Corporal 2nd [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Private (Lance Corporal) [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rtivate [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant (Supernumerary) [1]

Supernumerary Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

rank [1]

sergeant [1]

Unit

1st Royal Scots [477]

Royal Scots [135]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [117]

1st Garrison Royal Scots [70]

1/1st Ayrshire Yeomanry [38]

1/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry [15]

1st Battalion Royal Scots [14]

1st Garrison Battalion Royal Scots [14]

1st Lothian and Border Horse [12]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [10]

1/1st Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

1st Dragoons [9]

1/1st Lancashire Yeomanry [7]

1st Royal Highlanders [7]

2nd Royal Scots [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Labour Corps [6]

1st Cameron Highlanders [5]

1st Dragoon Guards [5]

1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

1st Scots Guards [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

1st Royal Scots [4]

1st Liverpool Regiment [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

9th Royal Scots [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

11th Royal Scots [2]

1st Division [2]

2/1st Ayrshire Yeomanry [2]

2nd Royal Highlanders [2]

4th Royal Scots [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [751]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [205]

B [204]

G [143]

F [63]

A [50]

D [35]

H [33]

E [8]

M [4]

R [2]

W [2]

J [1]

L [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [750]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Darvel, Ayrshire [2] Edinburgh [2] Stevenston, Ayrshire [2] Arbroath [1] Barton Regis [1] Bishop's Castle, Clun, Shropshire [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] County Meath [1] Dunfermline [1] Elgin, Morayshire [1] Galston, ayrshire [1] Galway [1] Hyson Green, Nottingham [1] Leith [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Milngavie, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Muirkirk, Ayr. [1] Partick, Lanarkshire [1] Portmoak, Kinross [1] Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Warminster [1]

Rank

Private [654] Corporal [51] Lance Corporal [51] Serjeant [41] Second Lieutenant [33] Captain [21] Acting Corporal [15] Lieutenant [9] Major [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Trooper [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Private [1] Cpl [1] Drummer [1] First Lieutenant [1] Honorary Major General [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Corporal 2nd [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Private (Lance Corporal) [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rtivate [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant (Supernumerary) [1] Supernumerary Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Transport Corporal [1] rank [1] sergeant [1]

Unit

1st Royal Scots [477] Royal Scots [135] Royal Scots Fusiliers [117] 1st Garrison Royal Scots [70] 1/1st Ayrshire Yeomanry [38] 1/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry [15] 1st Battalion Royal Scots [14] 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Scots [14] 1st Lothian and Border Horse [12] Scottish Rifles [11] Seaforth Highlanders [10] 1/1st Lancashire Fusiliers [9] 1st Dragoons [9] 1/1st Lancashire Yeomanry [7] 1st Royal Highlanders [7] 2nd Royal Scots [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Labour Corps [6] 1st Cameron Highlanders [5] 1st Dragoon Guards [5] 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] 1st Scots Guards [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Royal Engineers [5] 1st Royal Scots [4] 1st Liverpool Regiment [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] 9th Royal Scots [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] 11th Royal Scots [2] 1st Division [2] 2/1st Ayrshire Yeomanry [2] 2nd Royal Highlanders [2] 4th Royal Scots [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [751] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [205] B [204] G [143] F [63] A [50] D [35] H [33] E [8] M [4] R [2] W [2] J [1] L [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [750]

Country

United Kingdom [9] India [1] Ireland [1]

William Alton

British Army 9846 Private 1st Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 28824 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 202706 Private Royal Scots

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The Honourable Thomas Horatio Arthur Ernest Cochrane

Born 1857

Died 1951

British Army Sub-Lieutenant 1st Royal Lanark Militia

British Army Sub-Lieutenant (Supernumerary) 2nd or North Durham Militia

British Army Lieutenant Royal Jersey Field Artillery Militia

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James Finlay

British Army 1332 Private 1st Lothian and Border Horse

British Army 273229 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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David Cummings

British Army 9233 Private 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 32034 Private 1st Garrison Battalion Liverpool Regiment

British Army 203193 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Beattie

British Army 8636 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 29052 Private 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Scots

British Army 38407 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Stanley F Garrett

British Army 15224 Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 40679 Private Royal Scots Regiment

British Army 15224 Private 1st Dragoons

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George Barrett

British Army 2228 Private 1/1st Lothians and Border Horse

British Army 273231 Private 17th Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Peter Gilchrist

British Army 6926 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 29278 Private 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Scots

British Army 31754 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Luke Gilmartin

British Army 10339 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 29224 Serjeant 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Scots

British Army 1815 Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

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Charles Henry Lalanne Cinnamond

British Army Captain 1st Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Major Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army Major Kent Regiment 7th royal west Battalion

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George Aitken

British Army 2047 Private 2nd Lothian and Border Horse

British Army 424000 Private Royal Engineers 4th Company

British Army 4394 Private 1st King's Own Scots Brigade

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Andrew Alexander

British Army 3/2275 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

British Army 3/2275 Private 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3/2275 Private 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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