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Place of birth

Cupar, Fife [3]

Inverness [2]

Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, [1]

Auchtermuchty Fife Scotland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar [1]

Buckie, Banffshire [1]

Chelsea [1]

Coxheath,Kent [1]

Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire [1]

Darwen, Lancs [1]

Donegal [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Forfar [1]

Gilston Park, Hertfordshire [1]

Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Glenmorangie, Tain, Ross-shire [1]

Greenhayes, Manchester [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Jedburgh [1]

Kilbride, Isle of Arran [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Leith, Midlothian [1]

Liverpool [1]

Lochbank House, Forfar, Scotland [1]

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Oldham [1]

Renton [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Vienna [1]

Waterford [1]

Whitehills, Sorbie [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Workington, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [854]

Lance Corporal [61]

Serjeant [60]

Corporal [57]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Captain [25]

Lieutenant [18]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Major [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Sapper [8]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy / Drummer / Private [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Captain and Brigade Major [1]

Corporal Saddler [1]

Corporal and Adjutant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Cpl [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Captain Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Honorary Colonel [1]

Unit

2nd Royal Scots [808]

Royal Scots [260]

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [84]

Labour Corps [44]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [32]

Royal Engineers [31]

2nd Dragoons [28]

Royal Dragoon Guards [23]

Royal Dragoons [20]

2nd Battalion Royal Scots [19]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Dragoons [11]

2nd Royal Highlanders [9]

1st Royal Scots [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Corps of Dragoons [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Training Reserve [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

2nd Garrison Battalion Royal Scots [3]

2nd King's African Rifles [3]

2nd Scots Guards [3]

3rd Battalion Royal Scots [3]

8th Royal Scots [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Tank Corps [3]

11th Royal Scots [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

2nd Royal Scots [2]

2nd Battalion Scots Guards [2]

2nd Battalion, Royal Scots [2]

2nd Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2]

2nd Scottish Regiment [2]

7th Royal Scots [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Company of Dragoons [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [999]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [271]

C [249]

G [151]

A [82]

F [73]

H [62]

D [52]

M [13]

E [8]

T [8]

S [7]

R [6]

P [5]

W [5]

K [2]

I [1]

J [1]

L [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [995]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Cupar, Fife [3] Inverness [2] Alexander Palace, Saint Petersburg, [1] Auchtermuchty Fife Scotland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1] Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar [1] Buckie, Banffshire [1] Chelsea [1] Coxheath,Kent [1] Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire [1] Darwen, Lancs [1] Donegal [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dunfermline [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Forfar [1] Gilston Park, Hertfordshire [1] Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Glenmorangie, Tain, Ross-shire [1] Greenhayes, Manchester [1] Hackney, London [1] Jedburgh [1] Kilbride, Isle of Arran [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Leith, Midlothian [1] Liverpool [1] Lochbank House, Forfar, Scotland [1] Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Oldham [1] Renton [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Vienna [1] Waterford [1] Whitehills, Sorbie [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Wolverhampton [1] Workington, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [854] Lance Corporal [61] Serjeant [60] Corporal [57] Second Lieutenant [46] Captain [25] Lieutenant [18] Acting Serjeant [10] Major [10] Acting Corporal [9] Sapper [8] Corporal 2nd [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Company Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy / Drummer / Private [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Brevet Major [1] Captain and Brigade Major [1] Corporal Saddler [1] Corporal and Adjutant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Cpl [1] Drummer [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Captain Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Honorary Colonel [1]

Unit

2nd Royal Scots [808] Royal Scots [260] 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) [84] Labour Corps [44] Royal Scots Fusiliers [32] Royal Engineers [31] 2nd Dragoons [28] Royal Dragoon Guards [23] Royal Dragoons [20] 2nd Battalion Royal Scots [19] Machine Gun Corps [14] Dragoons [11] 2nd Royal Highlanders [9] 1st Royal Scots [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Corps of Dragoons [6] Army Service Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Training Reserve [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Military Foot Police [4] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] 2nd Garrison Battalion Royal Scots [3] 2nd King's African Rifles [3] 2nd Scots Guards [3] 3rd Battalion Royal Scots [3] 8th Royal Scots [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Royal Air Force [3] Scots Guards [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Tank Corps [3] 11th Royal Scots [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] 2nd Royal Scots [2] 2nd Battalion Scots Guards [2] 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots [2] 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2] 2nd Scottish Regiment [2] 7th Royal Scots [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Company of Dragoons [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] King's African Rifles [2] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [999] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [271] C [249] G [151] A [82] F [73] H [62] D [52] M [13] E [8] T [8] S [7] R [6] P [5] W [5] K [2] I [1] J [1] L [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [995]

Country

United Kingdom [18] India [1]

Andrew Burnet Hunter

British Army Second Lieutenant attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

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John Allan

British Army 12278 Private (Lance Corporal) Royal Scots Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant King's African Rifles

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Edward Bruce

British Army 27171 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army 6492 Private 2nd Lovats Scots

British Army 40976 Private Cameron Highlanders

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William Stuart Bannochie

British Army 2330 Lance Corporal 2nd Scottish Horse

British Army 2330 Lance Corporal 13rd Scottish Horse Royal Highlanders

British Army 315538 Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John Allan

British Army 1424 Private 2nd Royal Highlanders

British Army 61694 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7871588 Gunner Tank Corps

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J Davis

British Army 3701 Private 4th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 39981 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 382071 Private Labour Corps

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Robert S Dawson

British Army 40933 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 22192 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army 22192 Private Essex Yeomanry

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Andrew Hamilton

British Army 40942 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 9946 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army 9946 Private Essex Yeomanry

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Archibald Stewart Clark

British Army 3688 Private 1/9th Battalion Highlanders The Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Cameron Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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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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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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Frederick Geddes

British Army 6857 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 407997 Private 887th Area Employment Company

British Army 52190 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

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John Geddes

British Army 40939 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army GS/9948 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army D/13818 Private Company of Dragoons

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Francis John Gell

British Army York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Scots

British Army Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 16th Battalion

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Ernest Glayzer

British Army 9833 Private 6th Dragoons

British Army 9833 Private Lothian and Border Horse

British Army 61921 Private Royal Scots

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J Clown

British Army 11581 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 36190 Private 2nd Garrison Battalion Royal Scots

British Army 623557 Private Labour Corps

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Albert Cramp

British Army 6749 Private 2nd Battalion Royal Scots

British Army W.R./301385 Sapper Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers

British Army 16045 Sapper Seaforth Highlanders

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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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Alfred Deeks

British Army 53371 Private Royal Scots

British Army 91887 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 155047 Private Labour Corps

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