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Place of birth

Dundee [94]

St Andrews, Fife [59]

Edinburgh [49]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [47]

Glasgow [43]

Dunfermline, Fife [36]

Perth [35]

Cupar, Fife [32]

Leslie, Fifeshire [22]

Montrose, Forfarshire [20]

Forfar [19]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [18]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [16]

Aberdeen [15]

Dundee, Forfarshire [15]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [14]

Auchterarder Perthshire [12]

Brechin [12]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [12]

Markinch, Fife [12]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [12]

Barony, Glasgow [11]

Dysart, Fifeshire [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Kirkcaldy [9]

Leslie, Fife [9]

Pittenweem, Fifeshire [9]

Brechin, Forfarshire [8]

Montrose [8]

Newburgh, Fife [8]

Newburgh, Fifeshire [8]

Cowdenbeath, Fife [7]

Dysart, Fife [7]

Govan, Lanarkshire [7]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [7]

Lochgelly, Fife [7]

Markinch, Fifeshire [7]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [6]

Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire [6]

Haddington [6]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [5]

Auchterderran, Fifeshire [5]

Beath, Fifeshire [5]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [5]

Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [5]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [5]

Inverness [5]

Kinghorn, Fifeshire [5]

Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire [5]

Leven, Fife [5]

Rank

Private [5285]

Lance Corporal [504]

Serjeant [399]

Corporal [359]

Second Lieutenant [320]

Lieutenant [193]

Captain [138]

Acting Corporal [93]

Acting Serjeant [73]

Major [42]

Lance Serjeant [41]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [33]

Lieutenant Colonel [30]

Company Serjeant Major [26]

Sergeant [25]

Sapper [22]

Temporary Lieutenant [16]

Colour Serjeant [15]

Temporary Captain [15]

Acting Captain [14]

Cadet [14]

Drummer [13]

Acting Lance Corporal [12]

Trooper [12]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11]

Acting Sergeant [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Piper [9]

Company Sergeant Major [8]

Corporal 2nd [8]

Driver [8]

Lance Sergeant [7]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Gunner [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5]

Pioneer [5]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Lance Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Cadet Serjeant [4]

Captain and Adjutant [4]

Regimental Serjeant Major [4]

ALIAS Private [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Colour Sergeant [3]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [3]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5729]

Royal Highlanders [4158]

Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [233]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [133]

Black Watch [121]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [120]

Labour Corps [102]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [101]

Scottish Horse [93]

The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [91]

1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [71]

Gordon Highlanders [71]

2nd Royal Highlanders [58]

Royal Engineers [50]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Royal Scots [39]

2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [38]

attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [38]

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) [35]

Seaforth Highlanders [35]

4th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [27]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [27]

9th Royal Highlanders [26]

Highland Light Infantry [26]

Army Service Corps [25]

Cameron Highlanders [24]

1/5th Royal Highlanders [21]

8th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

9th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [20]

Royal Air Force [20]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [20]

3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [19]

6th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [18]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Army Cyclist Corps [15]

Officer Training Corps [15]

4/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13]

5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13]

Royal Highlanders Black Watch [13]

8th Royal Highlanders [12]

London Regiment [12]

Training Reserve [11]

1st Royal Highlanders [10]

6th Royal Highlanders [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

7th Royal Highlanders [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Service

British Army [6243]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Royal Navy [6]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [954]

B [538]

S [519]

C [506]

D [437]

G [413]

H [401]

W [378]

R [325]

A [316]

F [287]

L [237]

P [200]

T [198]

K [147]

N [89]

E [77]

J [77]

Y [45]

I [37]

O [31]

V [17]

Q [10]

U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [6087]

Country

United Kingdom [633]

India [13]

Ireland [8]

France [5]

New Zealand [2]

Zimbabwe [2]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Dundee [94] St Andrews, Fife [59] Edinburgh [49] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [47] Glasgow [43] Dunfermline, Fife [36] Perth [35] Cupar, Fife [32] Leslie, Fifeshire [22] Montrose, Forfarshire [20] Forfar [19] Arbroath, Forfarshire [18] Kirkcaldy, Fife [16] Aberdeen [15] Dundee, Forfarshire [15] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [14] Auchterarder Perthshire [12] Brechin [12] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [12] Markinch, Fife [12] Paisley, Renfrewshire [12] Barony, Glasgow [11] Dysart, Fifeshire [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Kirkcaldy [9] Leslie, Fife [9] Pittenweem, Fifeshire [9] Brechin, Forfarshire [8] Montrose [8] Newburgh, Fife [8] Newburgh, Fifeshire [8] Cowdenbeath, Fife [7] Dysart, Fife [7] Govan, Lanarkshire [7] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [7] Lochgelly, Fife [7] Markinch, Fifeshire [7] Burntisland, Fifeshire [6] Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire [6] Haddington [6] Anstruther, Fifeshire [5] Auchterderran, Fifeshire [5] Beath, Fifeshire [5] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [5] Dundee Forfarshire Scotland [5] Greenock, Renfrewshire [5] Inverness [5] Kinghorn, Fifeshire [5] Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire [5] Leven, Fife [5]

Rank

Private [5285] Lance Corporal [504] Serjeant [399] Corporal [359] Second Lieutenant [320] Lieutenant [193] Captain [138] Acting Corporal [93] Acting Serjeant [73] Major [42] Lance Serjeant [41] Warrant Officer Class 2 [33] Lieutenant Colonel [30] Company Serjeant Major [26] Sergeant [25] Sapper [22] Temporary Lieutenant [16] Colour Serjeant [15] Temporary Captain [15] Acting Captain [14] Cadet [14] Drummer [13] Acting Lance Corporal [12] Trooper [12] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11] Acting Sergeant [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Piper [9] Company Sergeant Major [8] Corporal 2nd [8] Driver [8] Lance Sergeant [7] Corporal Acting Serjeant [6] Gunner [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5] Pioneer [5] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Lance Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Cadet Serjeant [4] Captain and Adjutant [4] Regimental Serjeant Major [4] ALIAS Private [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Colour Sergeant [3] Lieutenant and Adjutant [3] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [3] Temporary Major [3]

Unit

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5729] Royal Highlanders [4158] Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) [233] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [133] Black Watch [121] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [120] Labour Corps [102] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [101] Scottish Horse [93] The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [91] 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [71] Gordon Highlanders [71] 2nd Royal Highlanders [58] Royal Engineers [50] Machine Gun Corps [39] Royal Scots [39] 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [38] attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [38] Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) [35] Seaforth Highlanders [35] 4th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [27] Highland Cyclist Battalion [27] 9th Royal Highlanders [26] Highland Light Infantry [26] Army Service Corps [25] Cameron Highlanders [24] 1/5th Royal Highlanders [21] 8th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] 9th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [20] Royal Air Force [20] Royal Scots Fusiliers [20] 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [19] 6th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [18] Royal Defence Corps [18] Army Cyclist Corps [15] Officer Training Corps [15] 4/5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13] 5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [13] Royal Highlanders Black Watch [13] 8th Royal Highlanders [12] London Regiment [12] Training Reserve [11] 1st Royal Highlanders [10] 6th Royal Highlanders [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] 7th Royal Highlanders [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Royal Fusiliers [9]

Service

British Army [6243] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Royal Navy [6] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [954] B [538] S [519] C [506] D [437] G [413] H [401] W [378] R [325] A [316] F [287] L [237] P [200] T [198] K [147] N [89] E [77] J [77] Y [45] I [37] O [31] V [17] Q [10] U [6]

Contribution

Military Service [6087]

Country

United Kingdom [633] India [13] Ireland [8] France [5] New Zealand [2] Zimbabwe [2] Canada [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1] United States [1]

Archibald Elder

British Army Chauffeur British Red Cross Society

British Army Second Lieutenant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

British Army Lieutenant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

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William Meenan

British Army 21960 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 17866 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 2/4324 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Alexander J Ross

British Army 650 Corporal attached to the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 650 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Highland Mounted Brigade, attached to the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 300005 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Royal Highlanders 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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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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Henry Hutchins

British Army 642652 Private Labour Corps

British Army Royal

British Army 38874 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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