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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]

William John Harding

Born 1883

British Army 6665 Drummer Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 6665 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Joseph Mcmillan

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 345680 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1937 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 345680 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Mcinnes

Died 1914

British Army 120 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 120 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 120 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 1st Battalion

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William Hedley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 345950 Lance Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 4014 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3/4thBattalion

British Army 345050 Lance Sergeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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Walter Kinloch Anderson

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Private Royal Scots 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 5th Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 5th Battalion

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Malcolm Julian Mcarthur

Born 1882

Died 1961

British Army S/5947 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army S/5947 Warrant Officer Class 2 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Beveridge

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army S16469 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 36975 Private Royal Scots 11th Battalion

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Alexander Laing Ripley

Born 1896

British Army 1436 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 290072 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (TF)

British Army 1436 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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James Thomson

British Army 2547 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2547 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2547 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Skene

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Private 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (Special Reserve) Battalion

British Army 1869 Private 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 1869 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Depot

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William Coyle

Born 1894

British Army 1727 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army S/16443 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 1727 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Peter Cameron Hardie

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army S/10539 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

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George M Grant

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 2785 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Edward Frederick Maltby Urquhart

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Grant Kerr Cooper

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1804 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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William H Thomson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2347 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Nicol

Died 1915

British Army 975 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Doig

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2475 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Hugh Paterson

Born 1898

Died 1914

British Army 1657 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial)

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Joseph Sneddon

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army S/9045 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 8th (Service) Battalion

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