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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]

John Livingstone

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 632 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Martin Beckett

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2987 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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John Balfour Ireland

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 9th Battalion

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Andrew Webb

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army S/25378 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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Walter Gilbert Witty

Died 1917

British Army 201777 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4/5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion (Territorial)

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Charles Gardyne Sturrock

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army S/15059 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Smith

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3372 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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William Fraser

Died 1915

British Army 328 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Robert Bell

Died 1916

British Army 2447 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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James Reid

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army S/8545 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Bn.

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Adrian Grant Duff

Born 1869

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Commanding 1st Battalion

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Edward Austin Stewart-Richardson

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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Robert Edward Anstruther

Born 1890

Died 1921

British Army Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Lieutenant 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Captain 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Leslie Mckenzie

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant 9th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Gordon Highlanders 4th Battalion

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Hugh Smith

Born 1874

British Army 637 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Fifeshire Battalion (Volunteers)

British Army 637 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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James Nicol

Born 1870

British Army 33 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Fifeshire Battalion (Volunteers)

British Army Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Fifeshire Battalion (Volunteers)

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George Spence

Born 1866

British Army Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Fifeshire Battalion (Volunteers)

British Army Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th Fifeshire Battalion (Volunteers)

British Army 57 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fifeshire Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Charles Grubb Gordon

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 4418 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/40121 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/40121 Private Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 9th

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David Anderson

Born 1891

British Army 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 290035 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 838 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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William Mclagan

Born 1893

British Army 1503 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 1503 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 1503 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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