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Aberdeen [44]

Edinburgh [16]

Dundee [12]

Glasgow [12]

Aberdeen, Scotland [9]

Barony, Lanarkshire [9]

St Andrews, Fife [8]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [7]

Aberdeenshire [6]

Aberlour, Banffshire [6]

Brechin [6]

London [5]

Peterhead [5]

Scotland [5]

Burghead Morayshire [4]

Edinburgh, Scotland [4]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [4]

Keith, Banffshire [4]

Methlick, Aberdeenshire [4]

Ayr [3]

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Huntly, Aberdeenshire [3]

Inveravon, Banffshire [3]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [3]

Montrose [3]

St. Nicholas, Aberdeenshire [3]

Stornoway [3]

Turriff, Aberdeenshire [3]

Wick, Caithness, Scotland [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Aberdeen.Scotland [2]

Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [2]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [2]

Alford, Aberdeenshire [2]

Alva, Clackmannanshire [2]

Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [2]

Banff [2]

Berwick [2]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Buckie, Banffshire [2]

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire [2]

Cruden, Aberdeenshire [2]

Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire [2]

Cupar, Fife [2]

Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2]

Elgin, Scotland [2]

Ellon, Aberdeenshire [2]

Fordoun, Kincardineshire [2]

Forfar [2]

Rank

Private [36653]

Serjeant [2096]

Corporal [2026]

Lance Corporal [1968]

Second Lieutenant [1446]

Lieutenant [780]

Captain [623]

Acting Corporal [493]

Acting Serjeant [344]

Sapper [330]

Lance Serjeant [222]

Major [159]

Company Serjeant Major [146]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [137]

Colour Serjeant [120]

Driver [117]

Lieutenant Colonel [86]

Pioneer [83]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [82]

Drummer [60]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [54]

Corporal 2nd [48]

Gunner [47]

Private Acting Corporal [46]

Acting Lance Corporal [42]

Acting Captain [38]

Piper [35]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [33]

Acting Colour Serjeant [32]

Temporary Captain [27]

Bandsman [23]

Private Acting Serjeant [22]

Quarter Master Serjeant [21]

Temporary Lieutenant [21]

Private Lance Corporal [19]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [16]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [15]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [15]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [15]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [14]

Regimental Serjeant Major [14]

Sergeant [14]

2nd Lieutenant [13]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [13]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [13]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Private /Lance Corporal [11]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [10]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [43254]

Labour Corps [2298]

Royal Highlanders [1383]

Cameron Highlanders [1321]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1306]

London Regiment [1250]

Seaforth Highlanders [1155]

Royal Engineers [1132]

Machine Gun Corps [822]

Highland Light Infantry [704]

Army Service Corps [438]

Royal Scots [372]

Scottish Rifles [349]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [287]

Royal Army Medical Corps [273]

Royal Fusiliers [263]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [202]

Royal Air Force [170]

Army Ordnance Corps [169]

The Gordon Highlanders [165]

Tank Corps [158]

Liverpool Regiment [144]

Army Cyclist Corps [111]

Royal Defence Corps [100]

Royal Flying Corps [97]

Northumberland Fusiliers [92]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [81]

Military Foot Police [77]

Training Reserve Battalion [73]

Training Reserve [72]

Royal Garrison Artillery [69]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [68]

Royal Field Artillery [61]

Lovat's Scouts [58]

Border Regiment [56]

Lancashire Fusiliers [50]

Manchester Regiment [42]

Royal Army Service Corps [41]

Durham Light Infantry [39]

Scottish Horse [38]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [37]

The Queen's Regiment [36]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [33]

Labour Corps ex Gordon Highlanders [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Army Veterinary Corps [26]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [24]

King's African Rifles [24]

Service

British Army [43683]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [18]

Indian Army [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [8183]

S [4224]

C [3603]

B [3400]

W [2669]

R [2626]

G [2600]

D [2427]

H [2322]

F [1682]

L [1644]

T [1535]

P [1452]

A [1440]

K [920]

J [728]

E [550]

N [550]

I [386]

O [306]

Y [247]

V [80]

U [69]

Q [43]

Contribution

Military Service [43503]

Country

United Kingdom [443]

India [6]

Ireland [3]

Canada [2]

France [2]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

Barbados [1]

Jamaica [1]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

Uganda [1]

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People [43686] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aberdeen [44] Edinburgh [16] Dundee [12] Glasgow [12] Aberdeen, Scotland [9] Barony, Lanarkshire [9] St Andrews, Fife [8] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [7] Aberdeenshire [6] Aberlour, Banffshire [6] Brechin [6] London [5] Peterhead [5] Scotland [5] Burghead Morayshire [4] Edinburgh, Scotland [4] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [4] Keith, Banffshire [4] Methlick, Aberdeenshire [4] Ayr [3] Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Huntly, Aberdeenshire [3] Inveravon, Banffshire [3] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [3] Montrose [3] St. Nicholas, Aberdeenshire [3] Stornoway [3] Turriff, Aberdeenshire [3] Wick, Caithness, Scotland [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Aberdeen.Scotland [2] Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [2] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [2] Alford, Aberdeenshire [2] Alva, Clackmannanshire [2] Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire [2] Banff [2] Berwick [2] Bothwell, Lanarkshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Buckie, Banffshire [2] Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire [2] Cruden, Aberdeenshire [2] Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire [2] Cupar, Fife [2] Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland [2] Elgin, Scotland [2] Ellon, Aberdeenshire [2] Fordoun, Kincardineshire [2] Forfar [2]

Rank

Private [36653] Serjeant [2096] Corporal [2026] Lance Corporal [1968] Second Lieutenant [1446] Lieutenant [780] Captain [623] Acting Corporal [493] Acting Serjeant [344] Sapper [330] Lance Serjeant [222] Major [159] Company Serjeant Major [146] Warrant Officer Class 2 [137] Colour Serjeant [120] Driver [117] Lieutenant Colonel [86] Pioneer [83] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [82] Drummer [60] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [54] Corporal 2nd [48] Gunner [47] Private Acting Corporal [46] Acting Lance Corporal [42] Acting Captain [38] Piper [35] Temporary Second Lieutenant [33] Acting Colour Serjeant [32] Temporary Captain [27] Bandsman [23] Private Acting Serjeant [22] Quarter Master Serjeant [21] Temporary Lieutenant [21] Private Lance Corporal [19] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [16] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [15] Corporal Acting Serjeant [15] Lieutenant Acting Captain [15] Private Acting Lance Corporal [14] Regimental Serjeant Major [14] Sergeant [14] 2nd Lieutenant [13] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [13] Warrant Officer Class 1 [13] Staff Serjeant [12] Private /Lance Corporal [11] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [11] Acting Company Serjeant Major [10]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [43254] Labour Corps [2298] Royal Highlanders [1383] Cameron Highlanders [1321] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1306] London Regiment [1250] Seaforth Highlanders [1155] Royal Engineers [1132] Machine Gun Corps [822] Highland Light Infantry [704] Army Service Corps [438] Royal Scots [372] Scottish Rifles [349] Royal Scots Fusiliers [287] Royal Army Medical Corps [273] Royal Fusiliers [263] King's Own Scottish Borderers [202] Royal Air Force [170] Army Ordnance Corps [169] The Gordon Highlanders [165] Tank Corps [158] Liverpool Regiment [144] Army Cyclist Corps [111] Royal Defence Corps [100] Royal Flying Corps [97] Northumberland Fusiliers [92] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [81] Military Foot Police [77] Training Reserve Battalion [73] Training Reserve [72] Royal Garrison Artillery [69] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [68] Royal Field Artillery [61] Lovat's Scouts [58] Border Regiment [56] Lancashire Fusiliers [50] Manchester Regiment [42] Royal Army Service Corps [41] Durham Light Infantry [39] Scottish Horse [38] London Regiment (London Scottish) [37] The Queen's Regiment [36] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [33] Labour Corps ex Gordon Highlanders [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Army Veterinary Corps [26] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] East Surrey Regiment [25] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [24] King's African Rifles [24]

Service

British Army [43683] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [18] Indian Army [5] Other Empire Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [8183] S [4224] C [3603] B [3400] W [2669] R [2626] G [2600] D [2427] H [2322] F [1682] L [1644] T [1535] P [1452] A [1440] K [920] J [728] E [550] N [550] I [386] O [306] Y [247] V [80] U [69] Q [43]

Contribution

Military Service [43503]

Country

United Kingdom [443] India [6] Ireland [3] Canada [2] France [2] United States [2] Australia [1] Barbados [1] Jamaica [1] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] Uganda [1]

James A Barclay

British Army 4731 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 291618 Private Gordon Highlanders

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George Thomson

British Army S/8280 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/8280 Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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William G Edmond

British Army 4658 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 201734 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John A Hutcheson

British Army 1320 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 265260 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Roberts

British Army 3771 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 241308 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William R Mcgregor

British Army 1972 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240369 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Doran

British Army 8625 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 8625 Acting Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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Patrick Appelby

British Army S/1897 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 292499 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Harry Fraser

British Army 3146 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240962 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Mcleod

British Army 5393 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 202115 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Tolerton

British Army S/5650 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army S/5650 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Laing

British Army 14049 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 266972 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William G Ross

British Army 1605 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 265409 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Ritchie

British Army 11801 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 242224 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Hay

British Army 2438 Lance Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army 2438 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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Alexander Flett

British Army 11008 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 265691 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Clark

British Army 1781 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240279 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Tough

British Army 4318 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 201539 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Joseph C Duthie

British Army 3045 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 200764 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Charles Bathgate

British Army 4759 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

British Army 200613 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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