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Kirkcaldy [3]

Cupar, Fife [2]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Perth [2]

St Andrews, Fife [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberlot, Forfarshire [1]

Alva, Clackmannanshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Brechin [1]

Cameron, Fife [1]

Cowdenbeath.Scotland [1]

Cults, Fife [1]

Dryfesdale [1]

Dundee [1]

Dunfermline, Fife [1]

Dunnotttar, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1]

Dysart, Fife [1]

EDINBURGH [1]

East Wemyss, Fife [1]

Errol, Perthshire [1]

Falkirk [1]

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland [1]

Glasgow [1]

Hampstead [1]

Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1]

Kinnaird, Stirlingshire [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

MARKINCH, FIFE [1]

Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Perth, Perthshire [1]

Perthshire, Scotland [1]

Pittenweem, Fife [1]

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Springfield, Fife [1]

St George Hanover Square, London [1]

St Ives, Huntingdon [1]

St Machar, Aberdeenshire [1]

St Martins, Perthshire [1]

Stirling [1]

Teignmouth,Newton Abbot,Devon. [1]

Torphichan, Linlithgowshire [1]

Upper Largo, Fife [1]

Weem, Perthshire [1]

Rank

Private [505]

Serjeant [73]

Corporal [52]

Lieutenant [47]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Captain [28]

Lance Corporal [26]

Sapper [15]

Pioneer [11]

Major [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Dental Surgeon [1]

Driver [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lieutenant (temporary Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel (retired) [1]

Privat [1]

Private/ Private/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Provisional Flight Officer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Highland Cyclist Battalion [712]

Highland Light Infantry [297]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [72]

Royal Highlanders [60]

Royal Engineers [56]

Machine Gun Corps [46]

Army Cyclist Corps [26]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [26]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [11]

Royal Scots [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

2/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion [9]

Black Watch [7]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

The Highland Cyclist Battalion [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders Highland Cyclist Battalion [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Highlanders Attached King's African Rifles [2]

Royal Highlanders attached King's African Rifles [2]

Tank Corps [2]

1/1 Highland Battalion Cyclist Company [1]

1/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

1st Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

2/19th Punjabis [1]

2/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion [1]

2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Service

British Army [759]

Royal Navy [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [121]

S [82]

B [58]

C [56]

D [53]

H [53]

W [50]

G [39]

A [32]

F [32]

R [32]

T [29]

L [25]

P [23]

K [18]

N [15]

E [12]

J [8]

Y [8]

O [7]

I [4]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [746]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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People [759] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kirkcaldy [3] Cupar, Fife [2] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Perth [2] St Andrews, Fife [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberlot, Forfarshire [1] Alva, Clackmannanshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1] Bannockburn, Stirlingshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Brechin [1] Cameron, Fife [1] Cowdenbeath.Scotland [1] Cults, Fife [1] Dryfesdale [1] Dundee [1] Dunfermline, Fife [1] Dunnotttar, Kincardineshire, Scotland [1] Dysart, Fife [1] EDINBURGH [1] East Wemyss, Fife [1] Errol, Perthshire [1] Falkirk [1] Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland [1] Glasgow [1] Hampstead [1] Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1] Kinnaird, Stirlingshire [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] MARKINCH, FIFE [1] Morayshire, Scotland [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Perth, Perthshire [1] Perthshire, Scotland [1] Pittenweem, Fife [1] Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Springfield, Fife [1] St George Hanover Square, London [1] St Ives, Huntingdon [1] St Machar, Aberdeenshire [1] St Martins, Perthshire [1] Stirling [1] Teignmouth,Newton Abbot,Devon. [1] Torphichan, Linlithgowshire [1] Upper Largo, Fife [1] Weem, Perthshire [1]

Rank

Private [505] Serjeant [73] Corporal [52] Lieutenant [47] Second Lieutenant [31] Captain [28] Lance Corporal [26] Sapper [15] Pioneer [11] Major [10] Acting Corporal [8] Colour Serjeant [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Able Seaman [4] Temporary Captain [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Cooper [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Dental Surgeon [1] Driver [1] Flight Officer [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lieutenant (temporary Captain) [1] Lieutenant Colonel (retired) [1] Privat [1] Private/ Private/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Provisional Flight Officer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Highland Cyclist Battalion [712] Highland Light Infantry [297] King's Own Scottish Borderers [72] Royal Highlanders [60] Royal Engineers [56] Machine Gun Corps [46] Army Cyclist Corps [26] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [26] Labour Corps [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Seaforth Highlanders [11] Royal Scots [10] Scottish Rifles [10] 2/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion [9] Black Watch [7] Gordon Highlanders [7] Royal Air Force [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] The Highland Cyclist Battalion [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Highlanders Highland Cyclist Battalion [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] King's African Rifles [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Highlanders Attached King's African Rifles [2] Royal Highlanders attached King's African Rifles [2] Tank Corps [2] 1/1 Highland Battalion Cyclist Company [1] 1/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 1st Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] 2/19th Punjabis [1] 2/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion [1] 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Service

British Army [759] Royal Navy [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [121] S [82] B [58] C [56] D [53] H [53] W [50] G [39] A [32] F [32] R [32] T [29] L [25] P [23] K [18] N [15] E [12] J [8] Y [8] O [7] I [4] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [746]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Frederick Marshall

British Army 2412 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 240596 Serjeant Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 35877 Serjeant Lanarkshire Yeomanry

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John Cordiner

British Army 351388 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 27931 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 319112 Private Royal Engineers

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Hugh Craig

British Army 41480 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 27934 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 3391 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

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Thomas Dow

British Army 2186 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 44089 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 9392 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Charles Edwards

British Army 19410 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 37950 Private Royal Scots

British Army S/22584 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

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George Bett

British Army 1391 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 44055 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 248114 Private Royal Engineers

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Robert Shields

British Army 9524 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 369341 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 21099 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Eric Sherwood Butts Taverner

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles)

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J English

British Army 1300/ 5616/ 7419/ 7872738 Private/ Private/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 Highland Cyclist Battalion/ Royal Warwickshire Regiment/ The Queen's Regiment/ Royal Tank C

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John Horsburgh

British Army 5632 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 350225 Serjeant Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 350225 Serjeant Royal Highlanders attached King's African Rifles

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Philip Grosset

British Army Lieutenant 2/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred James Carlow

British Army Second Lieutenant 2/1st Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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John Carson

British Army 1496 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 44059 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 201845 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Peter Devlin

British Army 2077 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 46076 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 401281 Private Labour Corps

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James Mitchell

British Army S/40215 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1964 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 380125 Private Labour Corps

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David C Lornie

British Army 350177 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1234 Private Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 27391 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Mcnaughton

British Army 229488 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 2588 Sapper Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army WR/280563 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Alexander

Born 1879

British Army 5870 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2/7th Battalion

British Army 5870 Private 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 292160 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2/7th Battalion

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John Smith Aitken

British Army 3/2316 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3/2316 Private 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3/2316 Private 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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