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Edinburgh [22]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

London [4]

Auchterarder Perthshire [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Berwick-On-Tweed [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Scotland [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Govan, Lanarkshire [2]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2]

Hawick [2]

Leith, Midlothian [2]

auchterarder perthshire [2]

253 Leith Walk, Leith [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aberdour, Fife [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Antrim [1]

Arlington [1]

Ash, Surrey [1]

Ashbourne Cottage, Carluke, Lanarkshire [1]

Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1]

Athelstaneford [1]

Avonbridge, Linlithgowshire [1]

Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ballyclare, Co. Antrim [1]

Barrow Hill, Derbyshire [1]

Barrowford, Lancashire [1]

Basra [1]

Bathgate, Scotland [1]

Bedford, St Paul [1]

Bellfield, Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland [1]

Bessingham, Norfolk [1]

Bethal Green Essex London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bradford [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar [1]

Buckhaven, Fife [1]

Burgh by Sands, Cumberland [1]

Cahir, Tipperary [1]

Cambridge [1]

Rank

Private [3215]

Second Lieutenant [424]

Lieutenant [209]

Lance Corporal [195]

Serjeant [182]

Corporal [162]

Captain [143]

Sapper [52]

Major [47]

Acting Corporal [37]

Lieutenant Colonel [26]

Acting Serjeant [25]

Lance Serjeant [22]

Pioneer [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Colour Serjeant [13]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Sergeant [8]

2nd Lieutenant [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Drummer [6]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [6]

Rifleman [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Driver [5]

Private Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Major [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Captain and Adjutant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [4]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Gunner [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Corporal [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Scots [2277]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1002]

Royal Scots Regiment [329]

Labour Corps [289]

Royal Engineers [220]

London Regiment [189]

North Staffordshire Regiment [187]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [166]

The Queen's Regiment [156]

Highland Light Infantry [142]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [140]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [127]

Middlesex Regiment [126]

West Yorkshire Regiment [120]

Gloucestershire Regiment [113]

Yorkshire Regiment [112]

York and Lancaster Regiment [111]

Liverpool Regiment [101]

West Riding Regiment [99]

Essex Regiment [94]

Cheshire Regiment [89]

East Yorkshire Regiment [84]

Suffolk Regiment [83]

Lincolnshire Regiment [82]

Manchester Regiment [80]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [79]

East Surrey Regiment [77]

Border Regiment [74]

Worcestershire Regiment [73]

Royal Sussex Regiment [72]

Scottish Rifles [66]

Machine Gun Corps [64]

Scots Guards [64]

East Kent Regiment [63]

Leicestershire Regiment [63]

East Lancashire Regiment [57]

Hampshire Regiment [56]

Bedfordshire Regiment [55]

Royal Fusiliers [51]

South Staffordshire Regiment [49]

Norfolk Regiment [47]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [45]

Seaforth Highlanders [45]

Dorsetshire Regiment [41]

Army Service Corps [39]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [38]

Northamptonshire Regiment [38]

Royal West Kent Regiment [37]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [35]

Welsh Regiment [35]

Service

British Army [3926]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Indian Army [4]

Royal Navy [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [419]

B [414]

S [343]

H [333]

W [281]

C [276]

D [193]

R [190]

G [186]

T [176]

A [169]

P [166]

F [153]

L [152]

J [111]

K [109]

E [77]

N [59]

O [41]

I [21]

Y [21]

V [17]

Q [10]

U [9]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3918]

Country

United Kingdom [109]

India [4]

Ireland [3]

Canada [2]

South Africa [2]

United States [2]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Jersey [1]

Malaysia [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

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Edinburgh [22] Maidstone, Kent [5] London [4] Auchterarder Perthshire [2] Barking, Essex [2] Berwick-On-Tweed [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Glasgow, Scotland [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Govan, Lanarkshire [2] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [2] Hawick [2] Leith, Midlothian [2] auchterarder perthshire [2] 253 Leith Walk, Leith [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdour, Aberdeenshire [1] Aberdour, Fife [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Antrim [1] Arlington [1] Ash, Surrey [1] Ashbourne Cottage, Carluke, Lanarkshire [1] Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1] Athelstaneford [1] Avonbridge, Linlithgowshire [1] Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ballyclare, Co. Antrim [1] Barrow Hill, Derbyshire [1] Barrowford, Lancashire [1] Basra [1] Bathgate, Scotland [1] Bedford, St Paul [1] Bellfield, Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland [1] Bessingham, Norfolk [1] Bethal Green Essex London [1] Birmingham [1] Bradford [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Bromley-by-Bow, Poplar [1] Buckhaven, Fife [1] Burgh by Sands, Cumberland [1] Cahir, Tipperary [1] Cambridge [1]

Rank

Private [3215] Second Lieutenant [424] Lieutenant [209] Lance Corporal [195] Serjeant [182] Corporal [162] Captain [143] Sapper [52] Major [47] Acting Corporal [37] Lieutenant Colonel [26] Acting Serjeant [25] Lance Serjeant [22] Pioneer [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Colour Serjeant [13] Company Serjeant Major [10] Sergeant [8] 2nd Lieutenant [7] Acting Captain [6] Drummer [6] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [6] Rifleman [6] Temporary Captain [6] Temporary Major [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Driver [5] Private Lance Corporal [5] Acting Major [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Captain and Adjutant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [4] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Company Sergeant Major [3] Gunner [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Corporal [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Serjeant Major [3] Trooper [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Lieutenant [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Scots [2277] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1002] Royal Scots Regiment [329] Labour Corps [289] Royal Engineers [220] London Regiment [189] North Staffordshire Regiment [187] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [166] The Queen's Regiment [156] Highland Light Infantry [142] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [140] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [127] Middlesex Regiment [126] West Yorkshire Regiment [120] Gloucestershire Regiment [113] Yorkshire Regiment [112] York and Lancaster Regiment [111] Liverpool Regiment [101] West Riding Regiment [99] Essex Regiment [94] Cheshire Regiment [89] East Yorkshire Regiment [84] Suffolk Regiment [83] Lincolnshire Regiment [82] Manchester Regiment [80] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [79] East Surrey Regiment [77] Border Regiment [74] Worcestershire Regiment [73] Royal Sussex Regiment [72] Scottish Rifles [66] Machine Gun Corps [64] Scots Guards [64] East Kent Regiment [63] Leicestershire Regiment [63] East Lancashire Regiment [57] Hampshire Regiment [56] Bedfordshire Regiment [55] Royal Fusiliers [51] South Staffordshire Regiment [49] Norfolk Regiment [47] Royal Lancaster Regiment [45] Seaforth Highlanders [45] Dorsetshire Regiment [41] Army Service Corps [39] King's Own Scottish Borderers [38] Northamptonshire Regiment [38] Royal West Kent Regiment [37] Royal Berkshire Regiment [35] Welsh Regiment [35]

Service

British Army [3926] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Indian Army [4] Royal Navy [3] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [419] B [414] S [343] H [333] W [281] C [276] D [193] R [190] G [186] T [176] A [169] P [166] F [153] L [152] J [111] K [109] E [77] N [59] O [41] I [21] Y [21] V [17] Q [10] U [9] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3918]

Country

United Kingdom [109] India [4] Ireland [3] Canada [2] South Africa [2] United States [2] France [1] Germany [1] Jersey [1] Malaysia [1] Sierra Leone [1]

Fred Firth

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 23463 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Bn

British Army 270575 Private Royal Scots

British Army 240941 Private Scottish Rifles 2/6th Bn

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Arthur Duncombe Shafto

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

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Percy Thuillier Westmorland

Born 1863

Died 1929

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment

Other Empire Force Captain West India Regiment

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Joseph Taylor

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army 12243 Staff Serjeant East African Brigade attached Indian Army

British Army 12243 Quartermaster Serjeant East African Brigade attached Indian Army

British Army 4841 Private South Stafford 3rd

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Christopher Albert Salmons

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 66539 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 66539 Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 66539 Corporal The Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment 2/10th Battalion

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James Hough Palin

Born 1884

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 23978 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6846 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Robert Cecil Blackwood

Born 1889

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 3rd Battalion

British Army Major Royal Scots 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Wentworth Halman Percival

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2144 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 4th Battalion

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James Hendry

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 15221 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Scots 16th Battalion (2nd Edinburgh City)

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James W Hardie

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 30674 Lance Corporal Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 15th Battalion

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Andrew Wylie

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 20762 Private Royal Scots ( Lothian Regiment ) 12 Battalion

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Charles Arthur Campbell Bentley

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army Royal Scots Greys

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Singleton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 331065 Private Royal Scots

British Army 2998 Notts and Derbys Regiment

British Army 331065 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment ) 8th Battalion

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Philip Simons Picot

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) attd Royal Scots 14th Battalion attached 1st Battalion 6th Royal Scots

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Sydney Edward Nash

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 41336 Private Royal Scots

British Army 122757 Gunner Royal Regiment of Artillery Reserve Brigade

British Army 41336 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Ernest Mylne

Born 1898

Died 1954

British Army 23383 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 23383 Private The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 13th Battalion

British Army 23383 Private Training Reserve 6th Battalion

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Thomas William Clark

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 270578 Private Royal Scots 2nd, 5th Battalion

British Army 24045 York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 270578 Private Royal Scots 2nd, 5th Battalion

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John Pinkerton

Died 1916

British Army 30366 Private Royal Scots

British Army Lance Corporal Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 1st Battalion

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John Cunningham

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 18708 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 15th Battalion

British Army 18708 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas William Green

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 20495 Private 12th Royal Scots

British Army 20495 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 12th Battalion

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