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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]

James Forbes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 22353 Private Royal Scots

British Army 22353 PRIVATE Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 17th Battalion

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Edward Henry Palmer

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 11041 Private Royal Scots

British Army 11041 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Gordon Hardie

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2319 Private 9th Royal Scots

British Army 2319 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Jasper Briggs

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 16720 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army 16720 Serjeant Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 11th Battalian

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Samuel Acton

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7831 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 7831 Private Royal Scots

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Alistair Alexander Francis Geddes

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Regiment Special Reserves

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 3rd Battalion (attached 2nd Battalion)

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Thomas Sinclair Mackie

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 17147 Private Royal Scots

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert Allen Buchan

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 54200 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 23792 Private Royal Scots Depot

British Army 23792 Private 11th Royal Scots

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John Alexander Anderson

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 4th east Battalion

British Army 47753 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Callaghan

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 12109 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

British Army T2/015888 Private Army Service Corps 129th Company, 13th Reserve Park

British Army 203160 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/4th Battalion

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James Hamilton Dick

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Captain Royal Scots

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Edward Thomas Jenkins

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 32190 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 203196 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 243422 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Christopher Albert Salmons

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 10844 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 10844 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10844 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Drummond

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 43146 Private Royal Scots LOTHIAN REGIMENT 2nd BATTALION

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Austin Theodore Long

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 10th (Cyclist) Battalion (Territorial)

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Hugh Paxton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16113 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 13th (Service) Battalion

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William M Turnbull

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 38590 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 12th Battalion

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Horace Anthony Edward Marchant

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 4199 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Thomas Turnbull

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2261 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 5th Bn

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William Burgoyne Teare

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 20152 Private Royal Scots Lothian Regiment 2nd Battalion

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