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Altrinchham [1]

Bala, Merionethshire, Wales [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Inshellon Pluscarden, Elgin, Morayshire [1]

Mackairn, Argyllshire [1]

Pitcairnfield House, Perthshire [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

Urr, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [44]

Lieutenant [31]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Captain [27]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [14]

Major [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Honorary Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain and Adjutant [1]

Acting Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Honorary Brigadier General [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lieutanant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Major [1]

Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Scottish Horse Yeomanry [87]

Scottish Horse [56]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

County of London Yeomanry [6]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [5]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [5]

Indian Army [4]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [4]

City of London Yeomanry [3]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [3]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [3]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Scottish Horse Yeomanry/ Royal Highlanders [2]

Scottish Horse Yeomanry/ Staff [2]

Scottish Horse Yeomanry/Royal Highlanders [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Staff [2]

attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

1/1st Scottish Horse Yeomanry [1]

1/1st West Somerset Yeomanry [1]

11th Royal Scots [1]

2/2nd Scottish Horse [1]

2/3rd Scottish Horse Yeomanry [1]

2nd Dorset Yeomanry [1]

2nd Scottish Horse Yeomanry [1]

3/1st Scottish Horse Yeomanry [1]

3rd Scottish Horse [1]

Army Education Corps [1]

Australian Chaplain Department [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

City Of London Yeomanry [1]

City of London Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [154]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [20]

C [17]

H [17]

S [16]

B [11]

F [11]

R [9]

A [7]

G [7]

D [6]

T [6]

K [5]

P [4]

W [4]

E [3]

I [2]

L [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

J [1]

N [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [151]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [154] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Altrinchham [1] Bala, Merionethshire, Wales [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Inshellon Pluscarden, Elgin, Morayshire [1] Mackairn, Argyllshire [1] Pitcairnfield House, Perthshire [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] Urr, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [44] Lieutenant [31] Second Lieutenant [28] Captain [27] Serjeant [15] Corporal [14] Major [8] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Honorary Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Captain [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain and Adjutant [1] Acting Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Acting Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Honorary Brigadier General [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lieutanant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Major [1] Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Sapper [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Scottish Horse Yeomanry [87] Scottish Horse [56] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Highlanders [9] County of London Yeomanry [6] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [5] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [5] Indian Army [4] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [4] City of London Yeomanry [3] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [3] Warwickshire Yeomanry [3] Worcestershire Yeomanry [3] Army Service Corps [2] Berkshire Yeomanry [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Scottish Horse Yeomanry/ Royal Highlanders [2] Scottish Horse Yeomanry/ Staff [2] Scottish Horse Yeomanry/Royal Highlanders [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Staff [2] attached to the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] 1/1st Scottish Horse Yeomanry [1] 1/1st West Somerset Yeomanry [1] 11th Royal Scots [1] 2/2nd Scottish Horse [1] 2/3rd Scottish Horse Yeomanry [1] 2nd Dorset Yeomanry [1] 2nd Scottish Horse Yeomanry [1] 3/1st Scottish Horse Yeomanry [1] 3rd Scottish Horse [1] Army Education Corps [1] Australian Chaplain Department [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] City Of London Yeomanry [1] City of London Yeomanry attached Machine Gun Corps [1] General Service Dragoons [1] Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [154] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [20] C [17] H [17] S [16] B [11] F [11] R [9] A [7] G [7] D [6] T [6] K [5] P [4] W [4] E [3] I [2] L [2] O [2] Y [2] J [1] N [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [151]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Harry Robert Bishop

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 27365 Private Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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Peter Craig

Died 1914

British Army 1062 Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant Scottish Horse Yeomanry

British Army 1062 Quartermaster Serjeant Scottish Horse

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Archibald Dunbar Cook

Born 1891

British Army Lieutanant Seaforth Highlanders 2nd/6th Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 2nd/6th Battalion

British Army Private Scottish Horse Yeomanry 2nd Battalion

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Noel Armitage

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant 2/3rd Scottish Horse Yeomanry att 12th (Service) Bn (Bristol) Gloucestershire Regiment

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Gordon Kerr Montgue Butler

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Scottish Horse Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Horse

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George Herschel Hamilton-Gordon

Born 1872

Died 1939

British Army Captain Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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Brooke Foster Gordon Cunliffe

Born 1889

Died 1981

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain

British Army Captain Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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Robert J Chivas

British Army 1357 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant Scottish Horse

British Army 1357 Warrant Officer Class 2 Scottish Horse

British Army 1357 Quarter Master Serjeant Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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Alexander Edward Mcbarnet

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Scottish Horse

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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G Ogilvie Forbes

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Horse Yeomanry

British Army Corporal Scottish Horse

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David Boyd

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Horse

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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James Douglas Ramsay

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Horse Yeomanry

British Army Captain Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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Victor Michie

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Horse Yeomanry

British Army Corporal Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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George Arthur D Ogilvie

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Horse Yeomanry

British Army Captain Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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James Archibald Eadie

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Horse Yeomanry

British Army Captain Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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F S Jopling

British Army Scottish Horse Yeomanry

British Army Honorary Second Lieutenant Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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Hon. Cecil Edwardes

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Territorial Force, Yeomanry seconded Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Territorial Force, Yeomanry seconded Machine Gun Corps

British Army Acting Captain Tank Corps

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Herbert Henry Anstey

Born 1879

Died 1958

British Army Scottish Yeomanry

British Army 59039 Private Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army 26203 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Archibald Campbell

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 1059 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 292872 Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 7139 Corporal Royal Highlanders

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David Welsh Rusack

Born 1876

Died 1949

British Army 1914 Trooper Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Horse

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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