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George Shirran of Greeness: a chronology
*"GROS" denotes "General Register Office for Scotland", "CWGC" denotes "Commonwealth War Graves Commission". See bottom of page for lists of reference-books and websites and the short codes which denote them.
A detailed chronology is also available for the less than stellar army career of George's younger brother Alexander Cowie Shirran.