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Durham, Durham [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chevington, Northumberland [1]

Durham England [1]

Helmsley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Leamside, Durham [1]

London England [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Tyne Dock, Durham, England [1]

Wellington, Durham [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Willington, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [62]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [4]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Fitter [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain Quartermaster [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

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Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Quartermaster Honorary Lieutenant [1]

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Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Australian Army Unit [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

General List New Armies [1]

General List Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [93]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [127]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [123]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [128] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Durham, Durham [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chevington, Northumberland [1] Durham England [1] Helmsley, Yorkshire, England [1] Leamside, Durham [1] London England [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Tyne Dock, Durham, England [1] Wellington, Durham [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Willington, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [62] Gunner [10] Serjeant [6] Corporal [4] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Fitter [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain Quartermaster [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Quartermaster Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Labour Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Engineers [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Australian Army Unit [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] General List New Armies [1] General List Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [93] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [127] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [123] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Smailes

Born 1900

Royal Navy J76734

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Robert William Smailes

Born 1894

Royal Navy J9203

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John Robert Smailes

Born 1900

Royal Navy K56019

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Fred Wilkinson Smailes

Born 1899

Royal Navy M30462

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John Robert Smailes

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS122908

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Jane Smailes

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4783

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Thomas Hewison Smailes

British Army 17/456 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 17/456 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

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John W Smailes

British Army AHT/71 Driver Army Service Corps

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Robert A Smailes

British Army 1004 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 755061 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Smailes

British Army 94508 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William E Smailes

British Army TF3556 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army TF826359 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 286883 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Smailes

British Army 78327 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Smailes

British Army 117011 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Smailes

British Army 5155 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 154412 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas Smailes

British Army 675 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 214164 Private Labour Corps

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Leonard Smailes

British Army 32 Serjeant Leinster Regiment

British Army 121445 Serjeant Labour Corps

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William Smailes

British Army TF/240938 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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James Smailes

British Army 148827 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Archibald Smailes

British Army M/280897 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Thomas N Smailes

British Army 36944 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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