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Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Preston [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Abergavenny Wales [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Brinsley, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Croydon [1]

Elton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Erina New South Wales [1]

Flintham, Nottinghamshire, England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Greasley [1]

Harley, Yorkshire [1]

Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kirton, Lincolnshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Loughborough [1]

Loughborough, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mortdale New South Wales [1]

Norfolk [1]

North Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Padiham, Lancashire [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [310]

Gunner [31]

Driver [30]

Serjeant [24]

Corporal [20]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [11]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanic Corporal [1]

Orderly [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant Commander [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Army Service Corps [39]

Royal Engineers [38]

Labour Corps [27]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [21]

Leicestershire Regiment [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [2]

Service

British Army [458]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Royal Navy [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [572]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [562]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Accrington, Lancashire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Preston [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Abergavenny Wales [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Brinsley, Nottinghamshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Croydon [1] Elton, Huntingdonshire [1] Erina New South Wales [1] Flintham, Nottinghamshire, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Greasley [1] Harley, Yorkshire [1] Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kirton, Lincolnshire [1] Lancashire [1] Leicestershire [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Limehouse, London [1] Lincolnshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Loughborough [1] Loughborough, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mortdale New South Wales [1] Norfolk [1] North Fitzroy Victoria [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Padiham, Lancashire [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [310] Gunner [31] Driver [30] Serjeant [24] Corporal [20] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [11] Captain [8] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanic Corporal [1] Orderly [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant Commander [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Transport Corporal [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [47] Army Service Corps [39] Royal Engineers [38] Labour Corps [27] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] East Lancashire Regiment [21] Leicestershire Regiment [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Manchester Regiment [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Air Force [7] Scottish Rifles [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [3] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Service Corps Labour Company [2]

Service

British Army [458] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Royal Navy [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [572] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [562] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Walter Herbert Smalley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 18466 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles Smalley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 19595 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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James Smalley

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 23185 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Smalley

Died 1918

British Army 42202 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 55778 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Edward Smalley

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 53754 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 51073 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 51073 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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Frederick Smalley

Died 1918

British Army 76275 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John William Smalley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 26183 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Thomas Smalley

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 27597 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 27597 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James W Smalley

Died 1914

British Army TS/46 Driver Army Service Corps

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Herbert George Smalley

Died 1917

British Army 33305 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Smalley

Died 1917

British Army 37645 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 37645 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur James Smalley

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army G/13770 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/13770 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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W P Smalley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/9863 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/9863 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Henry Smalley

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 243803 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 243803 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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David Smalley

Died 1915

British Army 18388 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Francis Smalley

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Smalley

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6352 East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 37071 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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J J Smalley

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 97835 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 97835 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Leonard Smalley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3406 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 3406 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Frederick William Smalley

Australian Imperial Force 18575

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