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Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Bath, Somerset [8]

London England [8]

Hobart Tasmania [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Richmond Victoria [5]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [5]

Ararat Victoria [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Wynyard Tasmania [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Adaminaby New South Wales [2]

Alnwick, Northumberland [2]

Arbroath Scotland [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Birmingham [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Camden New South Wales [2]

Charleville Queensland [2]

Cooma New South Wales [2]

Dudley England [2]

Dunedin [2]

Halesowen, Worcestershire [2]

Heyfield Victoria [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mulwala New South Wales [2]

Normanton, Yorkshire [2]

Northampton [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Peak Hill New South Wales [2]

Pulborough, Sussex [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

10 Mount Gardens, St Sepulchre, Northampton [1]

29 Dishland Street, Arbroath [1]

46 Main Street, Aberchirder, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [1625]

Gunner [177]

Serjeant [155]

Driver [148]

Corporal [131]

Sapper [102]

Lance Corporal [67]

Second Lieutenant [50]

Lieutenant [38]

Acting Corporal [34]

Acting Serjeant [31]

Pioneer [27]

Bombardier [26]

Captain [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Rifleman [9]

Worker [9]

Major [8]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [7]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Guardsman [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Sergeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Trooper [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bugler [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [216]

Royal Engineers [213]

Army Service Corps [195]

Labour Corps [170]

Royal Garrison Artillery [103]

Royal Army Medical Corps [90]

London Regiment [79]

Machine Gun Corps [79]

Gordon Highlanders [63]

Northamptonshire Regiment [50]

Royal Scots [50]

Gloucestershire Regiment [49]

Royal Highlanders [46]

Leicestershire Regiment [43]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [42]

Durham Light Infantry [40]

Rifle Brigade [39]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [38]

Northumberland Fusiliers [38]

Worcestershire Regiment [38]

Middlesex Regiment [36]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Bedfordshire Regiment [35]

Royal Sussex Regiment [33]

Highland Light Infantry [32]

Royal Naval Division [31]

The Queen's Regiment [31]

Wiltshire Regiment [31]

Hampshire Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [28]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Devonshire Regiment [26]

Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

Scottish Rifles [26]

Royal Defence Corps [25]

Somerset Light Infantry [25]

Welsh Regiment [25]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Royal Army Service Corps [24]

Cameron Highlanders [23]

Suffolk Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

Royal Horse Artillery [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [21]

South Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Service

British Army [2514]

Royal Navy [230]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [189]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [153]

Australian Imperial Force [140]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [41]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [3328]

B [2]

D [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3257]

Merchant Navy [51]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [82]

Canada [3]

New Zealand [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Sydney New South Wales [10] Bath, Somerset [8] London England [8] Hobart Tasmania [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Richmond Victoria [5] Salisbury, Wiltshire [5] Ararat Victoria [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Paddington, London [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Wynyard Tasmania [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Adaminaby New South Wales [2] Alnwick, Northumberland [2] Arbroath Scotland [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Birmingham [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Camden New South Wales [2] Charleville Queensland [2] Cooma New South Wales [2] Dudley England [2] Dunedin [2] Halesowen, Worcestershire [2] Heyfield Victoria [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mulwala New South Wales [2] Normanton, Yorkshire [2] Northampton [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Peak Hill New South Wales [2] Pulborough, Sussex [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] 10 Mount Gardens, St Sepulchre, Northampton [1] 29 Dishland Street, Arbroath [1] 46 Main Street, Aberchirder, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [1625] Gunner [177] Serjeant [155] Driver [148] Corporal [131] Sapper [102] Lance Corporal [67] Second Lieutenant [50] Lieutenant [38] Acting Corporal [34] Acting Serjeant [31] Pioneer [27] Bombardier [26] Captain [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Rifleman [9] Worker [9] Major [8] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [7] Corporal 2nd [7] Able Seaman [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Guardsman [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Sergeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Trooper [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bugler [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [216] Royal Engineers [213] Army Service Corps [195] Labour Corps [170] Royal Garrison Artillery [103] Royal Army Medical Corps [90] London Regiment [79] Machine Gun Corps [79] Gordon Highlanders [63] Northamptonshire Regiment [50] Royal Scots [50] Gloucestershire Regiment [49] Royal Highlanders [46] Leicestershire Regiment [43] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [42] Durham Light Infantry [40] Rifle Brigade [39] King's Royal Rifle Corps [38] Northumberland Fusiliers [38] Worcestershire Regiment [38] Middlesex Regiment [36] Royal Fusiliers [36] Bedfordshire Regiment [35] Royal Sussex Regiment [33] Highland Light Infantry [32] Royal Naval Division [31] The Queen's Regiment [31] Wiltshire Regiment [31] Hampshire Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [28] Royal Berkshire Regiment [28] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Devonshire Regiment [26] Lincolnshire Regiment [26] Scottish Rifles [26] Royal Defence Corps [25] Somerset Light Infantry [25] Welsh Regiment [25] Manchester Regiment [24] Royal Army Service Corps [24] Cameron Highlanders [23] Suffolk Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [22] Royal Horse Artillery [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] King's Own Scottish Borderers [21] South Staffordshire Regiment [21] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Service

British Army [2514] Royal Navy [230] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [189] Canadian Expeditionary Force [153] Australian Imperial Force [140] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [41] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [3328] B [2] D [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3257] Merchant Navy [51] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [82] Canada [3] New Zealand [1]

Daniel Smart

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 204810 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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John Herbert Smart

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 230 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 230 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 230 Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Alfred Henry Smart

Born 1889

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26786 2/a.m. RFC 42 R.S.

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26786 Corporal RFC 42 T.S.

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26786 Corporal RAF No.30 T.D.S

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James William Smart

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 24141 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 520 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Smart

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 58002 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 58002 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army Royal Engineers

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Charles Jordan Smart

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 3067 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Francis Smart

Born 1886

British Army 201225 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 4365 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 5819 Private East Surrey Regiment 11th east Battalion

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William Smart

Born 1876

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/1813 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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William Alfred Smart

Born 1897

British Army 22325 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 22325 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Morton Warrack Smart

Born 1879

Died 1956

Royal Navy Commander Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Gunboat Flotilla

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Charles Smart

Born 1881

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5620 Sapper Australian Tunnelling Corps

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Cecil John Smart

Born 1895

Died 1960

British Army G/11098 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/11098 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Frederick Smart

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5466 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 393646 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 7554 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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John Hay Smart

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 6864 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Walter Richard Smart

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2206 L/Cpl London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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James Walter Smart

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 10416 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 10416 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

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James Smart

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 147506

Canadian Expeditionary Force 147506 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 147506 Private 28th Btn

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Frederick Smart

Born 1897

Died 1976

British Army 6098 Private London Regiment

British Army 323090 Private London Regiment

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Ernest Leofwin Smart

Born 1891

Died 1961

British Army 5348 Acting Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Temporary Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

British Army 5348 Staff Captain Staff

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Charles W Smart

Born 1889

Died 1961

British Army 1975 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 1975 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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