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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]

Edward Albert Smart

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy F3879 Air Mechanic I C Royal Naval Air Service - President II (Eastbourne)

Royal Navy F3879 Leading Mechanic C Royal Naval Air Service - Vendome

Royal Navy F3879 Air Mechanic I C Royal Naval Air Service - Vendome

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Ernest Alfred Smart

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 18622 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Harry David Smart

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army S/12003 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Eric Douglas Smart

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 729 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Ralph Smart

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 25515 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Nathan Furgerson Smart

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 12550 Private British West Indies Regiment 9th Battalion

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Thomas Joseph Smart

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 55817 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/251110 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Smart

British Army 27806 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 27806 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army 27806 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st and 9th Battalions

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Charles Cartwright Butchart

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 3024 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 240868 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3024 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3/5th Battalion

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William George Smart, M.s.m.

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 1914 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1914 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 3rd Div. Ammunition Park

British Army RFRA1914 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Thomas Smart

Born 1882

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3345 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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William Charles Smart

Born 1869

Died 1914

British Army GS/568 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment Depot

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Thomas Alfred Victor Smart

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251907 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Percy Thomas Smart

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289876

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Frederick James Smart

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 16604 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Smart

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 126960 Acting Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 126960 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Robert Borlase Smart

Born 1881

Died 1947

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps

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William Charles Smart

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22906

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Isaiah Smart

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 239 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edwin Arthur Smart

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66913

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