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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bradford [1]

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Canowindra New South Wales [1]

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Perth Scotland [1]

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South Shields, Durham, England [1]

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Private [101]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [14]

Driver [10]

Sapper [9]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

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Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

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Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Instructor of Ordnance Machinery [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Nurse [1]

PRIVATE [1]

Pioneer [1]

Piper [1]

Private/ Private/ Corporal [1]

Private/Rifleman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler/Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Highlanders [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Army Service Corps [12]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Scots [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

London Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

9th Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Department [1]

Canadian Corps Cavalry [1]

Canadian Garrison Artillery [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Edinburgh City Police Instructor at Royal Scots Depot [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

General List [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Lion [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [178]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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S [235]

Contribution

Military Service [229]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Belgium [1]

France [1]

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People [235] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bradford [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Canowindra New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Glasgow [1] Holes, Knottingley [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] Perth Scotland [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sheffield England [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Stawell Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [101] Gunner [19] Corporal [14] Driver [10] Sapper [9] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Instructor of Ordnance Machinery [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Nurse [1] PRIVATE [1] Pioneer [1] Piper [1] Private/ Private/ Corporal [1] Private/Rifleman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler/Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [20] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Highlanders [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Army Service Corps [12] Labour Corps [9] Royal Scots [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] London Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 9th Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Department [1] Canadian Corps Cavalry [1] Canadian Garrison Artillery [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Edinburgh City Police Instructor at Royal Scots Depot [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] General List [1] General Service Dragoons [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Lion [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [178] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [235]

Contribution

Military Service [229] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Belgium [1] France [1]

George Smeaton

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 306 Piper Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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John Burgh Smeaton

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 71760 PRIVATE WINNIPEG INFANTRY 27th BATTALION

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George Smeaton

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 17516 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Peter Mackay Smeaton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188671

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John Herbert Smeaton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235243

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Joseph Smeaton

Died 1916

British Army 3/12566 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 3/12566 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Aaron Smeaton

Died 1917

British Army 19805 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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James Smeaton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160244

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James Henry Smeaton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229474

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George Henry Smeaton

Died 1917

British Army 16396 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16396 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12th (Service) Battalion

British Army Private 9th Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company

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Thomas Smeaton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247057

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Hugh Smeaton

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 64269 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 64269 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Smeaton

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 8599 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Ernest Smeaton

Died 1915

British Army 17272 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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James Smeaton

Died 1918

British Army 46954 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Smeaton

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army S/7234 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Harry Smeaton

Australian Imperial Force 3164

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Bronte Smeaton

Australian Imperial Force

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Adam Smeaton

Died 1918

British Army 30791 Private Royal Scots

British Army 43367 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Laurence Moyes Smeaton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 43633 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 43633 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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