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Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2]

Barony, Glasgow [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgow [1]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hamilton Scotland [1]

Inglewood Victoria [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Ontario [1]

Mallacoota Victoria [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Old Monkland, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1]

Ryde New South Wales [1]

Stirling, Stirlingshire [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Valetta, Malta [1]

Rank

Private [90]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Gunner [10]

Captain [8]

Driver [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Chief Mechanical Engineer [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant/Acting Captain [1]

Matron [1]

Private/Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

37th Dogras [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Horse [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [155]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [221]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [212]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [222] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2] Barony, Glasgow [1] Bathgate, Linlithgow [1] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hamilton Scotland [1] Inglewood Victoria [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Islington, London [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex, England [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Lanarkshire [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Ontario [1] Mallacoota Victoria [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Old Monkland, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [1] Ryde New South Wales [1] Stirling, Stirlingshire [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1] Valetta, Malta [1]

Rank

Private [90] Second Lieutenant [12] Gunner [10] Captain [8] Driver [8] Lieutenant [8] Corporal [7] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Chief Mechanical Engineer [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant/Acting Captain [1] Matron [1] Private/Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [15] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Royal Highlanders [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Labour Corps [7] Royal Scots [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Scottish Rifles [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] 37th Dogras [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Scottish Horse [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] Imperial Army [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [155] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [221] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [212] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Elizabeth Laurie Smellie

Born 1884

Died 1968

Canadian Expeditionary Force - Matron Canadian Army Medical Corps

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James Miller Stirling Smellie

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy M4509

Royal Navy M.4509 Acting Engine Room Artificer, Fourth Class HMS Cressy

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Thomas Johnstone Smellie

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267934

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John Smellie

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 9492 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Henry Smellie

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116667

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John Corbet Smellie

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 15253 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James M Smellie

Died 1916

British Army 15800 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 15800 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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John Smellie

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5632 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 332460 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Smellie

Died 1916

British Army 365 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Smellie

Died 1918

British Army 747 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 650281 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ebenezer I Smellie

Born 1880

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 447730

Canadian Expeditionary Force 447730 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Baillie Smellie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177706

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Charles Claude Ackers Smellie

Australian Imperial Force 3632

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William Orr Smellie

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159117

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Bruce Omond Smellie

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173684

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James Robertson Smellie

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141478

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William Mclean Smellie

Born 1893

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 43783 Auckland Mounted Rifles

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Adam Smellie

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214279

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Thomas George Smellie

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303774

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James Smellie

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 301947 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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