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Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Bacup, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Ainsworth, Lancashire [1]

Alford, England [1]

Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

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Blackburn [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brynn, Lancashire [1]

Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Darlington New South Wales [1]

Haydock, Lancashire, England [1]

Lang Lang Victoria [1]

Leigh England [1]

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Oxted, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Oxted, Surrey [1]

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Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Teddington, Middlesex, England [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Workington, Cumberland [1]

Yannathan Victoria [1]

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Private [279]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [23]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [9]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler/Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [53]

Labour Corps [44]

Manchester Regiment [44]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [387]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Royal Navy [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [467]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [460]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Bacup, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Ainsworth, Lancashire [1] Alford, England [1] Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Beechwood, Tottington nr Bury Lancashire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackburn [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brynn, Lancashire [1] Chadderton, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Darlington New South Wales [1] Haydock, Lancashire, England [1] Lang Lang Victoria [1] Leigh England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester England [1] Oldham [1] Oxted, Croydon, Surrey [1] Oxted, Surrey [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Salford [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Teddington, Middlesex, England [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Workington, Cumberland [1] Yannathan Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [279] Gunner [28] Corporal [23] Driver [15] Serjeant [15] Sapper [9] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Nurse [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler/Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Lancashire Fusiliers [53] Labour Corps [44] Manchester Regiment [44] Liverpool Regiment [24] Army Service Corps [23] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [387] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Royal Navy [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [467] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [460] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Frederick James Smethurst

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 5999 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army 17/8882 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Richard Lawton Smethurst

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Z 2257 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Z 2257 Private Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army Z 2257 Private Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 1st Battalion

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Stanley Smethurst

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 201034 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2/5th Battalion

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Harry Cecil Smethurst

Died 1915

British Army S/1371 Private Rifle Brigade 9 Battalion

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Cyril Valentine Smethurst

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 7288 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Richard Smethurst

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76299

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Robert Gladstone Smethurst

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72479

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James Henry Smethurst

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52178

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John Smethurst

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 14/15273 Colour Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

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Ernest Smethurst

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65503

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Albert Arthur Smethurst

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214932

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Edward Smethurst

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221922

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John Vernon Smethurst

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army G/4585 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Smethurst

Died 1918

British Army 3/6334 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Edmund Smethurst

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 3616 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 3616 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Parker Smethurst

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 19368 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Albert Smethurst

Born 1897

Died 1976

British Army 3004 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 305797 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Sydney Nelson Smethurst

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235717

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William Kenneth Smethurst

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5646 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army DJ/5646 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Stanley R Smethurst

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 9083 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 49 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 338274 Private Labour Corps 610th Employment Company

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