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Sydney New South Wales [9]

Lorne Victoria [4]

Young New South Wales [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Chertsey, Surrey [2]

Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Alectown New South Wales [1]

Barnsbury [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedfont, Middlesex [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton England [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chobham, Surrey [1]

Cranleagh, Surrey [1]

Durban [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Eden New South Wales [1]

Edinborough Scotland [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Ewell, Surrey [1]

Forest Gate, Essex, England [1]

Godalming England [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hove Sussex [1]

Jarrahdale Western Australia [1]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

Koffyfoutien [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Lee, Kent [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

MALLING, SHOREHAM, KENT, EMGLAND [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Saint Johns Wood, London [1]

Sheffield [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [179]

Gunner [35]

Driver [33]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Sapper [8]

Captain [6]

Major [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Forewoman [2]

Rifleman [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Temporary Corporal [1]

Sick Birth Steward [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Trained Nurse [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Royal Engineers [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

London Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [316]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Royal Navy [31]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [443]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [437]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

France [1]

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People [444] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [9] Lorne Victoria [4] Young New South Wales [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Chertsey, Surrey [2] Addlestone, Surrey [1] Alectown New South Wales [1] Barnsbury [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedfont, Middlesex [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Brighton [1] Brighton England [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chobham, Surrey [1] Cranleagh, Surrey [1] Durban [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Eden New South Wales [1] Edinborough Scotland [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Ewell, Surrey [1] Forest Gate, Essex, England [1] Godalming England [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hove Sussex [1] Jarrahdale Western Australia [1] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1] Koffyfoutien [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Lee, Kent [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] MALLING, SHOREHAM, KENT, EMGLAND [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Saint Johns Wood, London [1] Sheffield [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] Stepney, London [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [179] Gunner [35] Driver [33] Serjeant [11] Corporal [10] Lieutenant [9] Sapper [8] Captain [6] Major [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Forewoman [2] Rifleman [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cooper [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Temporary Corporal [1] Sick Birth Steward [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Trained Nurse [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [30] Royal Field Artillery [29] Royal Engineers [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Labour Corps [23] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] London Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Rifle Brigade [8] East Kent Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal West Surrey Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Artillery [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [316] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Royal Navy [31] Australian Imperial Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [443] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [437] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13] France [1]

H C Smithers

British Army 38 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

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H E Smithers

British Army Captain 69th Punjabis

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M E Smithers

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Oswald Philip Reynolds

Born 1899

Died 1966

Royal Navy SS/117330 Stoker 1st Class HMS Vindictive

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