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Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Ripon, Yorkshire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wandering Western Australia [2]

Arpley Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bramley, Yorkshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hanover, Cornwall [1]

Hull England [1]

Hurstville New South Wales [1]

Kirby Moorside, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London [1]

Lowesby, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Malton, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Moorthorpe, South Kirkby [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Newmarket, Suffolk [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Northfleet, England [1]

Norton, Malton, Yorkshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Preston [1]

Salford [1]

Sandy Creek Victoria [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Stratton Strawless Norfolk [1]

Summer Hill New South Wales [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [318]

Gunner [35]

Driver [29]

Serjeant [27]

Sapper [16]

Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Engineer's Steward [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Cpl [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Dvr [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [32]

Army Service Corps [27]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

London Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Border Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Young Mens Christian Association [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [467]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Royal Navy [36]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [614]

Contribution

Military Service [593]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Ripon, Yorkshire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wandering Western Australia [2] Arpley Warrington, Lancashire [1] Bradford England [1] Bramley, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hanover, Cornwall [1] Hull England [1] Hurstville New South Wales [1] Kirby Moorside, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool England [1] London [1] Lowesby, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Malton, Yorkshire [1] Manchester [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Moorthorpe, South Kirkby [1] Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Newmarket, Suffolk [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Northfleet, England [1] Norton, Malton, Yorkshire [1] Nottingham [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Preston [1] Salford [1] Sandy Creek Victoria [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Stratton Strawless Norfolk [1] Summer Hill New South Wales [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [318] Gunner [35] Driver [29] Serjeant [27] Sapper [16] Corporal [15] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Engineer's Steward [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Cpl [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Dvr [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51] Labour Corps [32] Royal Engineers [32] Army Service Corps [27] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Norfolk Regiment [12] London Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Border Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Young Mens Christian Association [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [467] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Royal Navy [36] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [614]

Contribution

Military Service [593] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

William Smithson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3244 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 3244 Private Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion

British Army 3244 Private Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Albert Charles Smithson

Born 1895

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 12 Bombardier 1st A.F.A Bgde

Australian Imperial Force 12 Cpl 1st A.F.A Bgde HQ Staff

Australian Imperial Force 12 Dvr 1st A.F.A Bgde

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John Smithson

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2728 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2728 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Andrew Smithson

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army 3438 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 11239 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Percy Walter Smithson

Born 1882

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Assistant Engineer's Steward Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle

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Thomas Abraham Smithson

Born 1883

Died 1920

British Army 46562 Staff Serjeant Reserve Cavalry

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John Steward Smithson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52381

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Percy Smithson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199978

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William Henry Smithson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30901

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Edward M Smithson

Born 1876

Died 1952

British Army 632 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 3433450 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Henry Smithson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113603

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William Arthur Smithson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136933

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M Smithson

Born 1881

Died 1967

British Army 16305 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 16305 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney G Smithson

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 201706 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George William Smithson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36475

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Frank Smithson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176438

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Bertie Smithson

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 3773 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frederick Edgar Smithson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 269031 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 49824 Private Essex Regiment

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Alexander Smithson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 13/837 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13/837 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Smithson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/11048 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/11048 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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