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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]

Robert Frederick Smithson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160883

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John Smithson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25378

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Ernest Smithson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60283

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Harold Smithson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37719

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Thomas Smithson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133275

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George Henry Smithson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38527

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Ernest George Smithson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64725

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Albert Victor Smithson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65071

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John Arthur Smithson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 11660 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 11660 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John George Smithson

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy A 4913 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4913A(Ch) Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS President III

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Charles Smithson

Died 1918

British Army 333317 Entrenching Battalion

British Army 41803 Private Royal Scots

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Joseph Smithson

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 15724 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15724 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Fred Smithson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 6097 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Smithson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 221703 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Smithson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 220113 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Fred Smithson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 19071 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 19071 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joshua Smithson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 45685 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Ernest Smithson

Died 1918

British Army 4357 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 263010 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 263010 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Edward Smithson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 27935 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frederick Lawrence Smithson

Died 1917

British Army 5188 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 267321 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 267321 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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