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Gateshead, Durham [2]

West Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Bognor England [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [1]

Longbenton, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

South Bank, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

West Hartlepool England [1]

West Stanley, Durham [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [59]

Driver [10]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Gunner [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Apprentice [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

VAD [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Labour Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Border Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Battalion Durham Light Infantry [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gum Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northern Cyclist Battalion [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [109]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [6]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [133]

Contribution

Military Service [124]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [133] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [2] West Hartlepool, Durham [2] Bognor England [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [1] Longbenton, Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Richmond, Yorkshire [1] South Bank, Yorkshire [1] South Shields [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] West Hartlepool England [1] West Stanley, Durham [1] Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [59] Driver [10] Corporal [7] Serjeant [6] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Gunner [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Apprentice [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Corporal [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] VAD [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [16] Labour Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Border Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Battalion Durham Light Infantry [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gum Corps [1] Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northern Cyclist Battalion [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Scottish Horse [1] Scottish Rifles [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [109] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [6] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [133]

Contribution

Military Service [124] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Joseph Lewthwaite Smurthwaite

Born 1898

Died 1983

British Army 97086 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Oscar Smurthwaite

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 18th Battalion

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Thomas Smurthwaite

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36345

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John Robert Smurthwaite

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202618

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Donald Stuart Stirling Smurthwaite

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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William Smurthwaite

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233469

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James Smurthwaite

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210565

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Tom Smurthwaite

Died 1917

British Army 6/3532 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 265715 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Smurthwaite

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51316 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas L. Smurthwaite

Died 1918

British Army 29963 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Ralph Smurthwaite

Died 1915

British Army 3/2533 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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James Smurthwaite

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 4679 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34675 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 34675 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Albert Henry Smurthwaite

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 40836 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Frank William Smurthwaite

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128716

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Ernest Smurthwaite

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150948

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Hilda Margaret Smurthwaite

Born 1863

Died 1940

British Army Hampshire Regiment

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Richard Smurthwaite

Born 1899

Other Empire Force Apprentice Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Joseph Gerard Smurthwaite

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 4654 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 31118 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Robert Smurthwaite

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 74673 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 74673 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Edwin Smurthwaite

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 789 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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