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References / Links

 

 

 

abbrev

Collection compiled by Blackburn Local History Society at:-

 

 

1914-1919

 

Blackburn with Darwen Cotton Town:

 

 

 

bbroll

Blackburn Roll Of Honour [Surnames Initials Q-T]

 

 

War Memorials

bbcem

East Lancs War Graves at Blackburn Cemetery by G. Hartley

 

 

 

dnroll

Darwen Roll of Honour [Surnames Initials Q-T]

 

 

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dnmem

Darwen Churches War Memorials Project

 

 

 

 

Collection compiled by Susan Eldridge at:

 

 

WW1 Roll of Honour

elmem

East Lancs War Memorials [Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Pendle Villages & Ribble Valley]

 

 

 

 

Collection compiled by Andrew C. Jackson at:

 

 

Smiths

 

The Accrington Pals Site dedicated to the memory of the 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington) East Lancashire Regiment.

 

 

of East Lancashire
 

acroll

Greater Accrington Roll of Honour [Accrington, Altham, Baxenden, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Huncoat, Oswaldtwistle, Rishton]

 

 

Listed by Home Town or Village

acavl

Accrington 1918 Absent Voters List (ie age 21 & over)

 

 

 

 

Collection compiled by Brent Whittam & team at WW1cemeteries.com

 

 

 

cembcm

WW1cemeteries: British Cemeteries & Memorials Index

 

 

If anyone can please provide more detail for

 

Other References:

 

 

any of the servicemen or women listed, please

baxlads

"In Memory of our Baxenden Lads" by Wm. Turner

 

 

see notes & email link at the foot of this page.

cwgc

Commonwealth War Graves:: Debt of Honour Register

 

 

 

sdgw

Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919

 

 

 

bwmpj

British War Memorial Project - photograph archive

 

 

[Tables below may take a few seconds to load]

ukniwm

UK Inventory of War Memorials (UKNIWN)

 

 

 

east lancs table 1 accrington to blackburn      nb: * or * denotes possibly the same person as another listed

Town of Birth or Home

Name SMITH

Date of death

Age

Rank-&-Regiment

Home and Family

Cemetery/Memorial

Rel. of

Member

ACCRINGTON

 

 

 

 

Oak Hill Park War Memorial Photographs by S.Eldridge [elmem]

 

 

 

A. E

 

 

Cpl. Warwickshire Regt

171 Avenue Parade Accrington [acroll]

 

 

 

Bridge

30/11/1917

30

Pte.98294. 235th Coy, Machine Gun Corps (Inf) formerly 33424 East Lancs Regt.

[sdgw index] b.Accrington / s/o Thomas & Hannah Smith.  26 Charter St, Accrington [acroll]

Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. Panel 12 & 13 [cwgc]

 

 

Fred

15/6/1918 

18

Pte. 57431. 7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regt, formerly 59455 King's Own Liverpool Regt.

s/o Mrs H.Haygarth. Home: 50 Water St, Accrington [acroll]

Acheux British Cem [ cwgc]

 

 

Harry

29/8/1916  

26

Pte. 11387. 6th Bn East Lancs. Regt

b.Accrington [sdgw index]  s/o Henry & Elizabeth Smith, 41 Warner Street, Accrington [acroll]

Basra War Cem. Iraq  [cwgc]

 

 

Henry B.

 

 

 

Accrington [sdgw index]

 

 

 

James Edward

See Baxenden

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Richard

4/2/1917

33

L/Cpl.15722, 1st Bn. King's Own,Royal Lancaster Regt.

husband of Clara Smith, lived at Accrington. [acroll]

Thiepval Memorial [cwgc]

 

 

John (Jack)

16/5/1918

20

Gunner, 695255 19th Bde. Ammunition Col, Royal Horse Artillery

b. Accrington [sdgw index] s/o John & Jane Smith, 2 Countess Street, Accrington [acroll]

Jerusalem War Cem, Israel [cwgc]

 

 

John

2/7/1916

 

Pte. 15425. 11th Bn. East Lancs Regt

b. Accrington [sdgw index] Home: Nelson Street, Accrington [acroll]

Queens Cem, Serre  [cwgc]

 

 

John Richard 

 

 

 

b.Accrington, Lancs. Home:Swinton Lancs [sdgw index]

 

 

 

John William 

 

 

 

b.Accrington, Lancs [sdgw index]

 

 

 

Sam

1st/2nd. 7/1916

 

Cpl.15254, 11th Bn. East Lancs. Regt.

Home: 19 Spencer St, Accrington [acroll]

Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps. [cwgc]

 

 

Thomas 

 

 

 

b.Accrington Lancs. Home: Rochdale, Lancs [sdgw index]

 

 

 

Thomas 

17/8/1916

 

Pte. G/5530. 8th Bn Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regt

b.Accrington Lancs. Home: Accrington [sdgw index] 35 Croft St, Accrington [acroll]

Thiepval Memorial [cwgc]

 

 

* William

 

 

 

b.Accrington Lancs. Home: Carnarvon [sdgw index]

 

 

 

* William

7/11/1917

 

Pte. 15829 (11th Bn., East Lancs Regt.)

born Accrington [acroll]

Arras Road British Cemetery, Roclincourt.[cwgc]

 

 

William

30/07/1916

26

Serjeant, 8898, Manchester Regiment 17th Bn

s/o Mrs Smith, 22 Cemetery Rd Church Accrington, hsbnd of Eva Smith, Manchester [acroll]

Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval.ref.XXVIII.Q.5 [cwgc]  

 

 

W. A

 

 

 

War Memorial, Oak Hill Park, Accrington [acroll]

Oak Hill Park Memorial [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BACUP

Albert 

 

 

 

[sdgw index] Bacup,

 

 

 

Albert 

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Bacup, Home: Burnley

 

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Bacup, Home: Brierfield 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] Bacup

 

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] Bacup

 

 

 

Wilfred

24/09/1916

20 

Private, 26733 South Lancs Regiment 6th Bn

[sdgw index] Bacup / s/o John Edward & Letitia Smith 155 Rochdale Rd Bacup. 

BasraWarCemetery,ref.V.T.3  [cwgc]

 

 

William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] Bacup 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BARROWFORD

Arthur

 

 

 

 

Barrowford Memorial Plaque, by S.Eldridge [elmem]

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

[elmem]

 

 

William Hy

 

18

 

 

Barrowford, All Souls RC Cem Memorial, St Joseph's & St George's [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAXENDEN

James Edward

12/4/1918

 

Pte. 267347. 2nd Bn Monmouthshire Regt.

485 Manchester Road, Baxenden. s/o John Smith. [acroll-baxenden] and [baxlads]

Ebblinghem Military Cemetery   [cwgc] Baxenden Memorial [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BILLINGTON

R.

 

 

 

 

Billington Memorial by S.Eldridge [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKBURN

* A.E.

 

 

Sgt

 

St Thomas Church Memorial, Blackburn by S.Eldridge [elmem]

 

 

Alban

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

Albert

24/05/1915

26

Private, 1700, 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

[sdgw index] b Blackburn / s/o Mrs. Ruth Smith, 26 Whalley Old Rd, Blackburn

Panel 12. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial [cwgc]

 

 

Alexander 

22/09/1917

36

Private, 202089, 1st/4th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment

[sdgw index] b Blackburn / s/o the late John & Harriet Smith of Blackburn.

Grave/Memorial Ref: VI.B4, Wimereux Communal Cemetery [cwgc]

 

 

Alfred

22/12/1916

16

Private, 40249, 20th Bn, Manchester Regiment

[sdgw index] b Blackburn / s/o James Henry & Isabella Smith, 31 Rockcliffe St. Blackburn.

Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C [cwgc]

 

 

* Bert

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn 

 

 

 

* B.

18/5/1916 

36

Serjeant. 4025, 4th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment

s/o William & Margaret Smith, Swan St, Blackburn; husband of Ada Smith (now Jordan) 133 Birley St, Blackburn.

Blackburn Cemetery Grave C/E.L.15327 [bbcem] / & memorial [cwgc]

 

 

Charles Edward

 

 

 

[sdgw index] St. Paul's, Blackburn

 

 

 

David

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

David

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Mill Hill, Blackburn

 

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

Frederick

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

George

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

George

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

George Frederick

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

George Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

Harold Heyworth

13/2/1916

24

See CHURCH

 

 

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

Henry

 

 

 

[sdgw index] St. Lukes, Blackburn 

 

 

 

Herbert

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

*J.

 

 

Pte.

 

St Thomas Church Memorial, Blackburn by S.Eldridge [elmem]

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Brierfield Lancs

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Blackburn

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Blackburn

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] St. Lukes, Blackburn 

 

 

 

James Tennant

5/6/ 1917

28

See CLAYTON-LE-DALE

 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Blackburn

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Blackburn

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

John Robert 

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Burnley

 

 

 

John William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Blackburn

 

 

 

Joseph James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

Leo

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Blackburn 

 

 

 

Leonard

20/03/1917

 

See Tockholes [cwgc]

 

 

 

 

Peter

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn, Home:Blackburn 

 

 

 

Richard Thomas

3/5/1915

27

2nd Lieut. East Lancashire Regiment

born 22 Oct 1897. 

Blackburn Cemetery Grave N/C C. 2604. [bbcem]

 

 

Sam

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

Samuel 

4/11/1918

29

Royal Engineers

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

Blackburn Cemetery War Graves Ch.Eng [elmem]

 

 

* T.

 

 

Pte

 

St Thomas Church Memorial, Blackburn by S.Eldridge [elmem]

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn. 

 

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] St. Stephens, Blackburn

 

 

 

W.

04/07/1916 

39

Lance Corporal,  18637. Regiment: Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry: 2nd Bn. 

hsbnd of Clara Smith, 10 Cotton St., Blackburn. 

Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension: ref I. J. 31. [cwgc]

 

 

W.

17/09/1917

37

Private, G/51337. Middlesex Regiment. 3rd Bn. 

s/o John Joseph & Frances Smith of Blackburn. 

Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery. Grave/Mem Ref 1200 [cwgc] 

 

 

Walter 

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

Walter 

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b Blackburn

 

 

 

William

26/3/1918

32

Private, 16254, Royal Irish Regiment, 2nd Bn. Enlisted: Manchester 

[sdgw] b Blackburn / s/o Samuel & Elizabeth A Smith, 94 Hancock St, Blackburn

Pozieres Memorial [cwgc]

1-cas/

1-daz

 

William

23/11/1916 

21

Private 9890, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 

Blackburn

Blackburn Cemetery.ref.L.C.E.14943 [cwgc]

 

 

William

29/10/1918

27

Second Lieutenant. The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd/5th Bn.

s/o Bartholomew & Annie Smith Blackburn, hsbnd of Rose Smith 50 Crompton Pl.Blackburn

BlackburnCemetery.ref.C.R.C.1457 [cwgc]

 

 

William

10/10/1917

39

Private, 27844, East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn. Enlisted: Blackburn

[sdgw] b Blackburn / s/o Richard & Elizabeth Smith 41 Hope St Blackburn

ProwsePointMilitaryCemetery. Ref:III.B.10.[cwgc] 

 

 

William

24/10/1918

30

Corp 55487 (or?56487) Royal Garrison Artillery Unit Text: "Q" Anti-Aircraft Bty.Enlisted: Blackburn 

[sdgw] b Blackburn / s/o Joseph Smith of Blackburn, husband of Mary Smith (now Duckworth) 10 Railton Avenue Cherry Tree Blackburn

Tincourt New British Cemetery, Ref:VII.A.3. [cwgc]

 

 

William

02/08/1917

 

Pte 22386  East.Lancs Regiment 7th Battalion. Enlisted: Blackburn

[sdgw] b Blackburn. Home:Blackburn

 

 

 

William Frank

27/03/1918

 

Pte 50278, Manchester Regiment.1/6thBattalion. Enlisted: Oldham

[sdgw] b Blackburn. Home: Liverpool

 

 

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east lancs table 2 briercliffe to colne   ______  nb:: * or * denotes possibly the same person as another listed

Town of Birth or Home

Name SMITH

Date of death

Age

Rank-&-Regiment

Home and Family

Cemetery/Memorial

 

___

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRIERCLIFFE

D. 

 

 

 

 

St James Church Memorial, Briercliffe by S.Eldridge [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRIERFIELD

Alfred Harold

* See Nelson Roll for A.Harold

 

 

[sdgw index]  b.Brierfield.Home:Nelson

Brierfield Memorial [elmem]

 

 

Benjamin

 

 

 

[sdgw index] 

 

 

 

F.

 

 

 

 

Brierfield  [elmem]

 

 

* J.

 

 

 

 

Brierfield  [elmem]

 

 

* J.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Brierfield.Home:Burnley

 

 

 

W.

See Burnley Roll

 

 

 

 

 

BURNLEY

?

 

 

 

first name illegible on memorial

Burnley St Matthews Memorial, Healey Wood [elmem]

 

 

Alfred B

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Alfred Victor (VC)

22/12/1915

24

2nd Lieut., "D" Coy 1/5th Bn East Lancashire Regt

b.22/7/1891 Guildford Surrey, s/o William Henry & Louisa Smith, of The Chief Constable's Office, Town Hall, Burnley.

Twelve Tree Coopse Cemetery, Gallipoli Sp.Mem. C.358 [cwgc] / and Burnley Town Centre War Mem. Awarded VC for bravery 1915 Gallipoli. VC at Towneley Hall Burnley [elmem]

 

 

Arthur

04/10/1917

25

Private, 242827, 2nd/5th Bn., formerly 1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment

[sdgw index] b Burnley / s/o Mrs Elizabeth Ashton, 85 Lyndhurst Rd. Burnley; hsbnd of Amy Barker (formerly Smith), 9 Collett Rd, Ware, Herts.

Tyne Cot Memorial. Panel 77 to 79 and 163A [cwgc]

 

 

Arthur

11/09/1917

38

Serjeant, 2211, "A" Bty. 190th Bde. Royal Field Artillery

[sdgw index] b Burnley / s/o Mr & Mrs Edward Smith, 406 Colne Rd, Burnley, hsbnd of Mrs Smith, 137 Ardwick St, Burnley.

The Huts Cemetery, Grave/Mem Ref IV.D12  [cwgc]

 

 

Clarence

 

 

 

[sdgw index] 

 

 

 

Dennis William

26/10/1917

21

Private, 203319, 2nd/4th Bn. Loyal North Lancashire Rgmnt.

[sdgw index] b.Colne, Home: Burnley / s/o William & Elizabeth Smith, 14 Sheridan St, Burnley.

Tyne Cot Memorial. Panel 102 to 104 [cwgc]

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Burnley.Home:Earby

 

 

 

Edwin

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Burnley. Home:Burnley

 

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Burnley. Home:Burnley 

 

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

George

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

George William

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Harold

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Harold

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Harry Hanson

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Burnley. Home:Whitechapel, Middx.

 

 

 

Herbert

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Burnley. Home:Burnley

 

 

 

Hubert

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Burnley.Home:Burnley 

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

James Edmund

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Burnley.Home: London

 

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

John Mawson

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

John Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

John William

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Josiah

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

* P.

12/12/1918 

21

Shoeing Smith 720521 RFA

 

* Burnley Cem Panel 13 R-S, Grave A6800 [elmem]

 

 

* Percy Lonsdale

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

*

 

 

* Richard 

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

*

 

 

* Richard 

 

 

 

 

* Burnley Holy Trinity Mem [elmem]

 

 

Robert

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Robert Bruce

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Samuel

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Burnley.Home:Burnley

 

 

 

Samuel

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Burnley.Home:Burnley

 

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Burnley.Home:Accrington

 

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Burnley.Home:Burnley

 

 

 

Thomas Robinson

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Tom

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

W.

17/11/1918

23 

Private 17375. 6th Bn, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 

s/o Henry & Nanny Smith, 4 Belgrave St, Brierfield Burnley

Baghdad (NorthGate) War Cemetery, Grave ref VII H 10 [cwgc]

 

 

William

13/10/1915 

27

Private 18206. 2nd Bn, East Lancashire Regiment 

s/o Charles William & Sarah Ann Smith of 25 Ford St. Burnley; husband of Agnes Smith, Higher Haulgh Head, Burnley

Ploegsteert Memorial - Panel 5 and 6 [cwgc]

 

 

William

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

William

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

* William

 

 

 

 

* Burnley St.Andrews Mem [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHATBURN

George

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Chatburn Lancs

 

 

 

William A.H

 

 

 

 

Chatburn Memorial [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHIPPING

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Chipping Lancs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHURCH

Harold Heyworth

13/2/1916

24

2nd Lieut 150th (County Palatine) Bde., Royal Field Artillery attd. 1st Trench Mortar Bty. Special Bde, Royal Engineers

Home: Church [acroll-church]

s/o Bertawald Frederick & Mary

Alice Louisa Smith. [sdgw]

of Hazeldene, Wilpshire,

(nr Salesbury) Blackburn.

See CLAYTON-LE-DALE list for

brother, Major James Tennant Smith

Family Memorial stone:

St Peters Church, Salesbury

[ukmiwn ref 56820]

& Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Ext.

near Armentieres [cwgc]

 

 

Harry

(or H.Harry)

29/8/1916

26

Pte.11387 6th Bn. East Lancs Regt

Home: Henry St Church

[acroll-church]

s/o Henry & Elizabeth Smith

[sdgw]

Basra War Cem, Iraq [cwgc]

 

 

Joe

23rd/24th 3/1918 

25

Pte. 50400 11th Bn. Suffolk Regt. formerly 28422 East Lancs Regt

Home: Church. [acroll-church]

s/o John & Mary Ellen Smith

[sdgw]

Bac-du-Sud British Cem. Bailleulval. [cwgc]

 

 

W.

30/07/1916 

26

Serjeant 8898, 17th Bn. Manchester Regiment 

s/o Mrs. Smith of 22, Cemetery Rd, Church, husband of Eva Smith of Manchester

Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval : XXVIII. Q. 5. [cwgc]

 

 

* W.

 

 

 

[acroll-church]

*

 

 

* Wilfred

9/10/1918

39

Pte.12667 1st/6th Bn. Lancs. Fusiliers

b.Clayton-le-Moors s/o John & Susannah Smith; husband of Annie Smith 36 France St, Church

[acroll-church] [sdgw]

* Vis-en-Artois Mem. Panel 5& 6 [cwgc] & Clayton-le-Moors Mercer Park War Memorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLAYTON-LE-DALE & Salesbury

Harold

 

 

(PROBABLE SAME AS

Harold Heyworth Smith:

See CHURCH)

b.Clayton-le-dale Lancs

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

James Tennant

5/6/ 1917

28

Major/Captain 1st/4th Bn. East Lancs Regiment

S/o Bertawald Frederick & Mary Alice Loisa Smith of Hazeldene, Wilpshire, (nr Salesbury) Blackburn.

(See CHURCH list for brother,

2nd Lt. Harold Heyworth Smith)

Family Memorial stone:

St Peters Church, Salesbury

[ukmiwn ref 56820]

& Neuville Bourjonval British

Cemetery [cwgc]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLAYTON-LE-MOORS

Fred

22/9/1918

28

Pte. 2/18746 7th Bn. South Wales Borderers. Enlisted November 1914. Wounded 1/7/1916

s/o Britcliffe and Jane Smith, 34

Albert Street, Clayton-le-Moors

[sdgw] [acroll-claytonlemoors]

Sarigol Military Cem. Kriston Greece. [cwgc] / Clayton-le-Moors MercerPark War Memorial

 

 

* Wilfred

9/10/1918

39

See CHURCH.

b.Clayton-le-Moors, Home:Church

[sdgw]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLITHEROE

 

 

 

Clitheroe Memorial includes 7 soldiers named Smith [elmem] 6 of which the Initials match the names of those listed below.

 

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Clitheroe,Home:Clitheroe 

 

 

 

Richard

 

 

(See RISHTON)

[sdgw index] b.Clitheroe,Home:Rishton

(See RISHTON)

 

 

Robert

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

 

 

 

Thomas Ardron

 

 

 

[sdgw index]

b.Clitheroe, Home:Clitheroe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLNE

Albert

10/10/1917

32

Private, 204472, 3rd/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers

s/o John & Elizabeth Smith, 4 Woolpack, Colne, Lancs.

[Colne [elmem] / Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 54 to 60 & 163A [cwgc]

 

 

Arthur

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Colne,

 

 

 

Dennis William

26/10/1917

21

See Burnley Roll above.

 

 

 

 

Douglas

18/08/1916

22

Private, 17862, 10th Bn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Rgmnt.

s/o Job & Fanny Smith, 71 Brook Terrace, Earby, Nr. Colne.

St.Sever Cemetery, Rouen. Grave/Mem Ref. B.27.28.[cwgc]

 

 

Edward John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Colne,

Colne [elmem]

 

 

Emmott Wilson

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Colne,

 

 

 

George Edward

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Colne,Home:Colne 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

H

 

 

Pte

 

Colne Christ Church Mem [elmem]

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

Herbert

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Colne,Home:Trawden, Lancs

Colne [elmem]

 

 

J.

 

 

Pte

 

Colne Christ Church Mem [elmem]

 

 

J.

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

J.A.

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

J.H. 

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

J.T

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Colne,

Colne [elmem]

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

John Harold

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

Rennie

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Colne,

 

 

 

* S

 

 

 

 

* Colne [elmem]

 

 

* Sydney

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Colne

*

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Colne,Home:Colne

Colne [elmem]

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Colne

Colne [elmem]

 

 

Tom

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Colne,Home:Colne

Colne [elmem]

 

 

Tom

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

Wilfred

16/11/1916

30

Private, 24872, 8th Bn, East Lancashire Regiment 

s/o George L. & Esther Smith, 31 Hill St. Colne

Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 6C [cwgc] / & Colne [elmem]

 

 

Wm

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

 

W. H.

 

 

 

 

Colne [elmem]

 

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east lancs table 3 darwen to whalley      nb:: * or * denotes possibly the same person as another listed

Town of Birth

or Home

Name SMITH

Date of death

Age

Rank-&-Regiment

Home and Family

Cemetery/Memorial

Rel. of

DARWEN

* Ernest

 

 

 

[sdgw index] of Darwen

* Bolton Rd URC Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

* Ernest James

3/5/1916

28

Private 17258. 8th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment

of 172 Duckworth St, Darwen. ("accidently-killed" Darwen Advertiser 19.5.1916) [dnroll]

* Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave-ref: 1.J.20. [cwgc] 

 

 

G.

1915

 

 

 

St.Cuthberts C.E. Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

H.

1915

 

 

 

St.Cuthberts C.E. Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

Jas.

 

 

 

 

St.Josephs RC Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

* James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] of Darwen

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

St. James C.E Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] of Darwen

St. James C.E Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

* John

 

 

 

[sdgw index] of Darwen

 

 

 

* John H.

 

 

 

 

* St. James C.E Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

* John Heap

25/9/1915

19

Private. Regiment: 6th Bn, K.O.S.B

of 24 Dandy Row, Darwen ("killed in France" Darwen Advertiser 29.10.1915) [dnroll]

*

 

 

Jno. D. 

 

 

 

 

St.Josephs RC Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

* Jonathan

 

 

 

[sdgw index] born/home Darwen

*

 

 

* Jonathan E.

 

 

 

 

* LowerChapelURC Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

* J.E.

 

 

L-Corporal

of 84 Blackburn Road, Darwen (Roll of Honour, Darwen News, 4.1.1919) [dnroll]

*

 

 

* Leonard

 

 

 

[sdgw index] of Darwen

*

 

 

* Leonard

20/03/1917

 

See TOCKHOLES

[cwgc]

*

 

 

* William

 

 

Corporal

of Bell Coney Farm, Darwen (Darwen Advertiser 13.7.1916) [dnroll]

*

 

 

* William Joseph

01/07/1916 

21

Corporal, 51261, Royal Garrison Artillery, 19th Trench Mortar Bty. Award: MM 

s/o John Thomas and Jane Annie Smith, of 8 Hesse St, Darwen

* Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authruile Wood, Grave/Mem Ref II.L.9[cwgc] / & 2 plaques at St.Peters: one names William J.Smith / the second names B.J.Smith: St.Peters CE Darwen [dnmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FENCE in Pendle

& Wheatley Lane

William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Wheatley Lane, Home: Wheatley Lane Lancs

Memorials St Annes Church Fence & Wheatley Lane Methodist School Old Boys [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOULRIDGE

Wilfred

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Foulridge (near Colne) Home: Earby Yorks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREAT HARWOOD

* A.

 

 

 

[acroll-gt.harwood]

Great Harwood War Mem,

Church Lane

 

 

* Albert  

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Gt.Harwood

 

 

 

Benjamin

01/12/1917

22

Pte. 36667. 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regt. formerly 22322 East Lancs. Regt.

s/o William & Sarah Smith, 163 Blackburn Rd, Great Harwood [acroll-gt.harwood]

Great Harwood War Mem, Church Lane  & Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Panel 5 [cwgc]

 

 

G. (or C.) R.

 

 

 

[acroll-gt.harwood]

Great Harwood War Mem, Church Lane

 

 

J.

 

 

 

[acroll-gt.harwood]

Great Harwood War Mem, Church Lane

 

 

Thomas

11/10/ 1916

 

Pte. 18932 1st Bn. East Lancs. Regt

[sdgw index] b.Gt.Harwood Home: Gt Harwood [acroll-gt.harwood]

Great Harwood War Mem, Church Lane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HASLINGDEN

Joe

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Haslingden

 

 

 

William Henry

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Haslingden Home:Rossendale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HURST GREEN

William

 

 

 

of Aighton Village

Hurst Green Memorial [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUSBURY

Fred

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Musbury (Near Haslingden/Helmshore)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NELSON

Albert 

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Nelson

 

 

 

*A. Harold

30/04/1915

21

Driver, T1/3237, 19th Reserve Park, Army Service Corps

Son of Henry and Clara Smith; husband of Olive Smith, of 289, Leeds Rd., Nelson, Lancs. Born at Nelson.

Weyhill (St.Michael) Church Cemetery [cwgc]

 

 

Harold 

 

 

 

[sdgw index]  b.Nelson,Home:Nelson

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index]  b.Nelson,Home:Nelson

 

 

 

William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Nelson

 

 

 

William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Nelson

 

 

 

William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Nelson

 

 

 

William Henry

01/03/1918 

18 

Ordinary Seaman, J/81460, H.M. Trawler "Lord Lister" Royal Navy

s/o Henry & Mary Smith, 19 Walverden Terrace, Clover Hill, Nelson, Lancs. 

Plymouth Naval Memorial, Mem Ref 27 [cwgc]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OSWALDTWISTLE

Thomas

 

 

 

12 Percy Street, Oswaldtwistle [acroll-oswaldtwistle]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PADIHAM

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Padiham, Home:Middleton 

 

 

 

John William

 

 

 

[sdgw index]  b.Padiham, Home: SowerbyBridge,Yorks 

 

 

 

William

 

 

 

[sdgw index]  b.Padiham, Home:Preston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAWTENSTALL

Albert John 

 

 

 

[sdgw index]  b.Rawtenstall, Home:Lumb,Rossendale

 

 

 

Richard 

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Rawtenstall, Home:Rawtenstall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RISHTON

Arthur Edward 

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Rishton

 

 

 

James

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Rishton

 

 

 

Richard

9/10/1917

 

Pte. 302382 2nd/8th Bn. Manchester Regt

[sdgw index] b.Rishton, Home: Brook St, Rishton [acroll-rishton]

Rishton Memorial [elmem]

 

 

Richard

 

 

1st A.M Royal Air Force

Home: 67 Stourton St, Rishton

[acroll-rishton]

Rishton Memorial [elmem]

 

 

Samuel

 

 

 

[S. Smith acroll-rishton]

Rishton Memorial [elmem]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALESBURY

nr Blackburn

 

 

 

See CLAYTON-LE-DALE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STACKSTEADS

Frederick William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Stacksteads, Home:Stacksteads (Newchurch in Rossendale)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STONYHURST

William Francis

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Stonyhurst, Home:Stonyhurst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOCKHOLES

Leonard

20/03/1917

 

Private, 19642, Coldstream Guards

(possible entry [sdgw index] for Leonard Smith of Darwen)

Tockholes St. Stephen Churchyard, Grave/Mem 0.25 [cwgc]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TODMORDEN - Lancs

Harry

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b. Todmorden Lancs. Home:Todmorden 

 

 

 

Wilfred

 

 

 

 [sdgw index] b.Todmorden Lancs. Home:Colne

Colne Memorial [elmem]

 

TODMORDEN- W.R.Yorks border

Charles H.

 

 

 

[sdgw index] 

 

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

[sdgw index] 

 

 

 

James William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] 

 

 

 

John William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] 

 

 

 

Wilfred

 

 

 

[sdgw index] 

 

 

 

William

 

 

 

[sdgw index] 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRAWDEN

Arthur

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Trawden (nr.Colne), Home:Leicester 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHEATLEY

LANE

 

 

 

See FENCE in Pendle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHALLEY

Roland

 

 

 

[sdgw index] b.Whalley, Home:Whalley 

 

 

 

Thomas

4/9/1917

 

Cpl. 13712 RFA A Bty, 74 Bde

Husband of E.A. Smith, Kew Rd Wiswell

Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.  Whalley Mem [elmem] and Wiswell Memorial [elmem]

 

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