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1914-1918 War Memorials

 

References / Links

 

 

for

abbrev

Information & Images by Blackburn Local History Society at:

 

 

Smiths of Lancashire

 

Blackburn with Darwen Cotton Town:

 

 

 

bbroll

Blackburn Roll Of Honour [Surnames Initials Q-T]

 

 

 

bbcem

East Lancs War Graves at Blackburn Cemetery by G. Hartley

 

 

 

dnroll

Darwen Roll of Honour [Surnames Initials Q-T]

 

 

Blackburn & East Lancashire

dnmem

Darwen Churches War Memorials Project

 

 

Smith : Roll of Honour

 

Information & Images compiled by Susan Eldridge at:

 

 

(Tables below)

elmem

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

 

 

V

 

Information & Images compiled by Andrew C. Jackson at:

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

It is hoped to complete the input of data on this page in the near future, and also at some time later, to collate a Roll of Honour with WW1 Memorials records from various sources, for SMITH casualties of:-

acroll

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

 

 

Manchester & South-East Lancs

acavl

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

 

 

Fylde & Wyre

 

The following references are to pages at WW1cemeteries.com

 

 

Preston & Central Lancs

 

courtesy of Brent Whittam:-

 

 

Lancaster & North Lancs

cembcm

WW1cemeteries: British Cemeteries & Memorials Index

 

 

Ormskirk & West Lancs

 

Other References:

 

 

Liverpool & South-West Lancs

baxlads

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

 

 

More information to follow in due course (Feb 08)

cwgc

Commonwealth War Graves:: Debt of Honour Register

 

 

 

sdgw

Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919

 

 

East Lancs Smith Roll by Town/Village

bwmpj

British War Memorial Project - photograph archive

 

 

V

lgmem

Channel 4 History Microsite : Lost Generation Mems Database

 

 

[The Tables below might take a few seconds to load]

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

 

 

 

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 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2/Lt. Royal Field Artillery

Home: Church [acroll-church]

*

 

 

*Harold Heyworth

13/2/1916

24

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

[sdgw] s/o Bertawald Frederick & Mary Alice Louisa Smith

* Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Ext [cwgc]

 

 

*Harry

 

 

Pte.

Home: Henry St Church[acroll-church]

 

 

 

*H. Harry

29/8/1916

26

Pte.11387 6th Bn. East Lancs Regt

[sdgw] s/o Henry & Elizabeth Smith

Basra War Cem, Iraq [cwgc]

 

 

Joe

23rd/24th 3/1918 

25

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

[sdgw] [acroll-church] Home: Church. s/o John & Mary Ellen Smith

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

 

 

*W.

 

 

 

[acroll-church]

*

 

 

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]