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The information has been carefully checked and extracted from ONS indexes at the Family Record Centre, London (now closed). It has also been compared against the information supplied by the CWGC and there was at least one instance where the CWGC had the surname as SMITHERS and not SMITHIES, as is listed by the ONS. However, when they have been approached the CWGC have very kindly checked the entries against their originals and changed their master database as necessary.

Most of the references listed below were found in the volumes in the section marked Death Overseas: War Records at the FRC although some individuals are included in the civilian deaths of the time. If you apply for certificates, do ensure that the death is from Death Overseas: War Records and not from the ordinary GRO listings.

All refences coloured grey  e.g. SMITHIES   are to be found in the ordinary, i.e. the Civilian, Indexes.
The Quarter the person died in is supplied alongside the year of death in these cases

Those people who lived in other countries - e.g. Australia - are not included here as the references to their deaths are not available in the U.K. If you have information about them, please email (see footer) and I'd be happy to include it.
Natal & S. African Forces Deaths 1899 - 1902
The only entries were for SMITHERS, but D SMITHERS (below) has been found elsewhere as SMITHIES

Surname Initial Other Information
SMITHERS A
 p.278
2 Royal Fusiliers (M I) 594
SMITHERS
[SMITHIES]		 D
 p.278
3 Yorkshire Regt 604

British Army : Other Ranks : 1914 -21
Surname Christian Name Rank Number Regiment Year Vol Page Age, where known
SMITHIES Arthur Driver 1849 Royal Field Artillery 1916
(Q1)		 Whitchurch S 6a 948 (23)
SMITHIES Albert Private 242602 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1918 I.41 280 (-)
SMITHIES Arthur Rifleman 235174 West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales's Own) 1917 L.38 86 (-)
SMITHIES Eli Rifleman 4387 King's Royal Rifle Corps 1915 I.78 38 (-)
SMITHIES Edward Private 59341 Royal Army Medical Corps 1915
(Q3)		 Colchester 4a 683 (38)
SMITHIES Ernest Corporal 33737 Lancashire Fusiliers 1917 I.14 68 (23)
SMITHIES Ettie L[1] Staff Nurse Territorial Nursing Service 1919
(Q1)		 St. Geo.H. Sq.
1a 813		 (41)
[42[6]]
SMITHIES Harry Lance Corporal S/10218 Seaforth Highlanders 1916 I.2 303 (-)
SMITHIES Herbert Private 8159 Duke of Wellington's
(West Riding Regt.)		 1914 I.39 31 (-)
SMITHIES J[osiah] Private 40608 Royal Army Medical Corps 1919
(Q4)		 Oldham 8d 723 (35)
SMITHIES James Sergeant 400523 Manchester Regiment 1918 1.18 145 (-)
SMITHIES James H[ardy] Private S/359660 Royal Army Service Corps 1919 M.1 480 (26)
SMITHIES Joe H Private 42657 Yorkshire Regiment 1917 I.34 301 (-)
SMITHIES[2]
 Joshua Private 268227 War
[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]		 1917 I.51 21 (-)
SMITHIES John L[yon] Lance Corporal 434409 Royal Engineers 1918
(Q2) 		Colchester 4a 753 (21)
SMITHIES Norman W[harton] Lance Corporal 200605 Duke of Wellington's
(West Riding Regt.)		 1920
(Q3)		 Halifax 9a 536 (26)
[27[6]]
SMITHIE[3] Robert Private 15311 East Lancashire Regiment 1916 I.15 305 (-)
SMITHIES Richard Private 241858 East Lancashire Regiment 1917 I.51 386 (23)
SMITHIES Samuel Private 4485 Manchester Regiment 1916 I.18 209 (-)
SMITHIES Samuel Sapper 446653 Royal Engineer 1918 E.2 236 (24)
SMITHIES[4] Syndney [sic] Rfn. R/2529 Kings Royal Rifle Corps 1916 I.78 403 (-)
SMITHIE Thomas[5] Private 16665 Hampshire Regiment 1916 I.57 182 (27)
SMITHIES Thomas Corporal 3031 West Yorkshire Regt.
(Prince of Wales's Own)		 1915 I.37 33 (-)
SMITHIES Thomas E Private 357031 Hampshire Regiment 1918 I.57 311 (19)
SMITHIES Tom (T N) Lance Corporal 2678 Yorkshire Regiment 1916 I.34 176 (27)
SMITHIES Wilfred Private 17699 King's Own
(Royal Lancaster Regt.)		 1916 I.19 262 (21)
SMITHIES William A[shley] Private 4816 Northumberland Fusiliers 1919 I.32 148 (25)

Notes:
[1] ONS indexes have Ettie L at birth and death, CWGC has Ellen L and Medals Roll at TNA has her as Ellie L
[2] cwgc has corrected surname from SMITHERS
[3] cwgc gives surname as SMITHIES
[4] cwgc gives surname as SMITHERS
[5] cwgc has Tom
[6] Age, written between [ ] that is provided by CWGC
British Army : Officers : 1939 - 46
Surname Christian Name Rank Number Regiment Year Vol/Page Age
SMITHIES Henry S[ydney] Trooper [Private] 14544695 Royal Armoured Corps 1943
(Q3) 		Durham SW 10a 221 (19)
SMITHIES John S
[John Stuart Bob]		 2nd Lieutenant
[Lieutenant on cwgs]		 269607 Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 1944 3 352 (22)

British Army : Other Ranks : 1939 - 46
Surname Christian Name Rank Number Regiment Year Vol Page Age
SMITHIES Archbell Private 3858617 The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) 1944 4 412 (24)
SMITHIES George H[enry] Private 13070941 R Pioneer Corps 1942 11 78 (29)
SMITHIES Jack Lance Sergeant
[Cpl on ONS info]		 2324206 Royal Corps of Signals 1941 16 284 (24)
SMITHIES Jack Private 2064184 Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. Regiment 1944 16 103 (24)
SMITHIES James Gunner 11271262 The Queen's Royal Regt (West Surrey)
[ONS has RA]		 1944 15 215 (21)
SMITHIES James A[lfred] Serjeant 72874 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1943 6 172 (44)
SMITHIES Sidney W[illiam] Signalman 2325774 Royal Corps of Signals 1943 16 284 (24)
SMITHIES William J[oseph] Signalman 2335899 Royal Corps Signals 1945 16 284 (27)

RAF WW1
Surname Christian Name
SMITHIES None _

British Royal Air Force : Other Ranks (1939 - 46)
Surname Christian Name Rank Number   Year Vol Page Age
SMITHIES Donald A[rthur] Sergeant 754932 Volunteer Reserve - 77 Sqdn. 1941 13 316 (-)

British Royal Navy : Other Ranks (1914 - 21)
Surname Christian Name Rank Number   Ship Year Vol/Page Age
SMITHIES Frank Private CH/17800 Royal Marine
Light Infantry		 Formidable 1915 RN.3662 (20)
SMITHIES Richard Stoker 1st Class SS/113715 _ Defence 1916 RN.3663 (24)

British Royal Navy : Other Ranks (1939 - 46)
Surname Christian Name Rank Number Ship Year Vol Page Age
SMITHIES Harold F[rederick] Petty Officer D/JX 138674 P.O(Ty) : Charybdis 1943 10 3620 (26)
SMITHIES James H[ardy] Ordinary Seaman P/JX 164209 Dunedin
 1941 10
 3620
 (17)