Private David Radcliffe Smuck
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Regimental Number: |
03676 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Battalion: |
Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario | Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
Mrs. Smuck - mother 202 Mitton St. Sarnia, Ontario | Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
May 18, 1893 | Trade or Calling: |
barber |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Date of Enlistment: |
June 28, 1915 | |
Age at enlistment: |
22 | Height: |
5 Feet 8 Inches |
Chest: |
38 Inches | Expansion: |
3 Inches |
Religion: |
Presbyterian | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Not Specified |
Saw service in: |
Unknown | ||
Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action | Battle Died/Wounded: |
Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86 |
Date of Death: |
June 27, 1918 | Age at Death: |
25 |
Buried at: |
Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia | Plot: |
Panel 2. |
Commemorated: |
Sarnia, Ontario | ||
Prisoner of war: |
Not Specified | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9129-30 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Private | Canadian Army Medical Corps | Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) |
| Images |
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Side view of Sarnia Cenotaph on Wellington Street. |
| Son of Mrs. Emily Smuck, of 202 South Milton St., Sarnia, Ontario. The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive. |