Private Henry Leonard Smith
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Smith,
Henry Leonard
Date of birth: 1894-03-19
Place of birth: Reading Berkshire England
Next of kin: Harry Reginald Smith, Father, 17 Southampton Street, Reading, England.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farm Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Farm-Helper, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-09-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Courcelette British Cemetery, II. B. 6.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 425336
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1915-06-14 ?
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded in the Battle of Mount Sorrel 7th June 1916. Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 196364
LAC ID:
237927
Service file: B9057-S048
Uploader's Notes: When this man was wounded in June 1916 he was with the 31st. Whe he was killed he is listed in the war diary as with A Company of the 31st.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the war diary and attestation papers. There is no trace on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 45th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion D ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-27