Private John Brown Smellie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Smellie,
John Brown
Date of birth: 1896-05-11
Place of birth: Russell Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: A. G. P. Smellie, Russell, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Religion: Presbyterian
Cause of death:
Likely survived
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 622582
Highest Rank:
Private
(44th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 44th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Shell shock / Amnesia
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
234596
Service file: B8997-S040
Uploader's Notes:
Previous service noted as one year with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons.
Pte. John Brown Smellie (Jack) was one of three brothers serving during the first World War. His brothers were Pte. Albert George Smellie and Pte. Robert Charles Smellie. Their father was Parker Smellie of Russell, Manitoba.
John (Jack) Smellie's story was told in a Toronto Star article published 02 February 1917 entitled "Memory Vanished at Sound of Riveting / Jack Smelllie Wounded and Shocked at Ypres, Thrice Loses Identity." See attached transcription.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 44th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2010-06-23
Last modified: 2010-06-23