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Private Edward Smith

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Smith, Edward
Date of birth: 1877-11-12
Place of birth: Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire England
Next of kin: Levi Smith, father. Randwick Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Garment Worker
Occupation (normalized): Other Production and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-10-06
Cause of death: Died of illness

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 140188
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1916-08-21 to 1916-10-06
  2. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-03-02 to 1916-08-21
  3. Private (Army). 1915-11-02 to 1916-03-02
  4. Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-07-26 to 1915-11-02
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 358907
LAC ID: 236255
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B9029-S027
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Levi Smith and Prudence Smith (nee Brown)

Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was November 12, 1884 but baptism records confirm the correct Date of Birth was November 12, 1877

Died of heart disease exacerbated by service

Uploader's Research notes: 75th Battalion 1st Reinforcing Draft Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-10-08