Private Russell Smith
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1899-07-13
Place of birth: Newbury Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Leila Smith, mother. 824 Richmond Street, London, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Jeweller
Occupation (normalized): Jeweller, General
Address:
824 Richmond Street, London, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-08-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Valley Cemetery, A. 10.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 803017
Highest Rank:
Private
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-04-15 to 1918-08-30
- Private (Army). 1918-04-02 to 1918-04-15
- Private (Army). 1917-11-15 to 1918-04-02
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-25 to 1917-11-15
- Private, 134th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-15 to 1917-05-23
- Private (Army). 1916-03-06 to 1916-10-15
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded November 8, 1917 at Passchendaele, KIA at Vis-en-Artois
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 535414
LAC ID:
287067
Service file: B9100-S027
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Dugald Smith and Leila Smith (nee Kuns)
Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was July 13, 1897 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was July 13, 1899
Uploader's Research notes: 135th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 135th Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 134th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Central Ontario Regimental Depot Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-27