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Private William Elder Smith

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1882-04-01
Place of birth: Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: E Hutchinson, sister. 621 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-03-28
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, IV. J. 16.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 788205
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-11-14 to 1917-03-28
  2. Private (Army). 1916-10-06 to 1916-11-12
  3. Private (Army). 1915-10-25 to 1916-10-06
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Labyrinthe Section

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 66131
LAC ID: 287704
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B9116-S022
Uploader's Notes: Husband of Elizabeth Smith
Uploader's Research notes: 130th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 130th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-03-11