Private Alexander Smith
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1890-10-14
Place of birth: Alford Aberdeenshire Scotland
Next of kin: John Smith, father, Lumby, British Columbia, Canada
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
Lumby, British Columbia, Canada
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-10-21
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Contay British Cemetery, IV. C. 16.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 703683
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Died of GSW in Leg, thigh, foot and hand, @ CCS 49
Commemoration location: Keig War Memorial, Aberdeenshire
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 81901
LAC ID:
235011
Service file: B9004-S052
Uploader's Notes: Son of John and Margaret Giles Smith, of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Uploader's Research notes:
102nd Battallion Nominal Roll.
His two brothers fell in action serving with the C.E.F.To Canada after March 1901, late of Bridgehall, Keig.
667783 Smith Duncan Lumsden 54th Battalion, 430246 Smith George 3rd Battalion
Probably born at Keig, Aberdeenshire (near Alford)
Died at CCS 49
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-05-24