Private Don Cecil Smith
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1885-03-20
Place of birth: Parsboro Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Winnie Smith (Wife), Woods Harbour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Merchant
Address:
Woods Harbour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-10-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 282833
Highest Rank:
Private
(85th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 85th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-10-11 ?
- Sergeant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1596087
LAC ID:
236134
Service file: B9027-S029
Uploader's Notes:
Son of R. Thompson and Josephine Smith; husband of Winnie L. Smith, of Woods Harbor, Shelburne Co., Nova Scotia.
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 219th Battalion Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th battalion as a Sergeant. Private Army Canadian Infantry 85th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-09-12