Lance Corporal Ernest Smith
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1887-04-16
Place of birth: Trenton Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Kate Smith, mother. 534 Lipton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Lather
Occupation (normalized): Lathe Setter-Operator
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-11-06
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 422150
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-08-20 to 1917-11-06
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-02-14 to 1917-08-20
- Private (Army). 1916-09-22 to 1917-02-14
- Private (Army). 1916-03-18 to 1916-09-22
- Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-29 to 1916-03-18
- Lance Corporal (Army). 1915-06-11 to 1915-08-28
- Lance Corporal, 44th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-01-25 to 1915-06-11
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Shell shock February 17, 1916 at Kemmel, KIA at Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1596091
LAC ID:
236463
Service file: B9032-S058
Uploader's Notes: Son of Andrew Smith and Kate Smith (nee Swift); older brother of Percy Smith (Service No. 753), Harry Smith (Service No. 297) and David Samuel Smith (Service No. 187704)
Uploader's Research notes: 44th Battalion 1st Reinforcing Draft Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 44th Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 32nd Reserve Battalion Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-06-15