Private Sidney E. Smith
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1897-10-28
Place of birth: Wrexham Denbighshire Wales
Next of kin: Mary Smith, mother. 10313 95th Street, Edmonton, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
10313 95th Street, Edmonton, Alberta
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-10-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 28 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 811512
Highest Rank:
Private
(49th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 49th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: See below.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1596137
LAC ID:
287180
Service file: B9102-S025
Uploader's Notes:
Commemorated: Inscription on the reverse side of his parents grave marker in the Alix, Alberta Cemetery says: Private Sidney E. Smith, Born, Oct.28, 1898 and died Oct.30, 1917, Killed in Action.
Note - His birth year on his Attestation was stated as 1897. He was actually only 17 years old when he joined up and 19 when he died. Two days after his 19th birthday.
Uploader's Research notes:
VM available on eBay December 2014.
Information updated by S V Pearson, Stettler, Alberta, April 20, 2015
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Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-12