Smethurst, Fred –

Of 65, Turton Road, Bradshaw, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1916. Wounded by gunshot in the jaw 25/03/1918, captured and treated at Limburg, Germany.

Personal details

  • Surname: Smethurst
  • Forename: Fred
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Turton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: Not known
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Royal Engineers
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/04/1918 10/05/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d-e 6d-e
  • Bolton Chronicle: 16/11/1917

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