Husband of Elizabeth Ann Smethurst, of Pendlebury, Lancashire. His son, John Worsley Smethurst, also died on service.
Smethurst, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Smethurst
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Manchester, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 53
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 14th, 1941
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: 5779499
- Regiment: Corps of Military Police
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW2
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Pendlebury
- St. John
- Swinton Cenotaph
- CWGC Memorial: Pendlebury (St. John) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: Plot C. Grave 700.