Smethurst, Arthur –

Son of Albert Smethurst, of 105, Grasmere Street, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School. Enlisted June 1915. Formerly Corporal in the 3rd Bn., Royal Scots prior to being commissioned. Attached to the King’s African Rifles. Wounded 15/08/1917 at Marumaru in German East Africa by gunshot wound to the thigh.

Personal details

  • Surname: Smethurst
  • Forename: Arthur
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, 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: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Royal Scots (Lothian) Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • 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: 11/06/1915 29/10/1915 31/08/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6f* 6e-f
  • Bolton Chronicle: 31/08/1917

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