Son of James and Hannah Smethurst of Walkden, Lancashire; husband of Margaret Ann Smethurst, of 1, Ellis Street, Little Hulton, Lancashire.
Smethurst, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Smethurst
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Walkden, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Worsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 5th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 19th (3rd Salford) (Pioneers) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 17735
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Salford, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- Men of Worsley Memorial - Worsley
- Thomas Nuttall and Sons Limited WWI Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: I. C. 33.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 21/07/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917