Smith, Harry –

Son of Elizabeth Smith, of 816 Bury Road, Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire. Killed by a shell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Smith
  • Forename: Harry
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Wigan, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 28th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Bombardier
  • Unit: 20th Siege Battery.
  • Service number: 51212
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: III. H. 35.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 26/10/1917 07/12/1917 27/09/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* S22* 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 19/10/1917

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