Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Smith, of 116, Dorset Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mary Adelaide Smith (nee Knowles). An old boy of the Ridgways Endowed School. Formerly on the staff of Messrs. Tillotson and Sons, Ltd. Enlisted January 1915 into the King’s Royal Rifle Corps as Rifleman 9490. Wounded January 1916 at Ypres. Commissioned August 1917. Reported missing since 18/04/1918 and subsequently confirmed prisoner of war in Germany.
Smith, Henry Edward –
Personal details
- Surname: Smith
- Forename: Henry Edward
- 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: Not known
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire 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
- Ridgways Endowed School WWI Framed Roll of Honour (LOST)
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/01/1915 31/08/1917 14/09/1917 17/05/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6g 3h 6d
- Bolton Chronicle: 07/09/1917