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Dvr. Herbert Ernest James Smith
British Army CLXX111 Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:28 Belmont Street, London, Essex
Herbert Ernest James Smith was born on 25th January 1877 in St Giles North, London. He was 38 when he enlisted and lived at 28 Belmont Street.
He was a driver in the CLXX111 Brigade RFA which was part of the 36th Ulster Division. According to some records the 36th Ulster Division fought in the Western Front in France and Flanders including the Battle of Albert. He survived the war and died of Bronchial Pneumonia in 1922. Before the war he was a Print Compositor.