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Pte. William Smith
British Army 3rd/5th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Pendleton, Manchester
(d.14th Nov 1917)
William Smith was the son of Robert and Ada Smith, of 16, Lord St., Pendleton, Manchester. He served with the Lancashire FusiliersHe 3rd/5th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 14th of November 1917, aged 20 and is buried in Reninghelst New Military Cemetery in Belgium.
Pte. William Smith
6th Btn. Green Howards
from:Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough
Pte. William Edwin Smith
British Army Sherwood Foresters
from:Nottingham
Pte. William Edwin Smith MiD.
British Army 9th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
My grandfather, William E Smith, served with the 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, landing at Suvla bay on the 7th of Aug 1915. He came home on the 10th of Oct 1915 then went to France on the 28th of March 1916 He was Mentioned in Dispatches in 1916 and was discharged on the 21st of Sept 1917 as medically unfit for war service, possibly due to gas.
Pte. William James Smith
British Army 1st Btn. Essex Regiment
from:168 Mitcham Road, Croydon
My great grandfather, William Smith was in the 1st Btn. Essex Regiment and was one of the first to arrive at Gallipoli on the 25th April 1915. Whilst he was away his wife gave birth to his child. He insisted that on her birth certificate she had one of her Christian names as Anzac. I do not know the reason for this but it must be due to events that happened to him while he was there. He was discharged on the 2nd July 1816.
Stories about him state that he was a very strict man with his children, but he did have ten children so probably had to keep order. My mother tells me that when she knew him as a small girl that she used to sit on his knee and that he was very kind to her. She remembers his long handlebar moustache.
Pte. William Thomas Smith
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Served with 18th DLI , 20th and 22nd DLI
Pte. William Dawson Smith
British Army 22nd Btn Durham Light Infantry
served with 22nd & 18th & 11th DLI
Pte. William Edwards Smith
British Army 10th Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Ratcliffe, Limehouse, London
Pte. William Adieu Smith
British Army 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Leytonstone
Pte. William Smith
British Army 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
from:Northampton
(d.3rd Nov 1914)
I think William Smith might be my great grandfather, I am trying to find more information to ascertain if it is my relation.
Pte. William Smith
British Army 22nd Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Essex
(d.29th March 1917)
Pte. William Smith
British Army 2nd Btn., "B" Coy. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Sheffield
(d.5th May 1915)
Willam Smith died of wounds and is buried in Poperinghe Old Cemetery.
Pte. William Spence Smith
British Army 2nd Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
from:Normanby
(d.13th Jan 1916)
My mother's uncle Bill Smith was a merchant seaman before joining up in 1914 when he was in his late thirties. He was born in Middlesbrough and enlisted there, when home from sea he stayed with his brother's family in Normanby. He was killed on 13th of January 1916 when the Somme was a quiet sector. In the war diaries nothing of note happened that day. He is buried in the Carnoy Military Cemetery and his name is on the Normanby Village Memorial.
L/Cpl. William George Smith
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
(d.17th Nov 1917)
William Smith left a widow and a daughter. He was aged 36 years.
Pte. William Lowne Smith
British Army 5th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
from:Salisbury
(d.25th Jan 1917)
Pte. William Smith
British Army 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
from:Earl Shilton, Leics
These postcards were sent by William Smith to his sister, my grandma.
Pte. William Smith
British Army 6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Luncarty, Perths.
(d.21st March 1918)
Pte. William Smith
British Army 6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Blairgowrie, Scotland
Sgt. William Henry Smith
British Army Royal Army Service Corps
from:sheffield, yorkshire
Pte. William Smith
British Army 10th Btn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment
from:73 St Domingo Road, Everton, Liverpool
I don't know much about my great-grandfather, William Smith, only that he was born in Liverpool in November 1893 and went on to have 4 children with my great-grandmother, Harriet. Agnes & William, born before he enlisted to the army, then Bessie & Harry, born once he was discharged.
Outside of the Army, he was a fitters labourer as well as a music hall artiste and travelling showman. His family followed him up and down the country from theatre to theatre as he was booked here and there. Before last week I didn't even know William's name, today I am reading his attestation, service and discharge records for his time in the 10th and 3rd Battalions of the Kings (Liverpool) Regiment. From this I can see he was drafted on 25th of April 1916, starting life in the Army as a Private in the 10th Scottish Btn. Soon he was transferred to 3rd Scottish Btn and became a Lance Corporal. By the end of WWI he was in 1st Scottish Btn as a T/Acting Sergeant.
But more telling than this, I can also see that he was 5'7", with a 35" chest (expanded), blue eyes with scars on his forehead. I can also see he was submitted to hospital a few times due to a sceptic leg, as well as an illness I can't make out that gave him severe abdominal pain, before also spending 100 days in hospital for gonorrhoea (cleared before he returned home of course).
Unfortunately, a few years after my grandad, Harry, was born in 1921, William left his family never to be seen again. We understand he continued to perform on the stage. He may have married again and had additional children, we may never know.
Cpl. William Smith
British Army 8th Btn. Black Watch
William Smith served with the 8th Battalion, Black Watch in WW1.
Pte. William George Smith
British Army 12th (Hull Sportsmen) Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Barkston
(d.27th May 1916)
Pte. William George Smith
British Army 12th (Hull Sportsmen) Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Barkston
(d.27th May 1916)
William Smith is buried at Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, France, he was aged 25.
Pte. William Smith
British Army Royal Defence Corps
from:Leigh
At age 46, William Smith joined the Royal Defence Corps and served at a prisoner of war camp in Shropshire. William was born in Warrington but moved to Leigh. He served with the South Lancashire Rifles in 1898. I believe he died in 1919 from TB.
Pte William Smith
British Army 23rd Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside
(d.8th November 1918)
William Smith was born in Ashton Under Lyne. Son of John and Elizabeth Smith. His brother, George Smith, who also fought in the war and I think he too was killed. He had another brother called Robert and a sister called Margaret. He died on the 8th November 1918 of his wounds.
Pte. William Alfred Smith
British Army 11th (Lewisham) Btn. West Kent Regiment
from:162 Hollybush Street, Plaistow
William Smith is my grandfather, who died in 1965. I did not know until recent research revealed that he served in WW1. He was wounded at the Somme, but I am still researching more details.
Pte. Bryan Sydney Smither
British Army 10th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:5 Wharf Street, Stockport, Cheshire.
(d.27th Oct 1918)
I sadly do not have a wartime story for my Great Grandfather Bryan Sydney Smither, I just wished to register his name in order for him not to be forgotten. I wish I knew more about his time in the Fusiliers etc. He was only twenty years of age when he was killed in Italy, he left behind his baby son( my Grandfather, Bryan William Smither) who was only sixteen months old, along with his young wife Elsie. He is remembered on the Giavera Military Memorial near Treviso, Italy.
Pte. William Smitheram
British Army 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
from:Walkin Street, Kilkenny
(d.5th April 1917)
Rflmn. Joseph Henry Smitheringale
British Army 12th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.
(d.26th November 1918 )
Joseph Henry Smitheringale was my Grand Uncle, my Grandfather having married his sister, Alice Leah Esther Smitheringale. My Grandfather was William Elliott who came from Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Unfortunately, I do not know anything about Joseph except that he died on November 26th 1918, aged 29. He was not killed in action but died of influenza. I do not know where he is buried but he is remembered on the Nottingham Road War Memorial, Eastwood.
Pte. Albert Edward Smithers
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Fulham, London
(d.16th June 1915)
Killed in action in the 2nd Battle of Ypres, Albert Smithers is listed on Menin Gate Memorial
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