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1582 Spr. John Montague Smith Canadian Expeditionary Force. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company from:The Laburnums Bunwell, Norfolk, England (d.1st Jun 1916) Jack Smith enlisted in the Grenadier Guards in Hailebury, Ontario in December 1915 aged about 22 or 23 years old. Volunteers were wanted for the Canadian Royal Engineers so he transferred to that arriving in England in early January and transferring France shortly after. He went through several engagements until injured about 3 weeks before he died at Yarrow Hospital Broadstairs, in June 1916. His brother Donald was with the 4th Canadian ML I have an account of the funeral. But why did these Norfolk boys land up in Canadian forces or in the case of another brother the South African, where as the the other seven brothers were in British units. A mystery still to solve! Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**