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224938 Pte. John Smelt British Army 10th (1st Hull) Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment from:Hull (d.5th June 1916) John Smelt was born in Hull in 1895 to William and Eliza Smelt, one of eight children. Known as Jack, he was a war time volunteer joining the 10th (1st Hull) Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment in August 1914. He served in Egypt (on the Suez Canal) in 1915. In March 1916 he went France and served on the Somme front, in the trenches opposite Serre. He was wounded on the 4th June 1916 and died of his wounds the next day in a Casualty Clearing Station. He is buried in Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extention 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.**