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Pte. Henry Smith
British Army 8th (Pioneer) Btn. Welch Regiment
from:Widnes, Lancashire
(d.31st Mar 1918)
Henry Smith of the 8th Welch Regiment is my Granddad. He was born in Liverpool and enlisted at Warrington, at the time he resided at 3 Lea Street, Widnes, Lancashire. Henry died in India on 31st of March, 1918, aged 31 and is buried at Poona. He is commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial in Bombay and locally commemorated at St Mary's church in Widnes. A married man, Harry left a widow, Bridget and seven children. Prior to his enlistment he was employed at the Lancashire Metal Works in Widnes and was a parishioner of St Mary's church. He had previously served in the Dardanelles and Mesopotamia where he was taken ill with enteric fever and eventually recovered. Twelve months before his death he was posted to India. He died from peritonitis in a hospital in Poona.
