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Pte. Samuel Earnest Smith
British Army 4th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
from:Clipstone Street, Leicester
Samuel Smith signed up on the 7th November 1914, he was born 9th January 1897 and so was only 17 on enlistment. He arrived in France on the 2nd of March 1915 with the 4th Battalion, Leicester Tigers. He was machine gunned across his hip and lay in no man's land for several hours until rescued. Discharged 26th July 1916, he was awarded the Silver War Badge and lived into well into his 70's.