We remember Edwin Smith

We remember Edwin Smith

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Timeline

Timeline

1897
birth Whitby, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:7512147 Source:9128297 1897
1916
dates Age 19 Source:7512147 22nd April 1916
enlistment Newcastle, Northumberland United Kingdom Source:9128297
service British Army Private S/11753 Royal Highlanders Source:4092225
service British Army Private S/11753 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion Source:7512147
theatres Asia :6 Source:9128297
1916
death Killed in Action Persian Gulf Iran, Islamic Republic of Source:7512147 Source:9128297 22nd April 1916
burial Basra Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Iraq Panel 25 and 63. Source:7512147

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edwin
Initials E
Last Name Smith
Source 4092225
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army S/11753 Royal Highlanders Private
British Army S/11753 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Isabella mother
Edwin Smith father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542

No external evidence

Multimedia

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Original Bank of Liverpool & Martins WW1 Memorial James201
Service Roll of Martins Bank - Cover James201
Service Roll of Martins Bank - Title Page James201
Detail page from Service Roll of Martins Bank James201

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