We remember Geoffrey Bache Smith

We remember Geoffrey Bache Smith

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Timeline

Timeline

1890
sibling Roger Smith Source:8714953 1890
1894
birth West Bromwich, Staffs United Kingdom Source:8590581 Source:8714935 18th October 1894
1901
location 38e Birmingham, West Bromwich, Staffs United Kingdom parents address Source:8714960 April 1901
1905
education King Edwards High School, New Street Birmingham United Kingdom Source:8714933 1905 - 1913
1911
location Grove Crescent 38 E Birmingham Road West Bromwich, Staffs United Kingdom parents address Source:8714953 2nd April 1911
1914
service British Army Private Oxford University Officer Training Corps Source:8590581 October 1914
1914
enlistment Source:8714933 December 1914
service British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 19th Battalion Source:8590581
1916
death Died of wounds On 29th November 1916, the Battalion was shelled and Smith was hit by shrapnel. By 2nd December his wounds to his right arm were considered worrying and at 03:30 hours the following morning he died. Warlencourt France Source:8590578 Source:8590581 Source:8714933 3rd December 1916

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Geoffrey Bache
Initials GB
Last Name Smith
Source 8714935
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
38e Birmingham, West Bromwich, Staffs United Kingdom parents address known April 1901
Grove Crescent 38 E Birmingham Road West Bromwich, Staffs United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Oxford University Officer Training Corps Private
British Army Lancashire Fusiliers 19th Battalion Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ruth Annie Smith mother
Thomas Smith father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Roger Smith brother 1890

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription C2356
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew10867
Salford Pals 1914-1918 Transcription Andrew10867
Salford Pals 1914-1918 Transcription Andrew10867
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Andrew10867
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew10867
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew10867

External Evidence

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Geoffrey Bache Smith C2356
The Tolkien connection Andrew10867
King Edwards Roll of Honour (includes photograph) Andrew10867
Smith's "Let us tell quiet stories of kind eyes" Connie110407

Multimedia

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Geoffrey Bache Smith C2356
Old Edwardians Roll of Service Andrew10867
West Bromwich War Victim Andrew10867
West Bromwich Officers Death Andrew10867

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We remember Geoffrey Bache Smith