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We remember John Smith
We remember John Smith
Timeline
Timeline
1889
1915
service
British Army
Private
2537
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)
Source:8477281
2nd May 1915
1915
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:4116498
2nd May 1915
1915
dates
Age 36
Source:8490399
24th May 1915
enlistment
Kinghorn, Fife
United Kingdom
Source:8477264
location
Methilhill, Fife
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:8477290
1915
death
Killed in Action
"Severely wounded in the abdomen and died within half an hour" Captain Wallace letter to widow
France
Source:8477258
Source:8490399
24th May 1915
burial
Pas de Calais
France
Source:8477258
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | John |
| Initials | J |
| Last Name | Smith |
| Source | 4116498 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methilhill, Fife | United Kingdom | their own address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 2537 | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) | Private |
Media
Communities
Communities
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Fife's Own - The 1/7th (Fife) Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)More about Fife's Own - The 1/7th (Fife) Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Fife3190 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Fife3190 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| War Diary of the 1/7th RH | Fife3190 | |
| With "Fife's Own" Through Two Years of War | Fife3190 | |
| Article "Largo Territorial Lays down his life" | Fife3190 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Pvt John Smith | Fife3190 |
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