We remember William Smith

We remember William Smith

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Timeline

Timeline

1886
birth Bedminster, Bristol United Kingdom Source:7457091 Source:8861993 1886
1903
enlistment Bristol United Kingdom Source:8861993 March 1903
1914
service British Army Private 7971 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:4172745 13th August 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4172745 13th August 1914 - 31st October 1914
1914
service British Army Lance Corporal 7971 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:4172745 31st October 1914
1914
death Killed in Action Belgium Source:7457091 Source:8861993 Source:4172745 31st October 1914
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7457091

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Smith
Source 4172745
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7971 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Private
British Army 7971 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Keith1947

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 Keith1947

Multimedia

TitleConnected byMore information
1914 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal Keith1947
South Wales Borderers cap badge Keith1947

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