We remember William Edward Miller Smith

We remember William Edward Miller Smith

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Timeline

Timeline

1897
birth Bedlington, Northumberland United Kingdom Source:9256519 Source:6178957 1897
1917
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:6178957 23rd April 1917
enlistment Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom Source:6178957
service British Army Sapper TF/2030 Royal Engineers Source:4176051
service British Army Sapper 459379 Royal Engineers Source:4176051
1917
death Killed in Action Source:6178957 23rd April 1917
burial Wancourt British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:9256519

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Edward Miller
Initials WEM
Last Name Smith
Source 6178957
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army TF/2030 Royal Engineers Sapper
British Army 459379 Royal Engineers Sapper
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth E. Smith mother
David Smith father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Catherine45
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription David1424

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Multimedia

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Studio Portrait of William Smith Catherine45
Letter to William Smith's mother Mrs E. E. Smith Catherine45
Letter telling William's mother of his death Catherine45
William Smith's grave at Wancourt Cemetery Catherine45
Copy of letter - from William's brother to parents Catherine45

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