BORN GRIMSBY 1876. HUSBAND OF MARIA SMALES, AT 38 , BEAUMONT STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). HE MARRIED MARIA WEBSTER (1879-1947), AT HULL, IN JANUARY 1918. PRIOR TO THIS, HE LIVED WITH HIS WIDOWED MOTHER, MARY JANE SMALES, AT 1, STUDLEY STREET, HULL, WHERE HE WORKED AS A GROOM (1901 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED AT HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 33186, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 9TH WEST RIDING REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/10/1918, AGED 42. BURIED AT MONTAY-NEUVILLY ROAD CEMETERY, MONTAY, NORD, FRANCE.
| Name | Robert Smales |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Grimsby, Lincs |
| Death Date | 12 Oct 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment |
| Battalion | 9th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 242773 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 33186, East Yorkshire Regt |
First name:
ROBERT
Military Number:
242773
Rank:
Private
Date Died
12/10/1918
Place died:
MONTAY-NEUVILLY ROAD CEMETERY, MONTAY, NORD, FRANCE
Age:
42
38 , BEAUMONT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
