BORN HULL 1893. LIVED WITH HIS BROTHER IN LAW, THOMAS RIDOUT, AT 4, LLANELLY STREET, CARDIFF, WITH HIS FOUR BROTHERS AND SISTER CATHERINE. EMPLOYED AS A MASON’S LABOURER (1911 CENSUS). ENLISTED CARDIFF. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 18/07/1915. SERVED WITH THE 15TH WELSH REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 04/08/1917, AGED 24. COMMEMORATED ON THE YPRES, MEMIN GATE MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFTTO HIS SISTER, KATE RIDOUT.
| Name | James Smith |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1893 |
| Death Date | 4 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Cardiff |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Welsh Regiment |
| Battalion | 15th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 14297 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
JAMES
Regiment:
Military Number:
14297
Rank:
Private
Date Died
04/08/1917
Place died:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
24
