BORN SOUTHCOATES, HULL, 1897. SON OF JOHN AND SUSANNAH SMITH.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 14/35, OF THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 83RD MACHINE GUN COMPANY. DIED OF WOUNDS AT 64TH GENERAL HOSPITAL, GREECE, ON 15/10/1918, AGED 21. BURIED AT SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY, GREECE.
HIS DEATH AND ADDRESS, WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 25/10/1918.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS BROTHER GEORGE W. SMITH AND HIS WIFE EVA SMITH, AT 7 ALFRED TERRACE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS).
| Name | James Smith |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Southcoates, Hull |
| Death Date | 15 Oct 1918 |
| Death Place | SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY, GREECE |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 174868 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Balkan Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 14/35, East Yorkshire Regiment |
First name:
JAMES
Military Number:
174868
Rank:
Private
Date Died
15/10/1918
Place died:
SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY, GREECE
Age:
21
7 ALFRED TERRACE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
