BORN HULL 1891. SECOND SON OF ROBERT & PHOEBE SMITH, OF 89 CLIFTON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A FORMER JOINER. UNMARRIED.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINED THE CAMERONIAN SCOTTISH RIFLES. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 20/09/1917, AGED 26. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, ROBERT. HE LEFT A BROTHER, ROBERT EDWIN SMITH AND A SISTER SUSANNAH.
| Name | John Clark Smith |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull – 1891 |
| Death Date | 20 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Cameronian (Scottish Rifles) |
| Battalion | 9th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 202874 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
JOHN CLARK
Military Number:
202874
Rank:
Private
Date Died
20/09/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
26
