BORN HULL 1898. SON OF WALTER SMITH (1851-1920) & EMMA JANE (DOWDY) SMITH, AT 29 ABBEY STREET, HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN.
HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/8TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION ON 26/09/1917, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER WALTER. COMMEMORATED ON THE LOOS MEMORIAL – Loos-en-Gohelle, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
HIS OLDER BROTHER, CORPORAL, RAYMOND ALFRED SMITH, 1ST COLDSTREAM GUARDS, WAS KILLED 3 MONTHS LATER ON 29/12/1917, AGED 21.
| Name | Reginald Smith |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1898 |
| Death Date | 26 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st 8th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 307001 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
REGINALD
Military Number:
307001
Rank:
Corporal
Date Died
26/09/1917
Place died:
Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
19
29, ABBEY STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
