Smales, Benjamin

BORN HULL 1897. SON OF BENJAMIN SMALES (1859-1937) & SARAH ANN BARNES (1863-1913), OF 15, HOWE STREET, ST MARKS STREET, HULL, 113, LIME STREET, HULL. HE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. A FORMER HULL RECKITTS WORKER.

HE ENLISTED IN HULL.  SERVED AS PRIVATE, 3/6509, 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 01/07/1916, AGED 19. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 26/02/1917.

HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON ST MARKS STREET MEMORIAL WITH HIS BROTHER, SERGEANT, FRED SMALES, 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, KILLED IN ACTION, ON 25/09/1916, AGED 28.


First name:
BENJAMIN
Military Number:
3/6509
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/07/1916
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
19
16, EAGLE TERRACE, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK