| Name | Harold Smith |
|---|---|
| Service Branch | Royal Marine Light Infantry |
| Unit | 2nd Royal Marine Bn. |
| Rank | Private |
| Death Date | 25 Nov 1917 |
| Cause of Death | Died whilst demobilised to Civil Employment at 41 Sotheron St., Goole, from (1) Acute Lobar Pneumonia. (2) Syncope. |
| Service History | ex-18466 Private King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, enlisted 4/9/14, transferred to RMLI 16/9/14 ; Plymouth Bn. (4th Platoon, No.1 Company) MEF 6/2/15-5/8/16 Detached to Etaples for Transfer to UK, to return to Civil Employment with The Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. (Victoria Shipyard, Goole) ; 8/8/16 to UK for release ; 21/8/16 Discharged to resume former Civil Employment. |
| Service Number | PLY/26/S |
| Notes | Not listed by CWGC (those who died after discharge to civil employment do not qualify for CWGC status) ; ADM/159 = Dead 25/11/17 ; ADM/171 = St.V.B. issued to Legal Rep. of Father, IC/735/1924 ; Next-of-Kin on enlistment: Father, Alexander & mother, Elizabeth, Hive, Nr. Howden (mother deceased on Dis.) ; Address on Discharge: 28, Sherburn St, Holderness Road, Hull ; A Boiler Maker ; b. Hull, Yorks 4/11/1886. ; GRO = Dec. Qr.1917, age 31, Goole, Vol.9c, p.901, Occupation: Plater in Shipyard. Informant: Father, Alexander Smith, present at death, 28 Sherburn St., Hull. |
First name:
Harold
Military Number:
PLY/26/S
Rank:
Private
Date Died
25/1/1917
Place died:
Goole, UK
Age:
31
