BORN HULL 02/11/1891. SON OF FRED & ELIZABETH SMITH AT 31 , NEWSTEAD STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD SERVED FOR 4 YEARS IN THE 5TH EYR (CYCLISTS) TERRITORIALS, BETWEEN 1908-1912. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA WHERE HE WORKED AS A BUS CONDUCTOR. LIVED AT 583 BANNERMAN STREET, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. ENLISTED IN CANADIAN SCOTS REGIMENT, ON 25/02/1916, AGED 24. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 6 INCHES TALL, 36 INCH CHEST, GREY EYES, LIGHT BROWN HAIR, AND ‘RUDDY’ COMPLEXION. AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 16/08/1918, AGED 27. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 29/08/1918.
First name:
WILLIAM (BILLIE)
Military Number:
701222
Rank:
Corporal
Date Died
16/08/1918
Place died:
Vimy Memorial, France
Age:
27
