BORN HULL 1897. SON OF MARY PENN & THE LATE CHARLES FREDERICK SMITH (1861-1900). A CLERK. LIVING AT 41 ROSE STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION & ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS.
DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 11 INCHES TALL, 34 INCH CHEST, 112 LBS WEIGHT, “POOR” PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY, ON 25/05/1916. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 26546, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 10/12/1916. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. WAS AN ARMY SNIPER. DIED OF HEAD WOUNDS, ON 20/05/1917, AGED 19, AT 33RD CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 361 DAYS.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON SCULCOATES SHRINE, TRINITY CHURCH.
HIS BROTHERS, HAROLD, FRED, CHARLES, HARRY AND FRANK ALSO SERVED IN THE WAR. HE LEFT ONE SISTER, GRACE SMITH.
| Name | Walter Smith |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 20 May 1917 |
| Death Place | Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Beverley |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Durham Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 26546 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 24734, East Yorks Regt. |
